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Astana-2011
The Registration for side-events Astana-2011 is opened. The request form for the reservation of rooms for side events and exhibition space on the The Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference available at the http://www.eco.gov.kz/mail/reg.php
‘Green Economy’ investment can boost growth, reduce poverty – UN
Investing in 10 key sectors can kick-start a transition towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient ‘green economy’ and also help reduce poverty, says a new UN report. It calls for $1.3 trillion dollar investment, which may sound like a lot, but is actually one or two per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) into agriculture, buildings, [...]
NEW: Side Events – Reports and Presentations “
NEW section: “Side Events – Reports and Presentations”
STATEMENT OF MR RAE KWON CHUNG
STATEMENT OF MR RAE KWON CHUNG DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION H. E. Mr. Nurgali Ashimov, Minister of Environment Protection, Government of Kazakhstan, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all of you at the Preparatory Meeting of Senior Officials for the Sixth [...]
Masimov K.K. “We create in Astana interregional and intersectoral office “Green Bridge”"
Greetings of Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Masimov K.K to participants of the 6th h Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development of Asia – Pacific region Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished participants, Dear friends! We are happy to host in our capital Astana such a representative forum – the Conference of Ministers of the Environment, [...]
Dr. Park Young-Woo: “The private sector has a crucial role to play in sustainable development”
Dr. Park Young-Woo, Regional Director, UNEP Regional Office for Asia and Pacific. CAREC-CARNET: The main message of the Conference is aimed at environmental and economic policy integration in the interests of sustainable development of the Asian-Pacific nations. What are the priority steps, in your opinion, that the countries of this region have to make – [...]
REMARKS BY DR. NOELEEN HEYZER
Press Conference REMARKS BY DR. NOELEEN HEYZER UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ESCAP Good afternoon. Thank you, Deputy Minister Eldana Sadvakassova for your warm words. I have come to Kazakhstan to open the Sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific. Attending this Conference are Ministers and [...]
A. Keltchewsky:”Regional cooperation and participation of civil society in the process of discussing and addressing environmental concerns – these are two important points that deserve attention”
The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, Ambassador Mr. Alexander Keltchewsky speaks about the plans of The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to participate in the Sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific (MCED-6), which will be held from September 27 to October 2, 2010 in [...]
On-line discussion on Civil Society and Business Forums at MCED-6
CAREC begins an on-line discussion: “Involving civil society and business community into “Green growth” policy promotion:Priorities, solutions, perspectives” The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) on the official MCED-6 website www.mced6.org starts the on-line discussion “Involving civil society and business community into “Green growth” policy promotion: Priorities, solutions, perspectives”. This on-line forum will be [...]
Registration prolongation
Attention! The Registration Terms for Exhibition and Conference participants are prolonged to the August, 27.