News and press releases

An OSCE-supported forum to discuss opportunities for attracting investments in Kazakhstan’s waste recycling sector and exchange best practices and technologies in the field was held on 26 January 2018 in Almaty. Some 60 representatives of central and local governments, regional waste recycling companies, environmental experts, civil society, international organizations and national businesses participated in the two-day event.

An OSCE-supported two-day roundtable discussion on the possible application of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under the Espoo Convention Protocol in Kazakhstan concluded on 16 November 2017 in Astana.

An OSCE-supported two-day training seminar on the application of the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Protocol to the Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan for some 60 representatives of government entities, the private sector, Aarhus Centres and environmental NGOs concluded on 31 October 2017 in Astana.

Some 40 representatives of Kazakhstan’s water management authorities and academic institutions discussed introducing a specialized curriculum on water management during an OSCE-supported roundtable on 26 October 2017 in Taraz, Kazakhstan...

An OSCE-supported workshop on the OSCE best practices in applying green construction standards and technologies to produce environmentally friendly buildings and sustainable cities started on 21 September 2017 in Astana.

The eighth annual OSCE-supported Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) on Environment for Sustainable Development concluded on 19 September 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...

An OSCE-supported regional conference on transboundary water co-operation in Central Asia took place on 7 September 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...