As Mongolian Government is steering the discussion about the proposed dams in Lake Baikal – Selenge River basin from energy security to national water crisis it is important for civil society groups and independent researchers to collect and use for good available information on effective water management solutions and efficient …
A Baikal seal on Lake Baikal. By Per Harald Olsen – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0. London-listed En+ Group published its 2017 financial results with revenues exceeding USD 12 billion and “environmental provision” of mere USD 3 million. On the same day James Cusick questioned. In openDemocracy UK the behavior …
by SERGEY SHAPKHAEV External threats and their perceptions tend to reflect differences between a society’s various segments and groups—which, in turn, stem from problems on local, regional or global levels. Certain problems can provoke public discontent and often require legislative regulation by the state. However, even in countries with …
A proposal to divert Siberian lake water to China’s arid northwest meets with opposition, writes Eugene Simonov for the China Dialogue Lake Baikal in Russia holds 20% of the earth’s freshwater supplies and harbours at least 2,500 species, most of them found nowhere else (Image: Eugene Simonov) Prologue If …
The first time a UN regional body established explicit cooperative program to facilitate sustainable development on the New Silk Road (OBOR). And we are happy to see that UNESCAP Secretary clearly outlines key obvious problems already challenging implementation of the OBOR Initiative: lack of multilateral decision-making mechanisms and unsustainable …
Paris Climate Agreement or Silk Road Initiative – according to Nursultan Nazarbayev -all major strategies are not comprehensive enough to advance development and deal with environmental challenges. He timely suggested to build a holistic global roadmap for green economy. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has suggested mapping out the …
