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With the OSCE support, the Ukrainian civil protection agencies practice interagency response to chemical emergencies
Publishing date: 28 September 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
Over 100 rescuers, police officers, medics and officials enhanced their co-operation skills at a two-day table-top chemical emergency response exercise, organized by the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine together with the country’s State Emergency Service in Rivne, on 26-27 September.
Albania’s School of Magistrates kicks off new course on environmental legislation developed with OSCE Presence support
Publishing date: 26 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Environmental activities, Education, Good governance, Youth
On 25 September 2023, OSCE Presence in Albania and the School of Magistrates held a joint ceremony to launch a new course on environmental legislation and judicial enforcement mechanisms. The one-semester course – part of the initial education program for magistrate students – focuses on
OSCE initiates regional dialogue in South-Eastern Europe on interconnections of climate change, air pollution and health, inspiring local action
Publishing date: 25 September 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities
On 21 September, 40 participants representing municipalities, civil society organizations, and academia from South-Eastern Europe convened in Sarajevo to discuss the impacts of climate change and air pollution on health, and to explore local solutions. The meeting was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
OSCE trains Tajik rescuers on refugee camp planning and operation
Publishing date: 24 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
On 24 September 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (the Office) wrapped up a two-week training course for 20 Tajik rescuers from Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence. The training course “Refugee and internally displaced persons camp planning and operation” was conducted in Zolizar village of Jalolidini Balkhi district (Khatlon region) and organized in co-operation with the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Parliament’s capacity building activities on ecology and climate change
Publishing date: 20 September 2023
On 20 September, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro concluded a two-day workshop on ecology and climate change for the staff of parliamentary working bodies, with a focus on quality of water and environmental monitoring.
Inclusive economic growth and sustainable development took centre stage at OSCE 2023 Prague Forum on the Economic and Environmental Dimension
Publishing date: 15 September 2023
VIENNA/PRAGUE, 15 September 2023 – Promoting security and stability across the OSCE region through sustainable development and inclusive economic growth were in focus at the 2023 Forum on the Economic and Environmental Dimension of the OSCE, which took place in Prague from 14 to 15 September.
OSCE Supports Safety Training Course for Glacier Work in Kyrgyz Republic
Publishing date: 12 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Climate change, Environmental activities