Goal 13: Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Climate change affects every country on every continent. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, weather events are becoming more extreme and greenhouse gas emissions are now at their highest levels in history.
Climate change is a global challenge that does not respect national borders and requires solutions that need to be co-ordinated at the international level. Once considered to be a purely environmental issue, climate change is increasingly being included as an inherent element of national and international security agendas. It is seen as a threat multiplier that exacerbates existing threats to security and environmental stress, adding to pressures that can push the responsive capacities of governments to their limits. The OSCE creates awareness of the security implications of climate change and supports the development and implementation of transboundary climate change adaptation strategies.OSCE supports regional workshop on climate change adaptation measures in Kazakshtan
26 September 2018
An OSCE-supported three-day training seminar on climate change adaptation measures concluded on 26 September 2018 in Almaty...
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News - OSCE Programme Office in Astana - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
OSCE supports environmental leadership programme for Central Asia and Afghanistan
23 September 2018
The OSCE-supported ninth annual Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) on Environment for Sustainable Development involving young leaders from the Central Asia and Afghanistan concluded on 23 September 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
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News - OSCE Programme Office in Astana - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focus of OSCE-organized Aarhus Centres meeting in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
20 September 2018
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 20 September 2018- The Aarhus Centres and Public Environmental Information Centres from 15 countries concluded today in Issyk-Kul a two-day meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its goals...
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Press Release - OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Aarhus Centres set priorities for promoting Serbia’s transition to green economy at OSCE-supported discussion in Belgrade
6 March 2018
BELGRADE, 6 March 2018 – Green economy and resource efficiency were the focus of a national workshop organized jointly by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) on 5 and 6 March in Belgrade...
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Press Release - OSCE Secretariat - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
OSCE and partner organizations launch new project to support implementation of the Dniester River Basin Treaty
18 December 2017
High-level government representatives from Ukraine and Moldova, along with representatives of NGOs and academia from both countries, met in Kyiv on 18 December 2017 for a workshop to launch a new project to strengthen sustainable development in the Dniester river basin...
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News - OSCE Secretariat - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Water management, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Sustainable development and security – the global agenda and its reflections in the OSCE
22 March 2017
Wed, 2017-03-22 16:54 Security Community By Esra Buttanri “The first step in creating a more satisfactory basis for managing the interrelationships between security and sustainable development is to broaden our vision.” These words were published 30 years ago, in the report Our Common Future, also
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Blog Article / Security Community Article - Security Community - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Environment and Security Initiative- ENVSEC- at a glance
10 November 2016
The OSCE’s year-long Chairmanship of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) is coming to its end in December 2016. On this occasion, we spoke to Esra Buttanri, the Head of Environmental Co-operation Unit and Senior Environmental Affairs Adviser at the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE
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Story - Interview - OSCE Secretariat - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Environmental good governance, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Environment friendly flood management saves lives and protects nature
13 June 2016
The Dniester River delta, located on the territories of both Ukraine and Moldova, is a powerful, complex and fragile ecosystem with invaluable biodiversity. However, it poses a risk of extreme flooding as well as water scarcity for people.
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Story - Article - OSCE Secretariat - Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Infographic: The Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative
7 June 2016
An infographic on the ENVSEC Initiative, which was founded to address the linkage between the environment and security through both technical and political actions, ranging from in-depth vulnerability assessments to capacity building and institutional strengthening.
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Story - Infographic - OSCE Secretariat - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Moving on Climate Change- In Conversation with Jeffrey Sachs
21 December 2015
Mon, 2015-12-21 12:21 Security Community Climate change used to be considered a “threat multiplier”, it is now a “threat catalyst” [1], said Guardian journalist Suzanne Goldenberg, speaking at the Security Day “Climate Change and Security- Unprecedented Impacts, Unpredictable Risks” hosted by
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Blog Article / Security Community Article - Security Community - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension