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OSCE organizes community awareness raising sessions in disaster-prone areas of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 21 August 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
On 21 August 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office) in partnership with the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan organized a disaster related awareness session for the 20 community members of Marghak village in Muminabad district. The village is located in a disaster prone area.
OSCE helps assess environmental impact of Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam breach
Publishing date: 10 August 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
The breach of the dam at Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant on 6 June 2023, the resulting overflow of Kakhovka reservoir and the flooding of downstream territories have had a widespread and devastating impact, including potentially long-lasting environmental damage, according to research conducted by the Centre for Environmental Monitoring and supported by the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine.
OSCE supports radiation safety initiatives in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 6 August 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Environmental activities
From August 2-6, 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office) organized a three-day national forum “Stakeholders engagement for uranium legacy sites remediation in Tajikistan” in Guliston, Sughd region. The event brought together representatives from local and international partners, public organizations, the media, and technical working groups on radiation safety from the target areas of the region.
OSCE organises mountain rescue training for Tajik rescuers
Publishing date: 5 August 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
On 5 August 2023, twenty rescuers from Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence completed a training course organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Tajikistan (Office) on “Mountaineering- rescue operations in mountain conditions” in Varzob district.
OSCE trains young Tajik professionals on project proposal writing with regard to water governance and management
Publishing date: 24 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
The OSCE Programme Office (Office) in Dushanbe conducted a three-day workshop on project proposal writing with regard to water governance and management from 19 to 21 July in Dushanbe.
Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council on the Security and Environment nexus in the 'shadow of the ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine'
Publishing date: 14 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
The joint session, organized under the Bulgarian FSC Chair and 2023 OSCE Chairpersonship of North Macedonia, provided a platform to explore the role the FSC can play in the environment-security nexus and how the OSCE can best address issues such as protection of the environment during armed conflicts. The discussion was designed to raise awareness and foster further co-operation on the subject.
OSCE’s role in bridging regional co-operation to tackle security implications of climate change at heart of high-level conference
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Climate change, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 7 July 2023 — Strengthening co-operation across borders to tackle climate-related challenges and security risks took centre stage at the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change, which took place at the Hofburg in Vienna on 7 July.