Project title
|
Environmental Education for Affected Communities
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Summary: Communities living
close to a former nuclear weapons testing site in the Semipalatinsk
region of Kazakhstan will be informed about hazards.
|
| Project code |
PECE-01 |
| Lead partner |
Natural Resources Institute |
| Other partners |
Mouchel Parkman Services Ltd, EcoMuseum, The
Co-ordination Committee of the Semipalatinsk Programme in the
Internal Policy Department of the Semipalatinsk Akimat, Social
and Economic Research Associates |
| Project duration |
Apr 05 - March 06 |
| Location |
Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
| Purpose |
To inform Communities living close to a former
nuclear weapons testing site about the hazards they face when
using certain contaminated environments. More than 450 nuclear
weapons have been exploded in the area since 1949. |
| Themes |
Education for sustainable development, municipal
and community capacity building and public participation |
| Funding |
Defra £13,600; private sector: £13,600 |
Further information/
progress |
Mid Term
Report (November 2005) (PDF,
10 KB) |
| Contact |
Mike Holland, Natural
Resources Institute
m.d.holland@gre.ac.uk |
Partners
for Environmental Cooperation in Europe 