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Energy as fuel for economic growth the focus of 2018 OSCE Mediterranean conference in Malaga
Publishing date: 25 October 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
MALAGA, Spain, 25 October 2018 – Energy is the fuel that powers economic growth, and as such plays a vital role in the national security of each OSCE participating State and Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation, said participants at today’s opening of the OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Malaga, Spain...
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focus of OSCE-organized Aarhus Centres meeting in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 20 September 2018- The Aarhus Centres and Public Environmental Information Centres from 15 countries concluded today in Issyk-Kul a two-day meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its goals...
Innovation and human capital development are key to making the digital transition and an opportunity for all, say participants at OSCE Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 5 September 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
PRAGUE, 5 September 2018- Harnessing the opportunities of the digital transition while curbing its negative security implications through human capital development, is the focus of this year’s OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which opened today in Prague...
OSCE-supported transboundary exercise for effective joint response to wildfires in Chernobyl-affected areas held in Gomel, Belarus
Publishing date: 22 May 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
A two-day discussion-based tabletop exercise on how to respond to a simulated wildfire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, in close partnership with the Global Fire Monitoring Center, was held on 17 and 18 May 2018 in the city of Gomel in Belarus near the border with Ukraine...
Dialogue on future of human capital development, economic progress and security in OSCE area must involve all stakeholders, say participants at discussion in Venice
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VENICE, Italy, 24 May 2018 – Economic progress and security in the OSCE area through innovation, human capital development and good public and corporate governance were the focus of the two-day Second Preparatory Meeting of the Economic and Environmental Forum which opened today in Venice...
Water connects economic, social and environmental sectors throughout OSCE area; its management in Mediterranean region discussed today in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 May 2018
Content type: Press release
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
VIENNA, 7 May 2018 – Perspectives on water management from both sides of the Mediterranean region with a focus on the interconnectivity of its economic, social and environmental challenges, were the focus of today’s OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group discussion held in Vienna...
Aarhus Centres set priorities for promoting Serbia’s transition to green economy at OSCE-supported discussion in Belgrade
Publishing date: 6 March 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Environmental activities
BELGRADE, 6 March 2018 – Green economy and resource efficiency were the focus of a national workshop organized jointly by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) on 5 and 6 March in Belgrade...
OSCE and partner organizations launch new project to support implementation of the Dniester River Basin Treaty
Publishing date: 18 December 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
High-level government representatives from Ukraine and Moldova, along with representatives of NGOs and academia from both countries, met in Kyiv on 18 December 2017 for a workshop to launch a new project to strengthen sustainable development in the Dniester river basin...
OSCE project on wildfire management in Chernobyl-affected areas convenes stakeholders from Belarus and Ukraine in Kyiv
Publishing date: 8 September 2017
A new project on managing wildfires in Chernobyl-affected areas, implemented by the OSCE in close co-operation with the Global Fire Monitoring Centre based in Freiburg, Germany, was launched on 7 September 2017 at an inaugural meeting in Kyiv...
Environmental and energy co-operation essential for good neighbourly relations, conclude participants at OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 17 October 2017 – Co-operation on environmental and energy issues contributes to preventing tensions, building confidence and promoting good neighbourly relations in the OSCE region and therefore it must be strengthened, underlined senior officials and experts at high-level discussion taking place on 16 and 17 October in Vienna...