On February 3, Nur-Sultan hosted CAREC NGO Day in Kazakhstan, dedicated to the first republican eco-gathering of social activists and volunteers of the country dedicated to addressing environmental issues, climate change and sustainable development.
On February 3, in Nur-Sultan, by the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan in cooperation with the CAREC Country Office in Kazakhstan, as part of the Year of Volunteers, with the support of the World Bank project “Program for Adaptation to Climate Change and Mitigation of Its Consequences in the Aral Sea Basin” (CAMP4ASB) the First Republican rally of eco-activists, social activists and volunteers was held to address environmental issues, climate change and sustainable development.
The date for the celebration of this day was not chosen by chance: on this day, February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar (Mazenderan Province) the “Convention on Wetlands” was signed. This document is better known as the Ramsar Convention.
Authors:
Pohl, Benjamin, Annika Kramer, William Hull, Sabine Blumstein, Iskandar Abdullaev, Jusipbek Kazbekov, Tais Reznikova, Ekaterina Strikeleva, Eduard Interwies, Stefan Görlitz
