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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Public participation in environmental decision-making process in focus of OSCE supported expert meeting in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 August 2016
An OSCE Programme Office in Astana-supported expert group meeting on enhancing public participation in environmental decision-making through applying mechanisms under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) took place on 29 August 2016 in Ust-Kamengorsk, East Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports water co-operation in southern Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 July 2016
The OSCE-supported eleventh meeting of the Chu-Talas Water Basin Council took place on 28 July in Taraz, southern Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion implementing Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 July 2016
A roundtable discussion on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan took place in Astana on 15 July 2016...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on introduction of Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 July 2016
ASTANA, 14 July 2016 – The introduction of the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) in Kazakhstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized in Astana today by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in partnership with the Energy Ministry’s Information and Analytical Centre of Environment Protection and the UN Development Programme in Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on public participation in environmental decision-making in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
PAVLODAR, Kazakhstan, 12 July 2016 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on public participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making took place today in Pavlodar for some 25 representatives of the national and local government offices, the private sector, civil society and academia...
OSCE supports discussion on low-carbon emissions in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2016
The transition to a low-carbon economy and Kazakhstan’s corresponding obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement were the topics of an OSCE-supported meeting of the Green Economy Council under the President of Kazakhstan on 4 July 2016 in Astana...
OSCE supports training seminar in Kazakhstan on International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 30 June 2016 – An OSCE-supported training seminar for some 40 participants from the central and local authorities, oil and shipbuilding companies, civil society and Aarhus Centre on implementing the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, also known as the MARPOL Convention, began today in Aktau, Kazakhstan...