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Название: Материалы на английском языке Главные Пункты: * BP/Amoco профинансировала издание книг для школьников: <Прекрасный мир Каспия> и <Экологический атлас> * Анонс конференции для НКО Каспия, май 2000 * Анонс конференции ГУУАМ: Транспортировка и коммуникации, Киев, июнь 2000 (29.12.1999) Полный Текст Материалы на английском языке ********** ISAR/AZERBAIJAN: INITIATIVE FOR SOCIAL ACTION AND RENEWAL IN EURASIATHIRD SECTOR NEWSINFORMATION BULLETIN News and Information on Third Sector Development in AzerbaijanNOVEMBER 1999No 21Children and the CaspianThe British-American company BP/Amoco has produced a wonderful present to Azerbaijani schoolchildren. The company published colorful books entitled the Wonderful World of the Caspian and Ecological Atlas, as well as colored posters. The presentation of this material took place at a ceremony at Baku's ecological lyceum, well known for its traditions and achievements in ecological education of children. It was very pleasant to find oneself in a decorated hall with adults and children talking heatedly about the ecology of the Caspian. Attending the meeting were scientists - professors Abdul Kasymov and Rafik Kasumov. They stressed the unique nature of the Caspian and touched upon its flora and fauna. The audience listened intently to the representatives of BP's environmental protection department Faik Askerov and Yuliy Zaytsev who discussed industrial development of the Caspian and nature-protection activity of their company. Yuliy Zaytsev assured the audience that in 2000 the department is planning to publish the book in Azeri as well as issue new interesting books. The audience's questions were far from purely children's ones and touched upon the importance of ecological stability and monitoring of the sea, sources of financing of ecological projects, etc. The children voiced their readiness to take part in ecological monitoring with the company.In addition, representatives from the following NGOs attended the ceremony: Green Movement of Azerbaijan, Children's Ecological Organization Azerbaijan in the 21 Century, and the Youth Ecological Movement. Those present underscored NGO's role, especially children's organizations, in resolving many of society's problems. Thus, the manager of BP/Amoco's ecological department, Faik Askerov, called upon the children to be actively involved in the environmental movement, develop projects and raise their voice in support of nature. The representative of the company see NGOs as an effective force to lead all strata of the population into more active involvement in public life including collaboration with BP/Amoco and other companies. The NGO sector and the public should thank the oil company for its noble action toward the welfare of our children. Irada GuliyevaAzerbaijan in the 21st Century **************** CFP/CONFERENCE- GUUAM: Transportation and communications, Kyiv, June 2000 PRELIMINARY ANOUNCEMENT From: The Ukrainian Association of Middle East Studies and the National Institute for Ukrainian-Russian Relations. 31 Dec. 1999 CALL FOR PAPERS GUUAM: problems and prospects for development of transportation and communication corridors Conference Crimea, Ukraine, June (the exact date will be specified later), 2000 Graduate students, faculty and independent scholars are invited to submit abstracts of papers on Central Asian, Caucasus and Ukraine security and international cooperation issues (i.e. in the framework of GUUAM). Central Asia is defined, for the purpose of this conference as the area including former Soviet republics: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan. Caucasus includes only Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Abstracts up to two pages are due April 20, 2000. Abstracts are expected to be comprehensive and publishable - a collection of abstracts of papers selected will be published by the date of the conference. Please, indicate your mailing address, E-mail address and telephone/fax number. Notifications of acceptance will be sent to the authors of accepted papers on May 10, 2000. Accommodation will be provided. Negotiations with potential donors are underway for the possible continuation of the project (a conference in either Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan), which will assume a general title "From Carpathians to Altai: regional cooperation and secu rity systems". Subjects (preliminary) of the other two conferences will be: - Regional models for cooperation and security in the Central Asia Tashkent (Uzbekistan); - Regional models for cooperation and security in Caucasus (Baku, Azerbaijan). Please send abstracts to: Parakhonsky Boris National Institute for Ukrainian-Russian Relations Council of National Security and Defense of Ukraine Ukraine, 252133 Kyiv, Kutuzov str. 18/7 Tel.: 380 (044) 295-4677 Fax.: 380 (044) 294-8135 E-mail: par@niurr.gov.ua Danilov Serge Association of Middle East Studies Ukraine, Kyiv-1, P.O. Box B-397 Tel.: 380 (044) 229-0772 E-mail: uames@gilan.uar.net The Ukrainian Association of Middle East Studies is an academic NGO while the National Institute for Ukrainian-Russian Relations is a major government research organization subordinated to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. ********** CFP- Seeking Civil Society: Environmental NGOs in the Caspian, May 2000 Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Caspian Sea region has gained economic, political as well as environmental significance. The environmental non-governmental organizations that have emerged and presently operate in the Caspian region (Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Iran) address issues resulting from the past decade's neglect of environmental issues in the sea's basin. At Columbia University's Caspian Project, we plan to organize in New York a conference providing a forum for representatives of various environmental NGOs in the Caspian region to discuss the role of these organizations and their contribution to the building of a civil society in their states. It is anticipated that the conference will be held early May 2000. If interested, please email an abstract by January 31, 2000 to: Pardis Minuchehr (pm50@columbia.edu) or Peter Sinnott (pjs7@columbia.edu) |