OSCE supports roundtable discussion on environmental challenges in Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region

The first in a series of three OSCE-supported regional roundtable discussions on the country’s environmental challenges concluded on 15 October 2020 in Kostanay, Kazakhstan. The two-day event brought together some 25 representatives from the local authorities, the business community and environmental NGOs. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in partnership with the Association of Environmental Organizations, organized the event.

The participants took part in a site visit to Kostanay’s sewage and wastewater treatment plant, as well as waste recycling site. The visit was complemented by a roundtable discussion on the main environmental challenges in the Kostanay region and the ways to address them. Government officials, environmental leaders and representatives of business participated in the discussion.

Follow-up monitoring visits will take place this year in the Mangystau and Kyzylorda regions depending on the epidemiological situation.

The event was part of the Programme Office’s long-term efforts to promote the green economy and sustainable development principles to strengthen the environmental security in the host country.