Environment and Security

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Conclusions and outlook

sion-making on environmental and security issues, such as Aarhus centres positioned between the local Governments, civil society and the general public . A Public Environmental Information Centre was opened in Osh in 2004, and plans are underway for a similar centre in Khujand as well as possibly in the Uzbek part of the valley. The centres will also become natural platforms for disseminating ENVSEC information locally and stimulating feedback and support, for instance in connection with local projects such as as- sessment and management of industrial risks.

(not least through facilitating information exchange). This will also be a natural forum for discussing progress and priorities for the various ENVSEC operations. In addition ENVSEC will provide assistance to the environ- mental committees by developing a web portal about the Ferghana valley. It will compile local environmental data and information obtained from the numerous ENVSEC projects, and serve as a common information platform to initiate regular information exchange.

As before, UNDP and UNEP will encourage the involve- ment of local mass media in regional activities designed to

The OSCE will continue to facilitate the establishment of local public outlets to promote public participation in deci-

Summary of ENVSEC follow-up activities

Implementation

ENVSEC pillars

Leading or- ganisation

Countries of operation

Assess- ment

Capacity building

Policy dev- elopment

Addressing specific environment and security concerns

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UNDP & GEF

KYR, TAJ, UZB

Land and water resource management in the Upper Syr-Darya Basin

UNEP & MoE Italy

KYR, TAJ, UZB

Rapid environment and health risk assessment of industrial facilities and hazardous waste sites

NATO

KYR, TAJ, UZB

Uranium waste and tailings sites

UNDP

KYR, TAJ, UZB

Natural disaster preparedness for com- munities in high-risk districts

Strengthening institutions and transboundary dialogue

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OSCE, UNDP & UNEP

KYR, TAJ, UZB

Support for dialogue between local (provincial) environmental authorities

OSCE

KYR & TAJ, later UZB

Centres for public access to environ- mental information and involvement in decision-making

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UNDP & UNEP

KYR, TAJ, UZB

Support for environmental journalism (regional festivals and training)

KYR, TAJ, UZB

UNDP & UNEP

Regional web-portal

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UNDP

KYR & TAJ, later UZB

Environment and conflict early warning system