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 Nine New Municipalities Certified for ‘Enhanced Disaster Resilience’
Recently, nine municipalities were certified by USAID’s Preparedness and Planning program for “enhanced disaster resilience” in acknowledgement of the progress these municipalities have made in increasing disaster management capacities... Read More ...
Related Items: Serbia, Environment
 Border Inspectors Learn Identify, Intercept Plant Pests and Diseases
USAID’s Trade and Investment Reform Support Program (TIRSP) in Azerbaijan and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the Government of Azerbaijan, conducted a four-day “Border Inspection Training for Plant Health” workshop on September 23, 2008... Read More ...
Related Items: Azerbaijan, Environment
 USAID Partner Community in RFE Wins Quality of Life Contest
Topolevo, one of 16 communities receiving funding through USAID’s Community Development Support Program (CDSP), recently won first prize in a national contest for rural municipalities on healthy environment and quality of life... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia, Environment
 Alchevsk Study Tour Learns Waste Management Best Practices
Ten Alchevsk residents recently returned from a U.S. tour sponsored by the USAID Community Connections Program, ready to help their hometown to implement the best waste management practices they’ve learned... Read More ...
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 Italy Joins Partnership to Develop Balkan Region
With the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Rome on July 17, Italy joined the U.S. and Greece in an innovative public-private partnership to stimulate sustainable economic growth, energy security... Read More ...
Related Items: Business Development, Energy, Infrastructure, Environment
 U.S.-Greece MoU to Expand Investment in Renewable Energy, Conservation
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on May 23, 2008, between Greece and the U.S. represents a "significant investment in renewable energy and conservation" in the member states of the Energy Community of Southeast Europe... Read More ...
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 Exchange Spurs Environmental Health Activism in Georgia
USAID’s Community Connections (CC) program alumnus Karlo Amirgulashvili, head of the Georgian Nature Lovers Society, credits his three-week CC visit to Ohio with helping him understand the importance of raising community awareness... Read More ...
Related Items: Georgia, Environment
 Photo Exhibition Draws Attention to South Caucasus Water Issues
The “Water Without Borders” photo contest, held in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, was recently organized by the USAID South Caucasus Water Program and Eurasia Partnership Foundation to draw public attention to transboundary water issues... Read More ...
Related Items: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Environment
 Armenia Pilots Water Resources Coding
The development of a national water resources registry and water resources coding system are among the key achievements of USAID’s Program for Institutional and Regulatory Strengthening of Water Management in Armenia... Read More ...
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 U.S. Embassy Joins Local Volunteers to Make Stara Zagora Greener
On April 5, US embassy staff, American soldiers and hundreds of local volunteers planted 15,000 trees as part of the “Let’s Save the Forest” initiative in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria... Read More ...
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 USAID, U.S. Forest Service Partner with Krasnoyarsk Regional Administration
During a U.S. Forest Service (USFS) visit to Krasnoyarsk February 22–March 4, 2008, USFS representatives agreed with USAID and the Krasnoyarsk Krai Administration to add a new program component assessing opportunities... Read More ...
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 Harmonizing Water Quality Monitoring in the South Caucasus
The USAID South Caucasus Water Program is facilitating the harmonization of water-quantity and water-quality monitoring capabilities among Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia... Read More ...
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 U.S. Offers Disaster Relief, Support to Serbia’s First Responders
The U.S. recently provided humanitarian assistance to flood victims and protective equipment for Serbia’s firefighters through USAID’s Preparedness and Planning Program... Read More ...
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 Kosovo Cleans Up
On January 15, USAID/Kosovo Mission Director Michael Farbman visited three garbage clean-up sites in Mitrovice/a, Skenderaj/Srbica, and Vushtrri/Vucitrn accompanied by the mayors of the respective municipalities... Read More ...
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 Children Play Key Role in Recycling Project
Understanding the importance of a clean environment begins at an early age. This is why children are the primary target audience for the USAID/Macedonia Plastic Recycling Project’s outreach campaign... Read More ...
Related Items: Macedonia, Environment
 “Ecological islands” to Clear Streets of Recyclable Waste
The USAID Plastic Recycling project, through public-private partnerships, has been setting up a program to collect and process recyclable plastic bottles, and to turn recycling into a viable business in Macedonia... Read More ...
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 Women Foster Regional Cooperation, Environmental Stewardship
A small town and copper mining site in the north of Armenia, Akhtala is situated on the left bank of the Debed River, which streams its waters to Georgia feeding the Kura, the largest watercourse in the South Caucasus... Read More ...
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 Project Yields Much-Need Jobs, Cleaner Communities
Men wearing orange uniforms have been circling around the town of Skenderaj/Srbica, Kosovo, transforming it into a more beautiful place to live. The activity is part of a USAID initiative to assist with cleaning up... Read More ...
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 River Basin Serves as Classroom for Environmental Education
Until this summer, high school students in the town of Belokan, Azerbaijan on the country’s border with Georgia, never knew that spending a bright summer day on the river can be not only fun, but also a scientific experience... Read More ...
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 Water Program Boosts Harvests, Earns Official Praise
On September 13, 2007, the Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan met with members of seven USAID-supported water user associations... Read More ...
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 Kotor Cleans Up with USAID Support
As Montenegro seeks to develop its economy with an emphasis on tourism, the preservation of the “wild beauty” that attracts visitors must be given priority consideration... Read More ...
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 Viewers Tune In to Televised Water Discussions
In June 2007, USAID’s South Caucasus Water Program organized a television show to highlight regional water issues. This marks the first time that senior government officials from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia participated in a televised discussion... Read More ...
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 Composting for a Cleaner Bulgaria
The Bulgarian government has passed new legislation making widely used, improvised dumpsites at village outskirts illegal. Local governments have been charged with finding new ways to collect and dispose of household waste... Read More ...
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 U.S. Donation Helps Macedonia Battle Wildfires
The U.S. Government, through USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), provided fire-fighting equipment valued at $50,000 to aid the Government of Macedonia (GOM) in responding to extensive wildfires burning... Read More ...
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 South Caucasus Water Issues Receive Growing Media Interest
Water does not recognize political boundaries, a fact for the South Caucasus region, where the countries are tightly linked geopolitically, historically, culturally, and economically... Read More ...
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 South Caucasus Leaders Commit to Regional Water Cooperation
The USAID South Caucasus Water Program recently organized a workshop dedicated to the monitoring and forecasting of water resources in the South Caucasus. Harmonizing monitoring procedures and facilitating data exchange... Read More ...
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 U.S. Humanitarian Aid Reaches Villages after Natural Disaster
Mercy Corps is implementing a USAID-funded Direct Assistance Program (DAP) in the Rasht Valley, a highly mountainous area in the northern region of Tajikistan a very fragile environment that is prone to natural disasters... Read More ...
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 Campaigns Teach Public to Protect Environment
Over the past year, the USAID-funded Water User Association Support Program (WUASP) implemented by Winrock International organized 14 campaigns on “How to avoid pollution in canals” at local schools... Read More ...
Related Items: Tajikistan, Environment
 Orchard Management Project Promotes Organic Methods
In March, 40 agricultural service providers graduated from the first phase of a 12-month training provided through the Home Orchard Protection Project. The Project is implemented by USAID’s Collaborative Development Initiative... Read More ...
Related Items: Kyrgyzstan, Environment
 Environmental Pollutants Finally Marked for Removal
For Stepan Vasylechko, head of the Syanky Village Council, December 2006 was the moment he tasted victory. After six years of struggle, it was finally decided at that time that 13 tons of unusable hazardous pesticides... Read More ...
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 Azerbaijani Community Takes Ownership of Environmental Issue
There is an Azerbaijani proverb that says: “Every man must build a house, bring up a son and plant tree plant in his life”. In Azerbaijan, taking care of nature and one’s family is part of life... Read More ...
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 Exchange Alumna Creates Path for Environmental Studies
Gulheyran Rahimova, Head of International Academic Education Programs at Baku State University, drew upon her experience in the USAID-funded Community Connections program to create a partnership with Jackson State University... Read More ...
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 Tourists Gain Access to Montenegro's Wild Beauty
The mountainous region in the north of the country is a perfect example of the wild beauty Montenegro proudly promotes in its global tourism campaign... Read More ...
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 Montenegro Looks to the Sky for Tourism Opportunities
With an unsurpassed diversity of terrain, including an abundance of unspoiled natural areas,
Montenegro, and in particular the Skadar lake region, is a haven for a spectacular variety of birds throughout the year... Read More ...
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 Floating Mill Restored to Life
During the last century, over 90 river mills were used to grind corn, wheat and rye for entire villages on the Mura river, located in northern Croatia. By 1980, this local tradition disappeared all together... Read More ...
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 Croatian Climate Station Bears Fruit
Like many farmers around the world, fruit growers in the City of Velika Gorica, situated near Zagreb, struggle with adverse conditions that affect production and quality such as heavy rain, hail, frost, insects and plant diseases... Read More ...
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 USAID, EuroChem Establish Global Development Alliance
On May 23, 2006, USAID/Russia Director Terry Myers and EuroChem Administrative Director Kirill Kravchenko signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Global Development Alliance (GDA)... Read More ...
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 USAID Partner Reaches Out to Romanian Flood Victims
When the mayor of Ostrov requested aid for 423 local flood victims, USAID implementing partner CHF International (CHF) leapt into action, gathering food and necessities valued at... Read More ...
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 Environmental Protection Project Brings Tajik Communities Together
Recently, USAID’s Peaceful Community Initiative, implemented by Mercy Corps, completed a project to plant 4,400 new trees in public spaces in Hurmi and Sughd Oblasts... Read More ...
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 USAID Provides Support to the Flooded Areas near the Danube
Since April 12, 2006, the Danube River has flooded several settlements on the Bulgarian side of the river causing damage similar in size and economic impact to the devastations from last year... Read More ...
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 Students Headed for a Career in Forestry Learn How to Control Illegal
Logging
On April 2-6, 2006, the Russia Far East Forest Certification Center, under the auspices of USAID’s FOREST Project, held an educational public hearing... Read More ...
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 Sasyk Estuary Experiences “Rebirth,” Thanks to Ukrainian NGO
“During Soviet times, one had two things to fear – militarization and meliorism.” This bitter joke comes from Iryna Vykhrystiuk, leader of Vidrodzhennya (Rebirth)... Read More ...
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 USAID-Funded NGOs Lead a Successful Environmental Advocacy
Campaign
A public advocacy campaign by the Karaganda Civil Society Support Center (CSSC) EcoCenter and the NGO Reflection has recently resulted in a government decision to delay the construction... Read More ...
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 Protecting the Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains are a unique 1,500-kilometer ecosystem stretching across seven European countries, including Ukraine... Read More ...
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 Campaign Helps Saves “Human Fish” from Extinction
Most locals call it the “human fish.” But unlike humans, the Triton Salamandar can be found on only a tiny sliver of the earth—Prokosko Lake near Fojnica in BiH.... Read More ...
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 U.S. Government Receives 2005 Benefactor of the Year Award for Work in
Bulgaria
The Benefactor Foundation presented the US Government and US Agency for International Development with a 2005 Benefactor of Bulgaria Award for assistance and support to the Bulgarian people during the floods of 2005... Read More ...
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 World Wild Fund Launches Forest Law Website
In October 2005, USAID’s FOREST II project, in cooperation with WWF Moscow office, launched a website dedicated to the development of Russia’s new Forest Code... Read More ...
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Khabarovskiy Kray Applies New Fire Prevention Advocacy Knowledge
Khabarovsk region has suffered from many forest fires during this year; the south-east and central part of the region have been damaged by large forest fires... Read More ...
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 USAID Provides $2.5 Million to Romania in Continuing Flood Relief
On August 11, 2005, U.S. Embassy Charge D’Affaires Mark Taplin traveled to the village of Crampoia to meet Mayor Ilie Ciobanu as part of a flood relief program implemented by USAID... Read More ...
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 U.S. Responds To Romania Flood Disaster
Two persons were killed and thousands of others displaced when extreme flooding wreaked havoc in Romania in late April. More than 3,700 homes were damaged and $7.5 million in crops ravaged as a result of this disaster... Read More ...
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 USAID Yields Productive Models for Non-Timber Forest Product Training in the Russian Far East
During the month of February, the Russian Far East (RFE) Association of Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) Producers and the Khabarovskiy Krai Bee-Keepers Society jointly organized special courses... Read More ...
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 Eco-Tourism Expands To Russia’s Far East
During January 18-30, 2005, USAID’s Enhanced Small and Medium Enterprise Development (ESD) Project led a team of six company representatives from Russian Far East (RFE) eco-tourism companies located... Read More ...
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