Goal 13: Climate action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Climate change affects every country on every continent. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, weather events are becoming more extreme and greenhouse gas emissions are now at their highest levels in history.
Climate change is a global challenge that does not respect national borders and requires solutions that need to be co-ordinated at the international level. Once considered to be a purely environmental issue, climate change is increasingly being included as an inherent element of national and international security agendas. It is seen as a threat multiplier that exacerbates existing threats to security and environmental stress, adding to pressures that can push the responsive capacities of governments to their limits. The OSCE creates awareness of the security implications of climate change and supports the development and implementation of transboundary climate change adaptation strategies.
2nd Edition of OSCE Scholarship Programme for Young Women in Renewable Energy
To support young women’s early careers in the renewable energy sector, the OSCE is proud to announce the second edition of the fully-funded scholarship for the Master’s programme in Strategic Management of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The scholarship will support female applicants from
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Launch of OSCE E-Learning Course on Renewable Energy, Energy Transition and Energy Efficiency in Central Asia
Central Asia, with its untapped renewable energy potential, can make a major contribution to the green energy revolution. To meet this potential, Central Asian countries have prioritized the need to invest in an enabled workforce. Against this background, the OSCE has launched an E-learning course
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Mitigating Climate Change Threats to the Energy Sector in the OSCE Region
Wed, 2024-02-07 13:27 Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Stock photo July 2023 December 2025 Austria Germany Italy Poland United States Argonne National Laboratory Giulia Manconi Senior Energy Security Adviser Environmental Co-operation OSCE Secretariat Office:
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Impact of the Afghan crisis on the environment, water and energy in Central Asian regions bordering Afghanistan
Document - Study / report - Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Education, Cross-dimensional, Energy security, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Gender equality, Cross-dimensional, Water management, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Youth, Cross-dimensional
Environmental Protection
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina addresses environmental challenges by working with the authorities and civil society in a wide range of areas. The Mission’s priorities in this field include improving public access to information and participation in decision-making affecting the environment, strengthening the capacities of the BiH Aarhus Centres and other relevant CSOs, and training justice sector professionals and future lawyers on environmental law. The Mission also supports local-level efforts that strengthen inter-municipal co-operation and directly involve citizens in protecting the environment.
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Document - Factsheet - OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina - Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension, Environmental good governance, Environmental activities, Economic and environmental dimension
Co-operation in the Shar/ Šara Mountains and Korab Massif area
Scoping study on addressing shared climate-related security challenges and strengthening resilience
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The OSCE-GWNET Mentoring Program on Empowering Central Asian Women in Renewable Energy
To empower women as agents of change in the energy transition, in 2022 the OSCE and GWNET launched the very first mentoring program supporting Central Asian women employed in this increasingly important sector for the economies of the region. Following a competitive selection process, 30 women professionals now engage regularly with mentors from all over the world to discuss the challenges they face in the energy sector and identify best ways to address them and advance their careers. We asked them what challenges they face as women professionals in the energy sector, why it is important to advance women’s participation in this industry, and how the OSCE program is unlocking their potential as sustainable energy Ambassadors in Central Asia.
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Strengthening Responses to Security Risks from Climate Change in South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia
Mon, 2022-07-04 15:57 Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities November 2018 December 2026 EUR 4,968,164 Andorra Austria Czech Republic Finland France Germany Italy Japan Liechtenstein Luxembourg Norway Poland Slovenia Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States
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Promoting women’s economic empowerment in the energy sector in Central Asia
Mon, 2022-04-04 11:26 women, gender, economic empowerment, central asia Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office Promoting women’s economic empowerment in the energy sector in Ce Promoting women’s economic
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E-learning on Gender Mainstreaming in Water Governance
The e-learning “Gender Mainstreaming in Water Governance” is based on the guidance document “Gender Mainstreaming in Water Governance in Central Asia” and aims to provide a preliminary introduction to gender mainstreaming in water governance in an engaging manner. The course results particularly
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