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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Good water governance is prerequisite for sustainable development, stability and peace say OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum participants
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
PRAGUE, 14 September 2015 – The close interlinkages between water and security are the central focus of the 23rd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, devoted to the theme “Water governance in the OSCE area – increasing security and stability through co-operation,” which opened today in Prague...
OSCE supports Central Asian Leadership Programme for young environmentalists
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 14 September 2015 – An OSCE-supported annual seminar under the Central Asian Leadership Programme on sustainable development began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE organized discussion on access to justice on environmental matters in Yerevan
Publishing date: 11 September 2015
Guarantees of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention related to the access to justice in environmental matters in the context of modern international developments were discussed at the OSCE-supported workshop on 11 September 2015 in Yerevan...
OSCE Chairperson Dačić, Secretary General Zannier and senior officials to speak at OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum devoted to water governance in Prague
Publishing date: 10 September 2015
VIENNA, 10 September 2015 – Serbia’s Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ivica Dačić, will address the concluding meeting of the 23rd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, focused on Water governance in the OSCE area – increasing security and stability through co-operation, on Monday, 14 September 2015 in Prague...
OSCE trains judges on environmental matters in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 September 2015
A two-day training seminar on the judicial application of environmental legislation in civil cases began on 10 September 2015 in Astana.
OSCE provides support to newly-established state body responsible for dam safety management in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 September 2015
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, jointly with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, organized a half-day roundtable on 4 September 2015 for expert discussions on enhancing technical capacity of the newly-established State Service for Supervision of Hydro Technical Facilities...
OSCE organizes study visit to Switzerland on flood prevention and transboundary co-operation for Eastern Europe environment experts
Publishing date: 4 September 2015
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities supported the visit of 16 representatives of environmental authorities and environmental experts from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine to Switzerland, to learn about good practices in restoring ecosystems in flood-prone areas. The visit, which took place from 31 August to 4 September 2015, is part of a joint OSCE – UNEP project initiated during the 2014 Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE and funded by Switzerland within the framework of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC).