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FIRST ROUND TABLE
DISCUSSION
Dear Colleagues,
The Caspian Environment Programme (CEP) has
organised its first Round Table Discussion yesterday. The discussion has been
dedicated to the Caspian Sea issues, its Deterioration and Recovery.
14 leading officials from environmental bodies, the
State Committee for Ecology and Environment Protection, the Azerbaijani Academy
of Science, the Azerbaijani Institute of Fish Industry, businesses, SOCAR, BP
and Statoil, leading environmental NGOs, IWACO and CEP, and 10 observers from
UNDP and local press have raised and discussed the Caspian Environment
problems.
The Round Table Discussion has been organised
jointly by the CEP and the state Radio / TV company with the purpose of
addressing issues relating to the Caspian Sea environment, promoting public
awareness about international and national efforts toward recovering and
rehabilitation of the Caspian Sea environment, and strengthening cooperation
between participants attending the discussion. The participants have discussed
the Eco-condition of the Caspian Sea, emphasizing the Baku Bay and the
Azerbaijani coastal zone, Pollution and deterioration of the Caspian environment
and its resources, Recovery and rehabilitation of the Caspian Environment, and
Public involvement in solving environmental issues.
The Round Table Discussion has been recorded and
will be broadcasted in Russian on November 25 and 28th, between 7.30 - 8.00 P.M.
and 3.10 - 3.40 P.M. correspondingly through radio FM 103.
The opinions expressed by the Round Table
Discussion participants do not necessarily coincide with the official opinion of
the Caspian Environment Programme.
Best wishes
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