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UNECE supports policy response to recent accidents affecting dams in Kazakhstan

… for the Saving of the Aral Sea organised a round-table on dam safety in Astana to discuss and plan for improved dam … represent increased risks to life, health, property and the environment. In 2010, the failure of the Kyzyl-Agash Dam in …

38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Welcome Session

… for global business. Agenda 09.00 - 09.20: Opening and Welcome Remarks Opening by Maria Rosaria Ceccarelli, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section, ECTD, UNECE Welcome remarks by Sue Probert, Chair, UN/CEFACT 09.20 - … UN/CEFACT Secretariat   PPT … 38th UN/CEFACT Forum: Welcome Session …

New safety system for Ortotokoi dam installed to protect towns in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

… A safety monitoring system on the Ortotokoi dam in Kyrgyzstan, installed with the support of UNECE, was … please contact: Mr. Bo Libert UNECE Regional Adviser on Environment E-mail: [email protected] Note to editors: …

UNECE helps Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to cooperate to ensure safety of the Kirov Dam

… working group will review the safety of the Kirov dam and produce a joint safety assessment by April 2011. … represent increased risks to life, health, property and the environment. Less than a year ago, the failure of the …

Central Asian experts undertake training in Moscow under UNECE project on dam safety

… (UNECE) project “Capacity-building for cooperation on dam safety in Central Asia”, with financial support from the … represent increased risks to life, health, property and the environment. The eventual failure of a dam could have …

Progress on dam safety in Central Asia – the conclusion of a UNECE project

… (UNECE) project “Capacity-building for cooperation on dam safety in Central Asia”. The project has assisted … a very real threat to the lives, health, property and environment of the subregion. In 2010, the failure of the …

UNECE welcomes Kazakhstan’s accession to the Protocol on Pollutant ‎Release and Transfer Registers

… Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), becoming the … country in Central Asia to accede to the Protocol. UNECE welcomes Kazakhstan to the PRTR family and is confident that …

UNECE welcomes the opening for signature of the Escazú Agreement on environmental rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

… Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean … Convention is available at http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html … UNECE welcomes the opening for signature of …

EXCOM welcomes Executive Secretary

… On 17 April EXCOM met and welcomed the new UNECE Executive Secretary Sven Alkalaj. In … both within ECE and with the member States. … EXCOM welcomes Executive Secretary …

Article in Science magazine stresses relevance of UNECE Convention in integrating science and policy to address Air Pollution

… cost-effective air pollution policies that address serious environmental issues. Their priority list includes the need … Air Pollution, please visit: http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/welcome.html   Note to editors Commentary authors include … strategy was adopted in 2010: http://www.unece.org/DAM/env/lrtap/conv/long-term_strategy.pdf … Article in …

Central Asian countries decide to extend cooperation on dam safety within UNECE framework

… continue cooperation to ensure the safety of their ageing dams, which present a looming threat owing to the double … a very real threat to the lives, health, property and environment of the subregion. Just a year ago, the failure …

UNECE welcomes the entry into force of the United Nations Watercourses Convention

… the number of Parties to the required total of 35. “I welcome this breakthrough for transboundary water … For further information, please visit: http://www.unece.org/env/water/ http://www.unwatercoursesconvention.org/ Notes to …

UNECE welcomes adoption of regional agreement to protect environmental rights in Latin American and the Caribbean

… to promote Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. This Aarhus-inspired agreement … Aarhus Convention, please visit http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html or contact: Ella Behlyarova, Secretary …

Application of Environmental Impact Assessment: Highways and Dams

… Application of Environmental Impact Assessment: Highways and Dams Available in English only. (ECE/ENV/50, 232 pp., no. 1 …

The UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment now a global instrument

… Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) and its Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment decided last week to turn the … was prepared and is available at: http://www.unece.org/DAM/env/documents/2014/EIA/MOP/ECE.MP.EIA.SEA.2014.3_e.pdf …

Safety net for hazardous chemicals strengthened as the scope of the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention widens

… substances and 32 more chemicals with serious health and environmental effects within the scope of the UNECE … found at: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html . For further information, please contact: …

Live near a dam

… In the dry steppes and deserts of Central Asia dams and their reservoirs of water are crucial for the … in increased risks to life, human health, property and the environment. An accident on the relatively small Kzyl-Agash …

Regional Meeting on Dam Safety Cooperation in Central Asia (19-20 November 2013, Almaty)

… Documents (Dam safety meeting, Almaty, Nov. 2013)   Document title ENG … of activities which followed the second phase of the "Dam Safety in Central Asia: Capacity Building and Regional …

Regional Meeting on Dam Safety Cooperation in Central Asia (11-12 November 2014, Bishkek)

… Documents (Dam safety meeting, Bishkek, Nov 2014) Document title ENG … Agency for Water Resources in Emergencies, Azerbaijan   PDF Dams on stamps Mr. Yuri Steklov, Expert   PDF   … Regional …

21 September 2017 2017 Welcome statement by Olga Algayerova, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Welcome statement by Olga Algayerova, United Nations … on Ageing, Lisbon, Portugal … 21 September 2017 2017 Welcome statement by Olga Algayerova, United Nations …