There is sun in every child

Posted on March 30, 2024May 15, 2024 by zemzen

On March 30, the public organization “Yenme” held a sports and music marathon for children with special needs “There is sunshine in every child.” This creative event was timed to coincide with important dates – March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day and April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day.

On the site of the Bagtyyarlyk sports complex there was a festive atmosphere, the participants of which were not only families with children, but their friends, partners of the organization, dance groups and volunteers. The sports and music marathon includes practical dance master classes, an entertainment program, presentation of gifts to children, and a photo shoot. The uniqueness of each child is in his spontaneity and potential, which was demonstrated by each of the participants on this sunny day, because children are our future, and the health of children is the progress of the development of our country.

The goal of the event is to draw the attention of our society to these important dates and together create an inclusive society, and this directly depends on each of us. The public organization “Yenme” expresses gratitude to its partners, the management of the sports complex and all the volunteers.

In conclusion, I would like to note the good tradition of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat – organizing this kind of seminars on popular topics of partner organizations, and the topic of today’s seminar was initiated by the Nature Conservation Society of Turkmenistan.

A seminar on best practices to reduce methane emissions was held in Ashgabat

Posted on March 26, 2024May 13, 2024 by zemzen

On March 26, 2024, a seminar was held in the building of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat on the topic “Modern technologies for the disposal of methane-emitting organic waste: OSCE Best Practices”

The event brought together 21 people representing: the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, the NGO “Tebigi Kuvvat” enterprise, the Nature Conservation Society of Turkmenistan, the State Concern “Turkmengas”, teachers and students of the Turkmen Engineering and Technology University named after Oguzkhan, Turkmen Agricultural University named after S.A. Niyazov, as well as via video link between the Turkmen State University named after Magtymguly and the Turkmen Agricultural Institute in Dashoguz.

The entire seminar was dedicated to the presentation of Russian expert Vladimir Evgenievich Pinaev, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Safety and Product Quality Management of the Institute of Ecology of the Patrice Lumumba People’s Friendship University of Russia.

V.E. Pinaev shared Russian experience with colleagues from Turkmenistan in the aspect of environmental, technological recycling and degassing of old organic waste disposal sites.

In the second half of the seminar, the methodology for performing field experiments, as well as the process of converting landfill gas into energy, was discussed in detail.

After each session, the seminar facilitator allocated time for participants to ask questions to the presenter, who gave detailed answers taking into account the practice of the Russian Federation. Thus, questions were raised from the audience related to the effectiveness of environmental legislation regulating the accounting of methane emissions from industrial enterprises, the practice of waste management from water desalination facilities, the practice of recycling mercury-containing and plastic waste, the feasibility, from the point of view of energy and economic prospects, of environmental recycling of perennial waste in landfills and production of biogas from it, etc.

Visit of the OSCE Secretary General to Turkmenistan

Posted on March 6, 2024April 19, 2024 by zemzen

On March 4-6, the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Ms. Helga Schmid, visited Turkmenistan. During the stay program, on March 4, a meeting of the OSCE Secretary General and the Ministers of Environmental Protection of the Central Asian countries took place in Ashgabat, where topical issues of cooperation in such an important area as ecology were discussed, which will serve to intensify a fruitful dialogue in this area.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received OSCE Secretary General Ms. Helga Schmid on Tuesday, March 5. During the meeting, the head of state spoke in favor of carrying out work within the OSCE framework, including political, financial and environmental aspects, on using pipelines to bring Turkmen energy resources to the world market and transit.

Also, the high-ranking guest, finding time in her busy schedule of stay in Ashgabat, met in a narrow circle with some representatives of public organizations who shared their experience in environmental protection, youth education, improving the lives of people with disabilities, gender equality and the development of civil society in general.