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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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.
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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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Origine : Revue Objectif Est / été 2003
« Mais quel Russe n’aime pas voyager rapidement ? » s’interroge sérieusement Tchitchikov, héros des Ames mortes, œuvre que Gogol conclut avec sa célèbre description de l’immensité russe. L’interrogation de Tchitchikov est plus que jamais pertinente dans une Russie qui a toujours cherché à décloisonner son vaste empire.
De la route mythique des Varègues commerçant avec Byzance et les Khazars à la « fenêtre » ouverte sur la Baltique, la question du décloisonnement de l’espace russe se retrouve de façon permanente, et d’autant plus après 1991: la fin de l’URSS a conduit à une redistribution des cartes dans le secteur des transports. Les transports se déclinent sous plusieurs modes mais pour comprendre l’ampleur des projets actuels, notamment multimodaux, il faut revenir aux problèmes générés par l’éclatement de l’URSS. (more…)
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