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UNDP news
| 10/05/2013 : Social Enterprise-Made Products at Korzinka.uz Supermarket Chain |  Korzinka.uz supermarket at Sergeli Block is planning to hold a grand ceremony to launch the Social Product program on May 15. Korzinka.uz supermarket chain shoppers will now be able to make their personal contribution to the development of social enterprises, creation of new jobs for people with disabilities, low-income women living in remote villages, and the revival of the national embroidery traditions by buying products with a ‘social product’ logo. more | |  |
| 07/05/2013 : If you are a student and you love nature - read further |  If you are a student and you love nature, if you would like to contribute to nature conservation and would like to do it by using an information graphic, you are invited to participate in infographic and caption/comment contests. more | |  |
| 19/04/2013 : How to Develop Ecotourism in the Lower Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve? |  Ecotourism is a form of tourism, in which visitors have an awareness of and interest in natural conservation, and which creates a local incentive for conserving natural areas by generating income through this activity. Why are these two components important? How to combine principles of business and natural conservation? But the most important is that if any person can be an ecotourist? more | |  |
| 15/03/2013 : Bringing Saigas to the Big Screen |  A cartoon about a saiga antelope will be premiered today. In past decades the world population of saiga antelopes declined by more than 95 percent, the highest rate of decline among mammals. The only area in Uzbekistan where saiga antelopes can come for winter is the Ustyurt plateau. The threat of their extinction was recognized by the nation in 2008, when they were included in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan as vulnerable and declining. more | |  |
| 07/03/2013 : UNDP received a commemorative medal from the Ministry of Emergency Situations |  For the past three years UNDP is working with the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of Uzbekistan to manage disaster risks and engage communities to better respond to disasters. To commemorate this partnership the MES awarded UNDP with a commemorative medal for continuous support and contribution to disaster risk reduction work in Uzbekistan. The medal was presented by the Minister of Emergency Situations - Tursinkhan Khudaybergenov.
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| 07/02/2013 : Mobile app for disaster risk reduction |  A new mobile app will help to raise public awareness on disasters and create a culture of action before, during and after different natural and man-made disasters. The mobile app is available for most popular platforms - IOS, Android and Java. more | |  |
| 07/01/2013 : Promoting environmentally sustainable economic growth |  While the Ustyurt plateau represents 16 per cent of Uzbekistan’s territory, containing significant hydrocarbon reserves and rich in biodiversity, however, the region’s ecosystems remain extremely fragile. This means that after oil–and-gas developments and other type of human (anthropogenic) interference in the region, the recovery of the plateau’s damaged ecosystems will take considerable time and effort. more | |  |
| 12/12/2012 : Every Drop Matters: Call for Proposals - EXTENDED till Dec.9, 2013 |  The Regional Water Partnership Initiative Every Drop Matters - an initiative by UNDP and Coca-Cola invites interested parties to submit the proposals from NGOs, community-based organisations and other cooperatives, and/or academic institutions to implement innovative projects on sustainable water supply, sanitation and hygiene, climate change adaptation, and awareness-raising for responsible water resource management. Please use the application form bellow enclosed to this call. Proposals should be submitted to the UNDP Uzbekistan by following address: #41/3, Mirabadskaya Street, 100015 Tashkent, Uzbekistan more | |  |
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