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OSCE ORGANIZES WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENT AND SECURITY IN ARMENIA
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/26/osce-organizes-workshop-on-environment-and-security-in-armenia/
16:14 26.03.2014
The linkages between the environment and security and how to address
challenges associated with them were the focus of a two-day OSCE
workshop kicked off today for representatives of Public Environmental
Information Centres (Aarhus Centres) and civil society in Armenia.
Participants will discuss the role of international organizations,
key legal documents and how environmental issues are and can be
reflected in national security strategies. They will analyse case
studies covering issues such as natural disasters, land degradation,
the security implications of climate change and the mismanagement of
natural resources.
"One of the Office's main priorities in the environmental field
is to ensure that the civil society in Armenia participates in
decision-making," said Tomasz Dembski, Economic and Environmental
Programme Officer at the OSCE Office in Yerevan (TBC). "To achieve
this goal, we encourage closer contacts and co-operation between
different actors of Armenian society - state and local government,
civil society, and the international community."
Participants will have the opportunity to utilize the knowledge they
have acquired in the workshop by identifying environmental and security
challenges in Armenia and developing project proposals in response to
a hypothetical situation. They will also learn about potential grant
opportunities from representatives of the donor community present in
the country.
The event is part of the Civic Action or Environment and Security
(CASE) programme and is initiated by the Office of the Co-ordinator of
OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities jointly with the OSCE Office
in Yerevan within the Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative.
CASE is a small grants programme designed to build the capacity of
civil society organizations to address environment and security
problems at the local level. Since 2009 the CASE programme has
supported 28 NGO small grant projects in Armenia.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/26/osce-organizes-workshop-on-environment-and-security-in-armenia/
16:14 26.03.2014
The linkages between the environment and security and how to address
challenges associated with them were the focus of a two-day OSCE
workshop kicked off today for representatives of Public Environmental
Information Centres (Aarhus Centres) and civil society in Armenia.
Participants will discuss the role of international organizations,
key legal documents and how environmental issues are and can be
reflected in national security strategies. They will analyse case
studies covering issues such as natural disasters, land degradation,
the security implications of climate change and the mismanagement of
natural resources.
"One of the Office's main priorities in the environmental field
is to ensure that the civil society in Armenia participates in
decision-making," said Tomasz Dembski, Economic and Environmental
Programme Officer at the OSCE Office in Yerevan (TBC). "To achieve
this goal, we encourage closer contacts and co-operation between
different actors of Armenian society - state and local government,
civil society, and the international community."
Participants will have the opportunity to utilize the knowledge they
have acquired in the workshop by identifying environmental and security
challenges in Armenia and developing project proposals in response to
a hypothetical situation. They will also learn about potential grant
opportunities from representatives of the donor community present in
the country.
The event is part of the Civic Action or Environment and Security
(CASE) programme and is initiated by the Office of the Co-ordinator of
OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities jointly with the OSCE Office
in Yerevan within the Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative.
CASE is a small grants programme designed to build the capacity of
civil society organizations to address environment and security
problems at the local level. Since 2009 the CASE programme has
supported 28 NGO small grant projects in Armenia.