Goal 13: Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Climate change affects every country on every continent. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, weather events are becoming more extreme and greenhouse gas emissions are now at their highest levels in history.
Climate change is a global challenge that does not respect national borders and requires solutions that need to be co-ordinated at the international level. Once considered to be a purely environmental issue, climate change is increasingly being included as an inherent element of national and international security agendas. It is seen as a threat multiplier that exacerbates existing threats to security and environmental stress, adding to pressures that can push the responsive capacities of governments to their limits. The OSCE creates awareness of the security implications of climate change and supports the development and implementation of transboundary climate change adaptation strategies.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports Ukraine’s reforms and helps the country meet crisis-related challenges. Its projects actively contribute to major transformations, critical for the stable and democratic future of the country. The Co-ordinator's approach is multi-dimensional and covers a wide array of activities, such as constitutional reform, legal and criminal justice reform; human rights and legal education; dialogue as a tool to deal with crises and implement reforms; psychological and social rehabilitation of crisis-affected people; the fight against cybercrime and human trafficking; mine action and democratic control of the security sector; environmental protection; border security; media freedom; elections; good governance; and gender equality.
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Environmental activities
Hostilities in eastern Ukraine have been harmful to the region’s environment. The crisis also brings a significant increase in the risk of incidents at industrial and infrastructure facilities. Following an assessment of conflict-related environmental risks, the Co-ordinator focuses its efforts on establishing a system of monitoring that would enable the government and citizens to better understand the risks and prepare adequate response measures, and in promoting policies for the sustainable use of resources, especially in water management.
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Regional Consultation for the South Caucasus- Azerbaijan and Georgia: Co-operation opportunities for addressing the security implications of climate change
Climate change can impact security in a number of ways. The OSCE raises awareness, facilitates the identification and mapping of potential security risks stemming from climate change, and helps in addressing these risks through participatory approaches. The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the Berlin-based think tank adelphi, has embarked in 2021 on a bilateral consultation process on climate change and security between Azerbaijan and Georgia involving stakeholders from governmental bodies, civil society organizations, and academia. This report presents the results of this consultation process with a focus on co-operation opportunities to address the security implications of climate change.
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Document - Report - Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
Regional Consultation for the South Caucasus- Armenia and Georgia: Co-operation opportunities for addressing the security implications of climate change
Climate change can impact security in a number of ways. The OSCE raises awareness, facilitates the identification and mapping of potential security risks stemming from climate change, and helps in addressing these risks through participatory approaches. The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the Berlin-based think tank adelphi, has embarked in 2021 on a bilateral consultation process on climate change and security between Armenia and Georgia involving stakeholders from governmental bodies, civil society organizations, and academia. This report presents the results of this consultation process with a focus on co-operation opportunities to address the security implications of climate change.
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Document - Report - Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
Regional Assessment for South-Eastern Europe: Security implications of climate change
Climate change can impact security in a number of ways. The OSCE raises awareness, facilitates the identification and mapping of potential security risks stemming from climate change, and helps in addressing these risks through participatory approaches. The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in partnership with the Berlin-based think tank adelphi, has embarked in 2020 on an extensive regional consultation process on climate change and security in South-Eastern Europe, which engaged representatives of governmental bodies, civil society organizations, academia from the region as well as regional and international organizations. This report outlines the results of this consultation process: potential climate-related security risks, shared hotspots, regional challenges, and co-operation opportunities.
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Document - Report - OSCE Secretariat - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Climate change, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Handover of Mobile Chemical Identification Laboratory to State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Being a highly industrialized country, Ukraine faces a number of chemical security risks. Around 216,000 tons of hazardous chemicals are annually produced, used or stored in more than 650 industrial facilities across Ukraine. Accidents at such facilities are particularly dangerous, as release of
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Event - Ceremony - OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine - Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
How the OSCE Presence is helping Albania fight environmental crime
Crimes against the environment may take many different forms. They range from the smuggling of banned dangerous chemicals to the smuggling of wildlife. They may also include the illegal filling of wetlands, illegal deforestation, and illegal treatment storage and disposal of hazardous waste.
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Story - Infographic - OSCE Presence in Albania - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Learning and moving forward together: the OCEEA webinar series
Beyond its devastating implications in the domain of public health, the COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to economy, security and stability. The crisis has strongly challenged the role of governments, multilateral organizations, civil society and the private sector, as well as
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Item List - General - Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
OSCE’s take on economic and environmental challenges in times of COVID-19: Standing at a crossroads
Mon, 2020-06-08 08:26 Blog By Vuk Žugić, OSCE Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities /oceea Because of the pandemic, the world stands at a crossroads. The increase in global unemployment and the risk of corruption and infiltration by criminal groups in the economy pose a significant
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Blog Article / Security Community Article - Blog - Economic activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Water management, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Climate change, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Good governance, Economic and environmental dimension, Hazardous waste management, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Environmental good governance, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
OSCE’s contribution to global development agenda from an economic and environmental perspective
My office held a first in a series of webinars on the economic and environmental impacts of COVID-19 and its security implications.
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Story - Article - Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities - Economic activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension