News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains judges from South Caucasus and Eastern Europe on environmental issues
Publishing date: 20 February 2015
A regional workshop on access to justice in environmental matters was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities in Tbilisi, Georgia on 19-20 February 2015...
Water challenges demand comprehensive governance approach to protect, use and share water responsibly, stresses OSCE Economic and environmental Forum Preparatory Meeting
Publishing date: 27 January 2015
VIENNA, 27 January 2015 – More than 200 representatives of OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation, non-governmental organizations, academia and international organizations discussed ways to further develop the OSCE’s role in the area of water governance at the first Preparatory Meeting of the 2015 OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum...
OSCE supports Ukraine in combatting environmental crimes at the border
Publishing date: 14 January 2015
Representatives of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, on 25 December 2014, handed over to the State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine a series of informative posters and training materials on enhancing environmental controls at border crossings...
OSCE helps local authorities manage environmental challenges in Armenia’s Syunik region
Publishing date: 29 December 2014
Enhancing skills in decision- and policy-making in environmental management was the focus of a four-day training organized for representatives of local municipalities and civil society in Armenia’s remote Syunik region on 24-27 December 2014. The event was held with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan’s Project Implementation Presence in Syunik...
OSCE supports opening of Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in 2015
Publishing date: 23 December 2014
The Kyrgyz State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek signed on 23 December 2014 a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in 2015...
Lima agreement a start, but far greater ambition needed to tackle climate change, says OSCE PA’s Aknazarova
Publishing date: 16 December 2014
COPENHAGEN, 16 December 2014 – Roza Aknazarova (MP, Kyrgyzstan), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment, today welcomed the agreement reached at the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima but warned that far greater ambition is needed to mitigate the effects of rising temperatures...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan honours best journalistic and artistic work on environmental topics
Publishing date: 16 December 2014
TASHKENT, 16 December 2014 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan today honored journalists in an award ceremony to recognize the best journalistic pieces highlighting environmental challenges...