A magnificent publication from the OSCE Web Site. Here is a large part of the Central Asia situation regarding…
“Environment and Security : Transforming risks into cooperation - Central Asia, Ferghana / Osh / Khujand area. This report is the result of an in-depth assessment of major issues and areas of concern in the Ferghana valley carried out by the Environment and Security initiative (ENVSEC) in 2004-5.”
Full version (English)
Preface and introduction (Russian)
Regional context (Russian)
Ferghana / Osh / Khujand : Issues and problem spots (Russian)
Conclusions and outlook (russian)
“Environment and Security : Transforming risks into cooperation” - Central Asia regions, Ferghana - Оsh – Khudjand
Source : http://www.osce.org/eea/item_11_16671.html
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“La documentation française” published an online review called ”Environmental and pollution in Russia and Central Asia : the soviet inheritance“. This review goes through the worst polluted “hot points” in ex-USSR. Most of them are very well known of course. It’s amazing how bad news always travel towards us so much faster than the good news : submarine graveyards, nuclear testing areas, chemical or bacteriological weapons, a report on Tchernobyl, the Aral Sea and so on.
You will find here direct links to this report :
Foreword
Submarines and nuclear testing : scars from cold war
Chemical and bacteriological : Russia and Uzbekistan
Tchernobyl, 20 years later
Chemical pollution : the Ferghana Valley
The Aral Sea
The caspian polluted water
This statement has a taste of disaster, but is fairly complete and synthetic.
“Russie.fr” and the “Blog Russie et Nouveaux Etat Indépendants” had to give some information and a few links on this statement, although our vocation aims at promoting achievements and positive action for development, rather than carnage. In any case, it is true that in order to go forward, we will have to take account of what there is as it is.
To finish with a positive note, the last chapter of this report it : “What future for ecology in Russia and Central Asia ?”. Somebody said positive ? Well, not really ?
so that in order to keep a constructive flavor as a conclusion, here are two articles published on our blog about two ambitious anvironmental programs :
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Written by Thomas BEGUIN on October 25th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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The new treaty on Caspian sea protection is to be launched in New York on the 17th of may 2007, as announced but the United Nation Program or Environment. The treaty is to implement the first constraining juridical frame, adopted by Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. The inaugural conference is to take place in Azerbaijan on the 23rd to the 25th of May.
It seems to be a very encouraging beginning for cooperation between the five states surrounding the Caspian Sea regarding sustainable management of natural resources, which are closely linked to economic health of the region.
It is also a starting point and a welcome contribution to the worldwide effort towards climate change and biodiversity protection.
No doubt that the exploitation of natural resources, the pipeline crossing, petrol accidents and the over exploitation of fish reserves had to find reasonable compromise for the millions inhabitants to live in good condition in the long run.
The Caspian, Sea slightly salted, is 370.886 km2 and is the most important inner water reserve in the world. It is nourished by around 130 rivers, and in particular 75% from the Volga. It offers a tremendous potential for ecotourism, fishing and sustainable agriculture.
In english / in russian
However, it is polluted by industrial, radioactive and toxic wastes. Rich in biodiversity, it is threatened by over exploitation of its resources.
More than 400 species amongst which sturgeon and mankind should then benefit a better management of overall resources.
A very intense piece of work proposed with the close collaboration of UNEP (United Nations Environement Programme). To be continued….
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The IFRI (Institut Français des Relations Internationales) is considered as one of the the first french Think Tank on international matters. It includes a large work on NIS countries.
The Russia/NIS programme targets three objectives :
- Provide expertise : thanks to long term research and to a well developped network
- Supporting decision : thanks to different tools, the programme delivers policy oriented analisys, aimed at widenning the debate
- Anticipating evolutions : taking into account uncertainty on a near or further future for Russia/NIS, the programme searches, not only to put light on main evolutions, but also to formulate credible forecasts.
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Les programmes de coopération inter-universitaires européens Tempus, s’appliquent aussi en liaison avec les pays d’Asie Centrale ou la Russie.
Ici un lien sur le portail international de l’Université Sophia Antipolis - ou plutôt sur son portail Tempus sur les NEI..ou tout du moins en Russie, au Tajikistan, au Kyrghizstan et en Ukraine.
pgm Tempus à Nice Sophia Antipolis
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Written by Thomas BEGUIN on October 31st, 2006 with no comments.
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www.astoury.com
Voici un site dédié à l’appui du secteur artisanal en France et dans les pays dits du sud. Ce site abrite entre autre une radio intitulée Nord/Sud qui consacre des émissions à la coopération interntationale touchant à des thèmes aussi divers que l’éducation, la santé, l’agriculture, l’environnement, l’économie solidaire, etc.
Des émissions sur l’Ukraine, l’Ouzbékistan et la Tchétchénie ont d’ores et déjà été enregistrées et certaines d’entre elles peuvent être réécoutées sur le site.
Ouzbékistan: Des entrepreneurs ouzbèques en France http://www.astoury.com/recherche.php?rech=1&id_pays=82&nom=Ouzbékistan
Tchétchénie: Portrait de Milana Terloeva, étudiante tchétcène à Sciences po Paris pour la sortie de son livre “Danser sur les ruines, une jeunesse tchétchène”
http://www.astoury.com/recherche.php?rech=1&id_pays=95&nom=tchétchénie
Ukraine: Le prix HCCI 2005 à un projet de soutien aux orphelins handicapés en Ukraine http://www.astoury.com/recherche.php?rech=1&id_pays=87&nom=Ukraine
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Written by siberianna on October 23rd, 2006 with no comments.
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This is an exemple of a special economic zone in Kazakhstan : Alatau IT City. After news on this blog about special economic zones in Russia and Ukraine, the kazakhs who diverssify could have here a very interesting project.
For once, the Internet site seems operational, have a look here - Alatau IT City
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Written by Thomas BEGUIN on October 23rd, 2006 with no comments.
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Le Kazakhstan est sans aucun doute l’une des Républiques de l’ex-bloc soviétique qui s’en sort le mieux et loin devant les autres. Cette République fait figure d’exemple parmi les autres ex-Républiques de l’URSS, ou en tout cas sur le point de vue de son développement économique. Les Kazakhs semblent être solidaires les uns des autres, ils investissent dans la formation des cadres et diverssifient leur économie pour ne pas rester dépendant de la rente énergétique. En bref, une République qui monte à visiter absolument, d’autant que seule une poignée de Français a pris pied sur le terrain : moins de 50 expatriés.
A noter la progression fulgurante du groupe Lactalis qui a racheté plusieurs usines dans le pays pour s’y imposer premier dans son secteur avec plus de 1000 employés.
Le Kazakhstan est-il une sorte de dictature, en tout cas son Président semble se protéger des démocraties nouvelles, suite aux révolutions des roses et des tulipes… en tout cas la presse en parle, est-ce vraiment le cas… le débat est ici ouvert…
Quelques liens :
Mission permanente kazakh aux Nations Unises
http://www.kazakhstanun.org/
Sur le Kazakhstan avec amour…
http://www.site.kz/index.php
Kazakhstan : les pages jaunes
http://www.yellow-pages.kz/
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Written by Thomas BEGUIN on October 21st, 2006 with no comments.
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