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OSCE Centre supports forum to strengthen network of Kazakhstan's regional environmental groups
Publishing date: 17 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
KARAGANDA, 17 September 2008- An OSCE-supported forum aiming to strengthen contacts among regional environmental non-governmental organizations in Kazakhstan started today in the eastern city of Karaganda...
OSCE hosts Central Asia legal workshop to help boost fight against organized crime
Publishing date: 9 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
ALMATY, 9 July 2008- International legal experts joined 68 counterparts from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Ukraine today at an OSCE-hosted workshop focusing on confiscating criminal assets, combating money laundering...
OSCE Centre promotes implementation of the Aarhus convention in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Human rights
ASTANA, 17 June 2008- Ensuring public participation in addressing environmental issues and enforcement of respective international conventions and national legislation was the topic of a two-day international conference that concluded today in Astana...
Kazakh teens learn about sustainable development at OSCE Centre-supported summer camp
Publishing date: 13 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ALMATY, 13 June 2008- Raising awareness of the balance between economic development and environmental protection is the aim of a summer camp for teenagers from the Caspian Sea region, which ends in Almaty today...
OSCE Centre supports policy dialogue on how Kazakhstan can help fight climate change
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 25 April 2008- How Kazakhstan can help reduce climate change by participating in the voluntary market for trading in carbon dioxide emissions was the topic of a policy meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
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...
OSCE Centre supports regional water management co-operation
Publishing date: 20 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities
ISSYK-KUL, Kazakhstan, 20 September 2007- Intensifying water management co-operation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan so that water resources shared by the two countries can be used effectively is the purpose of a three-day meeting that starts today...