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Austrian energy-autonomous city to host OSCE delegation on International Environment Day
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
VIENNA, 4 June 2007- On the occasion of the International Environment Day, marked on 5 June, more than 40 OSCE delegates will visit the Austrian city of Gussing which relies exclusively on renewable energy...
OSCE-supported competition helps Georgian children learn about protecting the environment
Publishing date: 1 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities, Education
TBILISI, 1 June 2007- Fifteen schoolchildren were named as winners today in a competition aimed at raising awareness about the importance of protecting the environment organized by the OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre and the Georgian Environment Ministry...
OSCE Centre promotes efficient management of trans-boundary water resources
Publishing date: 31 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ALMATY, 31 May 2007- Sustainable management of ground water resources that stretch across international borders was the topic as experts from Central Asia and the Caucasus began meeting today at a workshop supported by the OSCE Centre in Almaty...
OSCE supports international youth co-operation on ecological problems
Publishing date: 29 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 29 May 2007- Ecological challenges faced by cities in mountainous regions is the topic of a two-day international youth conference that started today in Yerevan.
OSCE meeting transforms concern about environment security into action
Publishing date: 23 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
PRAGUE, 23 May 2007- A high-level OSCE meeting focusing on environmental security transformed concerns that environmental factors are threatening global security into actions that will promote stability, said Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin...
OSCE meeting fosters co-operation to reduce environmental threats, says Chairman
Publishing date: 21 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
PRAGUE, 21 May 2007- Global security will be increasingly at risk because of man-made environmental threats, but with the right political will and co-operation threats can be reduced, the OSCE Chairman said today.
Winners of 2007 OSCE Photo Contest announced
Publishing date: 18 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 18 May 2007- The winners of the 2007 OSCE photo contest "Land and water, protecting our fragile environment" were announced today. The main prize was awarded to Shamil Zhumatov from Kazakhstan for a series about the Aral Sea...