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OSCE officials visit water supply projects in Georgia's conflict zone
Publishing date: 14 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TSKHINVALI, Georgia, 14 December 2007- The OSCE Head of the Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala, and the British Ambassador to Georgia, Denis Keefe, today visited several completed OSCE water supply projects that provide safe drinking water...
Mediterranean countries discuss environmental security at OSCE, NATO workshop
Publishing date: 10 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
VALENCIA, 10 December 2007- Water scarcity, land degradation and desertification are the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE and NATO starting today in Valencia, Spain...
OSCE Centre in Astana presents best practices on combating land degradation and soil contamination
Publishing date: 8 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ALMATY, 8 December 2007- International instruments for combating land degradation and soil contamination in Kazakhstan are the focus of a workshop held today in Almaty with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...
New Aarhus Centre opens in Kotayk region of Armenia with OSCE support
Publishing date: 5 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 5 December 2007- An Aarhus public environmental information Centre opened in Hrazdan, Kotayk province of Armenia, today...
OSCE takes steps to promote environmentally-friendly practices in the Organization
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
VIENNA, 22 November 2007- The OSCE participating States agreed at today's meeting of the Permanent Council to take the first steps towards a more environmentally-friendly Organization...
OSCE Co-ordinator praises Belarus for environmental activities
Publishing date: 16 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
MINSK, 16 November 2007- The Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Bernard Snoy, praised today the efforts of Belarus within the ENVSEC Initiative, which provides a framework for co-operation on...
OSCE supports workshop on waste processing and disposal in Armenia
Publishing date: 6 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 6 November 2007- Implementing proper processing and disposal of wastes in Armenia is the focus of a three-day workshop that started in Yerevan today...