#Kazakhstan

EU-funded Small Grants Programme helps Mangystau local communities to solve environmental problems

EU-funded Small Grants Programme helps Mangystau local communities to solve environmental problems

Four projects concerning the odor and dust from the municipal waste landfill, leaking sewage pipes, lack of trees, and illegal trade of antelope saiga’s horns topics were...

Toxic pollution in Kazakhstan:  EU-funded project suggests solutions for seriously contaminated sites in order to reduce hazards for human health

Toxic pollution in Kazakhstan: EU-funded project suggests solutions for seriously contaminated sites in order to reduce hazards for human health

On 30 April 2015, experts from Kazakhstani non-governmental organizations EcoMuseum and CINEST, and their partners from Arnika and Chemistry and Technology University Prague, the...

Small grants provided by the European Union helped local communities in Kazakhstan to solve environmental problems

Small grants provided by the European Union helped local communities in Kazakhstan to solve environmental problems

Dust from abandoned uranium mine tailings, illegal waste dumps, the poisoning of river Irtysh by heavy metals, contamination of lake Balkhash, and severe air pollution. These are...

International committee of legal experts will discuss the possibilities of saving snow leopards

International committee of legal experts will discuss the possibilities of saving snow leopards

Saving the homes of the last two hundreds snow leopards in Kazakhstan will be the main discussion topic for the international committee of legal experts who oversee the...

Small Grants Programme will help to solve environmental problems of Mangystau region of Kazakhstan and activate its citizens

Small Grants Programme will help to solve environmental problems of Mangystau region of Kazakhstan and activate its citizens

Engaging citizens in solving environmental problems in the Mangystau region is the goal of Small Grants Programme which was organized by Kazakhstani non-governmental...

Workshops will show people how they can protect their environment

Workshops will show people how they can protect their environment

What tools can better inform the public about the environment, and how can citizens more effectively participate in decision-making processes? These are the main topics at a...

Toxics Free Kazakhstan: speech of Kamen Velichkov

Toxics Free Kazakhstan: speech of Kamen Velichkov

The international conference "Toxics Free Kazakhstan - How to Improve the Situation?" took place on August 7, 2014 in Astana. Kamen Velichkov, Charge de Affairs, made a welcome...

Toxic pollution in Central Kazakhstan: EU-funded project reveals serious problems and hazards for human health

Toxic pollution in Central Kazakhstan: EU-funded project reveals serious problems and hazards for human health

On 7 August 2014, the international conference "Toxics Free Kazakhstan" will be held in Astana with attendance of authorities of all levels and experts who will search for...

Human rights in Kazakhstan: Nibbled apples only

Human rights in Kazakhstan: Nibbled apples only

Activists have travelled six and half thousand kilometres in order to draw attention to the devastation being perpetrated in the unique nature of the Almaty Mountains. Hundreds...

Citizen participation in decision making? In some countries it is nothing more than a theory

Citizen participation in decision making? In some countries it is nothing more than a theory

People have no access to objective information concerning the quality of air, water, soil, and chemical pollution releases into the environment. Likewise, the public’s rights are...

The Czechs are starting a new project to save the snow leopard - one of the most endangered animal species

The Czechs are starting a new project to save the snow leopard - one of the most endangered animal species

CZECH REPUBLIC (Liberec) - KAZAKHSTAN (Almaty) - The last two hundred snow leopards (also known as irbis in Czech, Russian, and other languages) are facing the loss of their...

Development Aid Is Both Inspiration and Commitment

Development Aid Is Both Inspiration and Commitment

The Arnika Association became a new observer of the FoRS platform, created by the Czech Forum for Development Cooperation, after carrying out a number of projects of toxic...