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Representatives of different water users and authorities in the Neman (Nemunas) River Basin — shared by Belarus, Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation — will discuss potential measures to minimize risks and protect the population,…
Housing availability has been one of Tajikistan’s key challenges. The country has a rapidly growing population, but limited land resources due to the mountainous landscape, high seismicity and soils prone to landslides.
Reform of the housing…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) organized a second joint Conference on Trade Facilitation and the Single Window on 23-24 April, in Moscow. The Conference issued recommendations for action to EEC Member…
Innovation policy and financing for green technologies in Turkmenistan
Two UNECE capacity-building events for policymakers, Ashgabat, 15-17 May.
Countries wishing to adopt innovative green technologies need the right policies and enabling environment. They also need suitable…
Во вторник, 30 апреля 2013 г., представители Азербайджана и Грузии встретились в Тбилиси для обсуждения проекта двустороннего соглашения по разделяемым водным ресурсами бассейна реки Кура в рамках проекта, реализуемого совместно Европейской экономической комиссией…
On Tuesday, 30 April 2013, representatives of Azerbaijan and Georgia met in Tbilisi to discuss a draft bilateral agreement on the shared water resources of the Kura River Basin as part of a joint United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)-Organization for…
Housing poverty - a headache for Eurasia
Eurasia is often thought of as having more developed housing than many other parts of the world. Recently, however, international attention has been focusing on several types of “housing poverty” in the region.
For example, in…
In the framework of the Europe and Central Asia Housing Forum held in Geneva from 22 to 24 April 2013, experts from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and the UNECE Committee on…
UNECE/FAO survey confirms wood as leading source of renewable energy in the UNECE region
Overall wood energy accounts for 3.4% of the total primary energy supply and 38.9% of the renewable energy supply in 27 UNECE member countries[1] in 2011, confirming its role as the leading source of renewable energy. And…
Visible and invisible products from forests take centre stage at Geneva seminar
It’s nothing less than astounding to see the many ways that wood is being used today. Who would imagine that wood products are used in things like beauty products, gels for back pain, hip replacement material, and spacecraft?
…Serbia joins the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health
On 16 April Serbia became the twenty-sixth State to join the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)-World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) Protocol on Water and Health to the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of…
UNECE supports Kazakhstan's efforts to promote innovation
UNECE is helping Kazakhstan to prepare a methodology for the development of innovation systems in its regions. The seminar organized by the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan and the National Agency for Technology Development with the expert…
A pilot project on post-project analysis under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) was kicked-off during a workshop held in Brest, Belarus, on 9 and 10 April 2013. The…
UNECE to commemorate 2013 United Nations Global Road Safety Week
To commemorate the United Nations Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2013), UNECE and key partners are organizing a series of events at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 6 and 7 May 2013.
The key events will include:a symposium on regional perspectives on drinking and…
At its 65th session, held from 9 to 11 April at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) adopted the outcome document of the review of the 2005 UNECE reform, which defines the strategic priorities for UNECE’s work for…
Timber Committee renamed “Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry”
As part of the review of its work, the Economic Commission for Europe has changed the name of the Timber Committee to “Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry” in order to better reflect the Committee’s current focus and tasks.
Through a…
NPD Steering Committee in Turkmenistan adopts principles for a draft Water Code
The development of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Turkmenistan reached a new milestone on 5 April with the adoption of principles for the draft Water Code. The draft Water Code is being developed within the framework of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) by the…
Координационный совет НДП в Туркменистане одобрил принципы нового Водного кодекса
Развитие интегрированного управления водными ресурсами (ИУВР) в Туркменистане вышло на новый этап своего развития с одобрением принципов проекта Водного кодекса 5 апреля.
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Европейская экономическая комиссия (ЕЭК ООН) проведет свою шестьдесят пятую сессию с 9 по 11 апреля во Дворце Наций в Женеве. Ожидается, что Комиссия примет стратегические решения по программе работы ЕЭК ООН. Она является…
La Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Europe (CEE-ONU) tiendra sa 65e session du 9 au 11 Avril au Palais des Nations à Genève. La Commission doit adopter des décisions stratégiques sur le programme de travail de la CEE-ONU. Elle offre un forum de…