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Название: Объявления на англ. языке Главные Пункты: * Каспийский Региональный Тематический Центр по Биоразнообразию КЭП 12-14 сентября проводит в Атырау, Казахстан, семинар <Оценка Трансграничных Приоритетов по Биоразнообразию Каспийского Моря>. * Программы грантов IREX на исследования и сотрудничество по Черному и Каспийскому морям. Сумма гранта - до $25000. Заявки принимаются до 1 мая 2002 г. Дополнительная информация, форма заявки - на http://www.irex.org/programs/black-caspian-sea/index.htm. * Программы грантов IREX для ученых из СНГ старше 24 лет и имеющих 3-хлетний опыт работы в области предполагаемого исследования. Срок подачи заявок - 23 ноября 2001 г. Темы, требования к проектам, форма заявки и др. информация - на www.irex.org или www.irex.ru. * Общество ученых-болотоведов объявляет о начале конкурса грантов по Программе поддержки Рамсарской конвенции. Все заявки и итоговые продукты должны быть на английском языке. Срок подачи заявок - до 1 ноября 2001 г. Сумма гранта - до $5,000. Подробности, форма заявки: www.sws.org/regional/international/Ramsar.Support.Framework. * Центр изучения Центральной Азии и Кавказа (Иран) приглашает к участию в 9-ом Международном Семинаре <Каспийское море: Перспективы и Вызовы>, 22-23 декабря 2001 г., Тегеран, ученых и исследователей. Для участия необходимо представить тезисы по одной из тем: правовой статус Каспия, роль регионального сотрудничества в деле поддержания мира, стабильности и безопасности в Каспийском бассейне и др. Срок представления тезисов - до 22 ноября 2001 г. Контактная информация. * и др. сообщения. (17.09.2001) Полный Текст Объявления на англ. языке Объявления на англ. языке *** Dear Colleagues, The NATO Advanced Training Course "Prospects of Integration and Development of R&D and the Innovation Potential of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation Countries (BSEC)" will be held in Yalta, Ukraine, on 29-31 October. The details of the meeting are available at: http://www.projekte.org/yalta. Please read it and contact us to discuss a possible participation. Sincerely yours, Walter Leal Filho Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) *** Programme Coordination UnitRoom 108, 3rd entrance Government Building40 Uzeir Hadjibeyov St.Baku 370016, Azerbaijan Tel.: +994 12 97 17 85 +994 12 93 80 03 Fax: +994 12 97 17 86 E-mail: caspian@caspian.in-baku.com Web: http://www.caspianenvironment.org/ Press-Release 200/200.2/008 12 September 2001 THIRD REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIODIVERSITY The Caspian Regional Thematic Center (CRTC) for Biodiversity of the regional Caspian Environment Programme (CEP) will hold third regional workshop on assessment of transboudary priorities of the Caspian biodiversity in Atyrau, Kazakhstan on 12th, 13th and 14th of September. The workshop will discuss on the following issues: · Regional report on Caspian Biodiversity (discussion and approval) · Presentations of National Caspian Action Plans on Conservation of Caspian Sea Habitats · Impact of invasive species on Caspian biodiversity, in particular Mnemiopsis · CEP biodiversity database · Caspian Strategic Biodiversity Action Plan · Permanent Biodiversity Centre for Atyrau All the littoral countries participate in the Workshop on the level of experts. Representatives from the CEP's CRTC for Desertification and CRTC for Fisheries and Bioresources, as well as private sector in the face of bp Azerbaijan, Agip KCO, Chevron and Shell and local NGOs participate in the Workshop. Contact persons: Igor Mitrofanov, the Caspian Environment Programme, CRTC for Biodiversity, 77 Aitkee-Bi St., room 108, 4651010 Atyrau, Kazakhstan E-mail: igor@miv.almaty.kz Phone: + (76-31222) 2-82-17, 5-45-60 Fax: + (76-31222) 2-82-17, 5-45-60 Elina Farmanova, the Caspian Environment Programme, Programme Coordination Unit, Room 108, Government Building, 40 Uzeir Gadjibekov Street, Baku 370016 Azerbaijan, E-mail: efarmanova@caspian.in-baku.com Phone: + (99412) 97 17 85, 93 80 03 Fax: + (99412) 97 17 86 EIAN List *** IREX is pleased to announce its 2002-2003 grant opportunities for US scholars. For additional information and requirements for the programs, please visit the IREX web site. With funding from the United States Department of State (Title VIII Program and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs), National Endowment for the Humanities, The Starr Foundation, John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts, and its own Scholar Support Fund, IREX supports the following programs: CASPIAN SEA REGIONAL POLICY SYMPOSIUM IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, will hold a symposium for senior and junior US scholars to discuss a variety of political, economic, historical, and cultural topics related to the Caspian Sea Region. Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national competition. Applications must demonstrate a commitment to continued study, research, and work on and with the countries of the Caspian Sea Region. The symposium is scheduled for Spring 2002 in the Washington, DC area. Deadline: December 1, 2001 For more information please see the IREX web site at BLACK AND CASPIAN SEA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM Grants of up to $25,000 to a collaborative team of graduate and/or postgraduate scholars conducting research for up to one year, focusing on issues of practical relevance and current interest to academic, corporate, and policymaking communities. The collaborative team must consist of a minimum of three people: at least one US citizen or permanent resident and at least two citizens and current residents of two different countries of the Black and Caspian Sea region at the time of application. Deadline: May 1, 2002 For more information, please see the IREX web site at Eligibility requirements vary by program. Please contact IREX for applications and further information on these and other programs. Applications may be downloaded from the web sites. IREX 1616 H Street, NW 6th Floor Washington, DC 20006 Tel: 202-628-8188 Fax: 202-628-8189 E-mail: *** IREX is pleased to announce an open competition for the FSA Contemporary Issues Fellowship Program. The deadline for this application is November 23, 2001. The FSA Contemporary Issues Fellowship Program, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State, funded under the Freedom Support Act and administered by the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), provides opportunities for experienced professionals and specialists from the New Independent States (NIS) to conduct policy-oriented research in the United States for four months. This is a fully funded fellowship, covering travel, housing, stipend, medical insurance, and a professional development allowance. Fellowships are available to citizens of all 12 NIS countries, including: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. All applications must contain developed and focused research projects that are policy-driven and have practical application in the NIS. Research projects must address one of the five following categories: * Sustainable Growth and Economic Development of NIS Economies in Transition * Democratization, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law * Political, Military, Security, and Public Policy Issues * Strengthening Civil Society * Communications Revolution, and Access to Information Professionals eligible for the program include (but are not limited to) the following: government officials on the national, regional, and local level; leaders of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; library and information science specialists; public health administrators; economists; journalists; managers; ecologists; consultants; political analysts; foreign policy experts; lawyers; Internet specialists; and other practitioners. At the time of the deadline, applicants must be at least age 24 but no older than age 55, have an academic degree of diplom or above, have at least three years of professional experience in the topic of their research, and possess a level of English language proficiency adequate to conduct independent research in the United States. Other eligibility requirements apply. Refer to the program application for more details. Applications for the FSA Contemporary Issues Fellowship Program can be obtained and submitted by contacting IREX field offices and representatives in the NIS. Applications are also available at Educational Information Centers (EIC) and at Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) Public Access Sites throughout the NIS and can be downloaded from www.irex.org or www.irex.ru. _______________________________________________ IREX's IREX-L mailing list To (un)subscribe: http://info.irex.org/mailman/listinfo/irex-l *** Request for proposals to the Society of Wetland Scientists' Ramsar Support grant program The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) is soliciting proposals for their Ramsar Support Grant Program, which was established to advance Ramsar Convention objectives, including the selection, designation, management, and networking of Ramsar sites; and the promotion of Ramsar's Wise Use guidelines. Two to four projects are funded each year at a level of US $5,000 on a competitive basis as reviewed by a 4-member Evaluation Committee. Only applicants working on Ramsar-related activities in countries that are on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Development Assistance Committee (DAC) List of Aid Recipients are eligible to receive grants under this program, and priority is given to applicants from countries below the threshold for World Bank loan eligibility. (The OECD DAC List of Aid Recipients can be found in the internet at www.oecd.org/dac/htm/daclst2000.htm). Proposals for which Principal Investigators are not based in a DAC-eligible country or that request a significant portion of funds for international travel or institution overhead typically will not be awarded. SWS will only consider funding projects that will be completed in one calendar year. Proposals and end products must be in English. Grant guidelines and application forms can be found on the SWS web site at www.sws.org/regional/international/Ramsar.Support.Framework or you can request the guidelines and application form from Eric Gilman Society of Wetland Scientists International Chapter C/o National Audubon Society Living Oceans Program 2718 Napuaa Place Honolulu, HI 96822 USA E-mail: egilman@lava.net Phone: 808.988.1976 Fax: 808.988.1440 Applications must be received by 1 November 2001. SWS will announce decisions in December 2001, and will award funds soon thereafter. Previous Awards In 1999 SWS awarded a grant to the Wetlands International Cambodia and Mekong Programme to develop in-country expertise to monitor seagrass beds and coral reefs and to nominate a site to the Ramsar List, and to Dr. Eduardo M. da Silva of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, to support his efforts to nominate a wetland from the State of Bahia to the Ramsar List. Four grants were awarded in 2000, using $10,000 allocated by SWS, and matching funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of International Conservation. Mr. Paul Mafabi, Programme Coordinator of Uganda's National Wetlands Programme and Assistant Commissioner of the Wetlands Inspection Division of Uganda's Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, received a grant to develop and publish wetland wise use guidelines. Dr. Milan Valachovic of the Slovakia Institute of Botany received a grant to produce and publish the third volume of Plant Communities of Slovakia, Wetland Vegetation. Mr. Sergio Gabriel Domber, Manager of the Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca, received a grant to make improvements to the Laguna Blanca National Park Visitor Educational Center, train interpretive personnel, and prepare an educational pamphlet, in support of the Laguna Blanca National Park General Management Plan. And Mr. Edgar Gonzales of the Asociacion Kechua Aymara para la ConservaciСn de la Naturaleza y el Desarrollo Sostenible (ANDES) and Indigenous People's Biodiversity Network (IPBN), NGOs based in Peru, and Mr. Francesc Giro, Director of Fundacion Natura, an NGO based in Spain, received a grant to prepare a management plan for Huacarpay wetland as an initial step to lead to eventual designation of the site to the Ramsar List. Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) *** A distribution of: CentralAsia-L - Announcement List for Central Asian Studies CONF./CFP- Caspian Sea: Prospects and Challenges, Tehran, 22-23 Dec. 2001 Call for Papers The Ninth International Seminar on Central Asia and the Caucasus: The Caspian Sea; Prospects and Challenges 22-23 December 2001 Situated alongside ancient trade routes, the Caspian region has historically served as the crossroad of great civilizations. Within less than a decade that followed the Soviet disintegration, this region has assumed considerable strategic significance, attracting worldwide attention. At the present juncture, the stability and development of this region are threatened by competing economic, political, and strategic interests. It is beset by a plethora of unresolved ethnic and political conflicts. In this light, an evaluation of the impacts of various trends unfolding in the region will invariably affect the future of interactions and regional or international cooperation in this corner of the world. In the context of its triadic objectives of disseminating international relations literature, encouraging regional research and conducting studies on the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign policy, the Center for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus at the Institute for Political and International Studies will organize the Ninth International Seminar on Central Asia and the Caucasus in 22-23 December 2001 in order to contribute to the study of developments in the Caspian region. Against this backdrop, interested observers, academics, and researchers are invited to submit their articles on any of the following topics and participate in this gathering. 1st. The Caspian Region in the Contemporary International System 1. Evaluation of the Caspian Sea's Geopolitical Situation 2. Globalization: Impacts on the Caspian Sea 3. Role of Regional and International Organizations in the Caspian Region 4. Role of Multinationals in the Caspian Region 2nd. Role of Regional Cooperation in Maintaining Peace, Stability, and Security in the Caspian Zone 1. Evaluation of the Impact of Political Cooperation in Fostering Regional Peace, Stability, and Security in the Caspian Zone 2. Grounds for Economic Cooperation: Role in the Economic Development of the Countries of the Caspian Region 3. Evaluation of the Legal and Commercial Systems of the Countries of the Caspian Region 4. Obstacles to the Expansion of Trade and Business Ties among the Countries of the Caspian Region 5. Evaluation of Regional and International Rivalries: Question of Oil Pipeline Construction 6. Evaluation of Communication Routes in the Caspian Region (North-South Corridor and TRASICA) 7. Revival of the Silk Road: Impact on Regional Peace, Stability, and Security in the Caspian Zone 3rd. Political and Security Arrangements in the Caspian Region 1. Evaluation of the Repercussions of Militarization of the Caspian Sea: Impacts on the Security of the Regional Countries 2. Evaluation of the Role of Regional and Extra-regional Countries in the Security of the Caspian Region 3. Evaluation of Proposed Security Schemes and Arrangements in the Caspian Region 4. Evaluation of the Role of International and Regional Organizations in the Preservation of Peace and Stability in the Caspian Zone 4th. The Legal and Environmental Status of the Caspian Sea 1. Evaluation of the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea: Comparison with Other Lakes in the World 2. Evaluation of the Positions of the Littoral Countries on the Caspian Sea's Legal Regime on the Basis of International Norms and Regulations 3. Evaluation of the Legal Regime of the Caspian Sea on the Basis of the 1921 and 1941 Iran-Soviet Treaties 4. Determination of the Caspian Sea's Legal Regime: Probable Scenarios 5. Environment: Ways to Utilize Caspian Sea's Energy Resources 6. Environment: Ways to Utilize Marine Species in the Caspian Sea 7. Environmental Challenges in the Caspian Sea 8. Oil and Gas Transfer on the Caspian Seabed: Destructive Impacts on the Environment 5th. Evaluation of the Socio-Cultural Developments in the Countries of the Caspian Region 1. Evaluation of the Origins of Ethnic and Religious Conflicts in the Caspian Region (Crises in Karabakh, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Abkhazia, and-) 2. Evaluation of Security Threats in the Caspian Region (Religious Extremism, Illegal Migration, Drug Trafficking, and Terrorism) and Solutions to These Problems 3. Role of "Dialogue among Civilizations" in Restoring Peace, Stability, and the Encouragement of Cooperation among the Countries of the Caspian Region 6th. Iran and the Caspian Sea 1. Evaluation of Iran's Policies in the Caspian Region over the Past Decade: Guideline for the Future 2. A General Picture of the Iranian Foreign Policy in the Caspian Region 3. Iran's Role in the Transfer of Energy Resources in the Caspian Region 4. Iran's Role in the Development of the Communication Routes of the Countries of the Caspian Region Interested observers, researchers, and academics are hereby invited to submit a one-page abstract on any of the foregoing topics to the Secretariat of the Seminar by 22 November 2001. Acceptance of the article abstract will be formally announced subsequent to its receipt. Incoming articles will be evaluated by the Seminar's Screening Committee. Address: Center for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus Institute for Political and International Studies P.O. Box : 19395/1793 Shahid Aghaie St. Shahid Bahonar Avenue Tehran, Iran Tel: 2802671-75 Fax: 2802649 Email: ipis@dre-mfa.gov.ir Web Site: http://www.dre-mfa.gov.ir Sincerely yours, The conference secretariat IPIS (Institute for Political and International Studies) Tel: (+98) 21 2802671-5 Fax: (+98) 21 2802649 P.O. Box: Iran, Tehran ,19395/1793 |