Publications
Gender Analysis of the Impact of the 2014 Floods in Serbia
Publishing date: 16 January 2015
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Based on the assumption that natural disasters can have different effects on men and women, the OSCE Mission to Serbia supported the development of a publication on the impact of May 2014 flooding in Serbia from a gender perspective. The research was conducted in order to identify and document gender-specific differences regarding flood risk, inform the public, formulate a set of recommendations and offer them to responsible authorities to improve gender sensitive planning in emergency management. Results of the research show that the most vulnerable groups during natural disasters are the elderly, people with disabilities, single mothers and women who live alone in their households. Illiterate residents (mostly women and Roma) are also among the vulnerable categories. The research also reveals that the basis of community vulnerability in emergency situations lies in an undeveloped systemic approach to dissemination of information during natural disasters and lack of community training on practices of effective reactions during floods. The publication is available in both Serbian and English.
Responding to environmental challenges with a view to promoting co-operation and security in the OSCE area
Publishing date: 23 December 2014
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Compilation of consolidated summaries from the 22nd Economic and Environmental Forum
Let’s protect our community from flooding
Publishing date: 17 September 2014
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This leaflet aims at raising community awareness about flooding and flood risk reduction measures. It was developed within a project on enhancing community-based flood risk management in Zajecar municipality. The leaflet was distributed in the course of a comprehensive outreach campaign, the goal of which was to improve flood resilience of affected communities and to strengthen the involvement of civil society in flood risk reduction in Zajecar, a municipality prone to serious flooding. It is not available in English.
OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension: Commitments
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This 2014 Reference Manual is a first publication which contains all OSCE Economic and Environmental Dimension-related decisions adopted during OSCE Summits, Ministerial Council and relevant Permanent Council meetings. It primarily targets the delegations of the OSCE participating States to serve as a useful tool during their deliberations.
Integrated Disaster Risk Management in a mountainous area
Publishing date: 15 May 2014
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The integrated disaster risk management field visits in the Canton of Valais on 21 May 2014 are organised in conjunction with the 2nd OSCE Preparatory Meeting of the 22nd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum in Mon-treux, Switzerland. The field visits and its tour guide booklet are a collaboration of the Swiss Confed-eration and the Canton of Valais. The tour booklet incorporates some sections of the brochure that was prepared to accompany the field visits held on 24 May 2013 at the "Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction GPDRR”. The booklet first provides a general overview, including a brief presentation of the Swiss context (chapter 2) and the principles of integrated risk management (chapter 3). This is followed by a description of each of the planned field visits (chapters 4 and 5).
Security Community, 2/2014
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
Content type: Periodical / journal / magazine
Where we are: Security Community
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Inside the magazine: Cyber/ICT security; When nature comes unbound: flood relief and disaster risk reduction; the OSCE in Ukraine: election monitoring, deploying the Special Monitoring Mission; the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Open Fun Football Schools; Interview with Madeleine Rees; Book review: Victor-Yves Ghebali’s history of the OSCE.
Family Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Response
Publishing date: 17 May 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A manual on family behavior in emergency situations, published by the Section for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia.
Report on economic and environmental activities: 2012-2013
Publishing date: 1 January 2014
Collections: Annual reports from the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Annual report by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.
Challenges in the Protection of Immovable Tangible Cultural Heritage in Kosovo
Publishing date: 9 April 2014
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report assesses whether the relevant international human rights standards regarding the protection of immovable tangible cultural heritage are complied with by the Kosovo legal framework and to what extent the central- and local-level institutions apply these standards and thus respect, protect and fulfil everyone’s right to access and benefit from cultural heritage.
Nubarashen Site Assessment and Feasibility Study
Publishing date: 4 March 2014
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The report introduces the outcomes of a study of the obsolete pesticides and persistent organic pollutants in the Nubarashen burial site, located near Yerevan, and their impact on the environment. It also includes potential scenarios for site remediation. The project was implemented by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations, with funding from the US Government. The feasibility study and the assessment of environmental and health risks was conducted by Tauw, a Dutch company.