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The Tehran Convention A: Overview The Caspian Sea is a unique natural reservoir on our planet. It is a land locked water body located between two major parts of the Eurasian continent. The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest land locked reservoir, covering an area of 392,600 km2 with its surface lying 27 meters below sea level (according to the Baltic elevation system). Its size is …
Working together for the resilience of the Caspian Sea - UNEP
2024年11月18日 · The Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed body of water on Earth, is under siege from the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature, land and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste. By the end of this century, the Caspian Sea’s water levels could plummet by up to 18 meters.
Environmental cooperation for the Caspian Sea - UNEP
The Caspian sturgeon and the rare fresh water seal are among the most famous of the over 400 species that are endemic to the Caspian Sea. The vast river system and extensive wetlands attract millions of migrating birds and are the habitat of diverse flora and fauna. The Caspian basin is also rich in oil and gas.
Scientific Conference on Climate Change in the Caspian Sea …
2021年10月28日 · The "Scientific Conference on Climate Change in the Caspian Sea Region” will be held virtually from 27 to 28 October 2021. The event is organized under the auspices of the Coordinating Committee on Hydrometeorology and Pollution Monitoring of the Caspian Sea (CASPCOM), and the Interim Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of …
Caspian Sea State of the Environment Report - UNEP
2011年2月8日 · This State of the Caspian Sea Environment Report should be seen and considered as a first try out and starting point towards the creation of a shared environmental information system promoting and securing data collection, monitoring, analysis, harmonization and public communication in support of full implementation of the Tehran Convention and its …
Caspian littoral states agree to start neighbourhood watch for the ...
2018年7月20日 · The Caspian Sea is one of the world’s largest hydrocarbon reserves 20 July 2018 –Moscow , Russia : Littoral countries to the Caspian Sea have made a groundbreaking commitment to evaluate the likely impact that development projects will have on the environment in each other’s states.
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the Caspian Sea
2002年3月3日 · This Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) is a scientific and technical assessment, through which the water-related environmental issues and problems of the Caspian Sea region have been identified and quantified, their causes analyzed and their impacts, both environmental and economic, assessed. The analysis involves an identification of causes and …
New e-portal for the protection of the Caspian marine …
2018年11月8日 · Six years later, the Caspian countries have been provided with an enhanced version with a broader data base and an expanded array of tools. “The Caspian Environmental Information Center is a portal that is a kind of library where you can find information related to the Caspian environment, biodiversity, monitoring, the economic potential of ...
Regional Seas Programme | UNEP - UNEP - UN Environment …
With 5 decades of work and cooperation towards the protection of the marine and coastal environment, the Regional Seas Programme is an action-oriented programme that implements region-specific activities, bringing together stakeholders including Governments, scientific communities, civil societies, indigenous people, local communities and the youth to “address …
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Environmental cooperation for the Caspian Sea; Helping countries leapfrog to a green economy; Landscape and sustainable land management in Georgia ; Phasing out lead paint; Powering an eye on the environment for Central Asia ; The environment and global security ‘Vanishing Treasures’ – protecting vulnerable mountain species