“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

Article posté par Thomas BEGUIN

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 :

• The Caspian Environmental program
• Environment and Security: Transforming risks into cooperation 
   

Article posted by Thomas BEGUIN

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….

Article written by Thomas BEGUIN

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Article posté par Thomas BEGUIN

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

Article écrit par Thomas BEGUIN

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

Ecrit par Siberianna

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/

Article écrit par Thomas BEGUIN