News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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...
OSCE supports summer school in Kazakhstan for water and land resources management
Publishing date: 17 June 2016
An OSCE-supported summer school session on methods and tools for the assessment and monitoring of Central Asian water and land resources concluded on 17 June 2016 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE trains young water management experts in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 June 2016
A two-day training seminar on the methods of efficient water management for some 25 students from Kazakhstan’s five leading academic institutions concluded on 10 June 2016 in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan...
Public participation in environmental decision-making through Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in focus of OSCE event in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan, 3 June 2016 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion for some 40 representatives of government, business, civil society and academia on public participation in environmental decision-making through Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) took place today in Oskemen, Eastern Kazakhstan Region...
OSCE supports training seminar on public participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making
Publishing date: 25 May 2016
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Pavlodar Aarhus Centre held the first in a series of three training seminars for some 20 government officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations, political parties and the media on public participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, on 21 May 2016...
OSCE supports discussion on energy efficiency at IX Astana Economic Forum
Publishing date: 25 May 2016
ASTANA, 25 May 2016 – An OSCE-supported discussion entitled “Future Energy: Global Trends and Technologies” took place today as a special session at the IX Astana Economic Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing together some 100 parliamentarians, international experts, business leaders, government officials and civil society leaders.