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OSCE Centre holds environmental summer camp for young people in Kazakhstan
ALMATY 11 July 2005
ALMATY, 11 July 2005 - Young people from several villages near the former nuclear test site of Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan are participating in a ten-day summer camp organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and a local NGO to learn about radiation safety and environmental issues.
From 9 to 19 July, the 25 young people - who are aged between 15 and 17 years - and several young motivated ecologists from Almaty will attend lectures on environmental education, learning about issues such as rules of behaviour when living in radiation-contaminated areas and the possibilities that lie in environmental tourism.
"The information campaign the OSCE Centre conducted last year in the Semipalatinsk region showed that information on radiation safety and environmental protection is very much needed. People in the region were very enthusiastic about it", said Ambassador Ivar Vikki, Head of the OSCE Centre.
"This is why we decided to continue this initiative and have selected young people as our target group. They are the future of the country".
The lectures are being conducted by an experienced environmental tutor with the help of a specially developed textbook. The young people will also undergo medical examination and, if needed, receive treatment.
The summer camp is organized by the OSCE Centre and the National Forum on Radioactive Protection and Ecology.
From 9 to 19 July, the 25 young people - who are aged between 15 and 17 years - and several young motivated ecologists from Almaty will attend lectures on environmental education, learning about issues such as rules of behaviour when living in radiation-contaminated areas and the possibilities that lie in environmental tourism.
"The information campaign the OSCE Centre conducted last year in the Semipalatinsk region showed that information on radiation safety and environmental protection is very much needed. People in the region were very enthusiastic about it", said Ambassador Ivar Vikki, Head of the OSCE Centre.
"This is why we decided to continue this initiative and have selected young people as our target group. They are the future of the country".
The lectures are being conducted by an experienced environmental tutor with the help of a specially developed textbook. The young people will also undergo medical examination and, if needed, receive treatment.
The summer camp is organized by the OSCE Centre and the National Forum on Radioactive Protection and Ecology.