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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
… timely and easy accessible information and its appropriate assessment. To achieve this, adequate monitoring programmes, … routines and methods have to be in place. The UNECE Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Programme assists …
… Environmental threats do not respect national borders. … bringing together all stakeholders to prevent environmental damage before it occurs. The Convention entered into force … complemented by the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kyiv, 2003) Watch a video on the Protocol: ENG …
… contribution of the forest sector to a green economy; (b) assessment of the state of forests, sustainability of forest … Team of Specialists on Wood Energy … 2970 … Data and Assessment …
… Inland water transport is a viable alternative or addition to road and rail transport on European corridors. Though environmentally-friendly and, frequently, the most … By enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of inland water transport, the UNECE Agreements and resolutions …
… people to participate in decisions that can affect their environment and health is of key importance to UNECE. To … development plans, transport or energy strategies, waste or water management plans. They offer a guide to the … can be accessed at: http://www.unece.org/env/pp/publications/maastricht_recommendations The Good Practice …
The Water Convention and the Protocol on Water and Health
… The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) is a unique international legal instrument …
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 … a disaster. The Ortotokoi dam is used to provide irrigation water to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the management costs … 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. … to the need to ensure the safe exploitation of the ageing water infrastructure in Central Asia, in particular the … represent increased risks to life, health, property and the environment. Less than a year ago, the failure of the …
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 … was prepared and is available at: http://www.unece.org/DAM/env/documents/2014/EIA/MOP/ECE.MP.EIA.SEA.2014.3_e.pdf …
Application of Environmental Impact Assessment: Highways and Dams
… Application of Environmental Impact Assessment: Highways and Dams Available in English only. …
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 … infrastructure. It is also a component of the UNECE Water Convention and SPECA programmes of work and is …
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 … injured. Moreover, the safe exploitation of the ageing water infrastructure in Central Asia, in particular the …
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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 … large dams. Countries of Central Asia have a developed water infrastructure which includes hundreds of dams and … represent increased risks to life, health, property and the environment. The eventual failure of a dam could have …
Expert Meeting on Monitoring, Assessment and Data Exchange
… Assessment and Data Exchange in the framework of the Water Convention was held in Geneva and online on 13 and 14 … Among other activities, the programme of work for 2022-2024 envisaged: Updating the publication Strategies for … examples; (iii) Discuss next steps to develop these two publications. Participation: The meeting targeted, firstly, …
UNECE presents its Global Assessment of Tajikistan’s National System of Official Statistics
… the major findings and recommendations of its Global Assessment of Tajikistan’s National System of Official … strategies. The report is available at: www.unece.org/DAM/stats/publications/Tajikistan_global_Eng.pdf … UNECE presents its …
UNECE/EU workshop identifies key areas for cooperation on water in Europe
… In Western and Central Europe the quality of freshwater has in general improved in the past 20 years thanks to … Europe (UNECE), in cooperation with the International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC), within the framework of the UNECE … being developed under the Water Convention for the Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference that will be …
20 countries commit to improving their water management in the framework of the Astana Water Action
… Kazakhstan For the first time, in the framework of the “Environment for Europe” process, 20 countries and 4 … have committed to 75 specific actions for improving their waters. The actions cover water and ecosystems, water and … national warning system of natural disasters, update the dam safety guidelines and continue developing hydrological …
… Water is crucial for climate change adaptation and … and its production is coordinated by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme with contributions by more than 10 … the Water Convention is available at https://www.unece.org/env/water/water_climate_activ.html . World Water Development …
International Water Assessment Centre
… The International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC) was established as a collaborative …