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Transboundary water co-operation and water management focus of Almaty meeting
Publishing date: 22 October 2007
ALMATY, 22 October 2007- Issues relating to a decline in access to water and sanitation, as well as expanding co-operation between countries and stakeholders on shared waters, will be on the agenda of a workshop that opens in Almaty tomorrow...
Co-operation to avert environmental threats focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 17 October 2007
VIENNA, 17 October 2007- Environmental hazards can wreak havoc on communities and spark cross-border conflict. The OSCE's concerted and co-operative action to counter these security threats is featured in the latest issue of the OSCE Magazine...
OSCE holds conference on maritime and inland waterways co-operation
Publishing date: 11 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
HELSINKI, 11 September 2007- An international OSCE conference on the role of maritime and inland waterways co-operation in enhancing security and protecting the environment ended in Helsinki today...
Ten years of peace-building in Tajikistan focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 25 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, Newsroom
VIENNA, 25 June- Tajikistan's impressive record in building peace and democratic institutions over the past decade, with the support of the OSCE and other international partners, is the focus of the latest issue of the OSCE Magazine...
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 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...
Sustainable water management crucial for security in OSCE region, says Chairman
Publishing date: 12 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
ZARAGOZA, Spain, 12 March 2007- OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos said today that sustainable water management was a crucial aspect of security, and urged participating Sates to broaden regional co-operation in this field...
OSCE meeting focuses on security threat caused by environmental degradation
Publishing date: 22 January 2007
VIENNA, 22 January 2007- How to reduce security threats caused by environmental problems such as land degradation and soil erosion is the focus of an OSCE meeting that began today in Vienna...