Moldova

Kalenderblad Mei

Posted on May 31, 2010.

In Moldavië werkt Rodica Iordanov aan het
herstellen van vervuilde grond met behulp van
planten als pompoen en courgette.
Zie kalenderblad mei.

Training of Trainers workshop on Obsolete Pesticides-Invitation to apply

Posted on October 30, 2009.

Within the project  Capacity Building on Obsolete and POPs Pesticides in Eastern European Caucasus and Central Asian Countries a Training of Trainers on Obsolete Pesticides Inventory, Environmental Risk Assessment and Safeguarding will be organised in Minsk, from 18-19 January 2010. Milieukontakt is a partner within this GEF FAO project, as well as IHPA, Green Cross [...]

Ukrainan Obsolete Pesticides: A timebomb for Ukraine and Moldova

Posted on October 2, 2009.

BRNO, Czech Republic, Sept. 23 /CNW/ – According to Milieukontakts Partner IHPA (the International HCH and Pesticides Association) the health of at least 7 million inhabitants in Moldavia and Ukraine is seriously threatened by a stock of old pesticides. IHPA calls for fast EU action to disarm this ‘biggest chemical time bomb of Europe’. This [...]

International Training Programme ”Local Environmental Management in Urban Areas”

Posted on March 3, 2009.

Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia and Kosovo have been invited to nominate candidates to the above mentioned programme scheduled to take place September 7 – 25, 2009. The training is administered by SIPU International AB (www.sipuinternational.se).
International Training Programmes (ITP) are organised by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). These [...]

Volkskrant bericht over opslag van Pesticides

Posted on December 29, 2008.

Op 20 december is een bericht verschenen van de hand van Sacha Kester in de Volkskrant, gebaseerd op interviews met Sandra Molenkamp, Wouter Pronk en John Vijgen, met als titel : Sovjet-Unie liet giftige erfenis na.
Hieronder vindt u een quote van dit artikel:
Duizenden tonnen gif liggen onbeschermd in landen van de voormalige Sovjet-Unie, de bevolking [...]

Milieukontakts pesticidenproject in Villa VPRO

Posted on October 20, 2008.

Maar liefst 300.000 ton landbouwgif liggen onveilig opgeslagen in de voormalige Soviet Republieken en bedreigen de leefomgeving van de lokale bevolking. Milieukontakt vindt dat dat niet kan en helpt mee met het opruimen van deze chemicalien.
Het programma “Villa VPRO” interviewde Wouter Pronk
In De Ervaring Van praten we met Wouter Pronk, projectleider van Milieukontakt International. Hij [...]

Milieuhelden Campaign starts September 26th

Posted on September 23, 2008.

September 26th 2008, Milieukontakt will officially start the campaign to attract more supporters for initiatives to improve the environment. The Milieuhelden (Environmental heroes) campaign features strong individuals that want to make a difference for the environment in their country.
In this first stage of the Campaign Milieukontakt cooperates with four heroes:
Khatuna Akhalaia from Georgia, [...]

Obsolete pesticides a burning question

Posted on September 22, 2008.

Friday 26th of September Milieukontakt will organise an expert meeting on alternatives for the incineration of obsolete pesticides. International experts will discuss two options for destruction of pesticides without burning them. One option is a Japanese technique using a mechanochemical instrument and the other is called super critical water oxidation.
During the meeting both techniques are [...]

Project: 2005-2007 Obsolete pesticides MD, AM, GG

Posted on December 31, 2007.

2005-2007 Obsolete pesticides MD, KG, GG
Elimination of acute risks of obsolete pesticides in Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia
Aim: the elimination of acute risks of dissemination of obsolete pesticides, through storage and elimination of the pesticides.

Green Agenda Balkans: Call for Tender for NGOs

Posted on October 4, 2007.

Milieukontakt International recently started its new four-year programme in the Western Balkans called “Joining Forces for a Sustainable Future in the Western Balkans”, in short Green Agenda in the Western Balkans. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina , the programme will be implemented in Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo. The project started on 9 February 2007 [...]

Green Agenda in Kosovo – Call for Tender

Posted on September 21, 2007.

At this moment Milieukontakt is looking for CSOs that are interested in setting up a Green Agenda process in their community (or a (nearby) community with which they already have good contacts). Milieukontakt will offer support and advice on how to set up a Green Agenda in close cooperation with a team of trainers and [...]

Project: 2005-2007 Kyrgyzstan Green Agenda

Posted on September 14, 2007.

2005-2007 Kyrgyzstan Green Agenda
Green Agenda in Kyrgyzstan:
Improvement of local democracy and applying sustainability in practice

Aim: To improve communication and co-operation between civil organisations, municipalities and other stakeholders in four communities in Kyrgyzstan through supporting the development of Green Agendas. The Green Agendas will improve environmental and nature conditions locally. The method will be laid down [...]

Conference on Obsolete pesticides

Posted on June 28, 2007.

Today Milieukontakt organises a conference on obsolete pesticides in Amsterdam. In the former USSR there a still a lot of old and broken storages containing huge amounts of poisonous pesticides. The pesticides are often not properly stored anymore and the pesticides are leaking into the soil and water. These pesticides are a ticking time bomb [...]

Green Agenda in Albania – call for interested NGOs

Posted on June 1, 2007.

Milieukontakt International recently started its new four-year programme in the Western Balkans called “Joining Forces for a Sustainable Future in the Western Balkans”, in short Green Agenda in the Western Balkans. Besides Albania, the programme will be implemented in Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. The project started on 9 February 2007 and will end [...]

Green agenda Balkans: Call for Tender for CSOs

Posted on June 1, 2007.

Milieukontakt International recently started its new four-year programme in the Western Balkans called “Joining Forces for a Sustainable Future in the Western Balkans”, in short Green Agenda in the Western Balkans. Besides Macedonia, the programme will be implemented in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. The project started on 9 February 2007 and will end [...]

The Eliminators – First shots from Obsolete Pesticdes documentory film available

Posted on May 18, 2007.

Milieukontakt has organized an international conference on the problems of Obsolete Pesticides. The conference will take place on June 28th in Amsterdam. During this conference, Milieukontakt will present a Moldovan documentory film on the multi-stakeholder way that the organization is trying to solve this problem in Moldova, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. For an impression of the [...]

EU Public Hearing on the dangers of Obsolete Pesticides

Posted on May 15, 2007.

On the 2nd of May, EU parliamentarians, scientists and professionals gathered in Brussels for the Public Hearing on the dangers of obsolete pesticides. The event was hosted by Wieslaw Kuc, a member of the European Parliament and an active supporter of initiatives aimed at the elimination of acute risks posed by obsolete pesticides. The [...]

Publications

Posted on April 1, 2007.

Unless otherwise stated, the publications below can be ordered by transferring the indicated amount to:
Milieukontakt Oost-Europa, P.O. Box 18185, 1001 ZB Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Bank: Postbank, P.O. Box 94780, 1090 GT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Account: 3503 / Swiftcode: INGB NL 2A / IBAN: NL 98 PSTB 000 000 3503
Manual Green Agenda
[...]

Obsolete Pesticides in Kyrgystan threaten public health and the environment

Posted on February 16, 2007.

On a Milieukontakt inception mission to Kyrgystan in October last year a lot of dangerous old pesticides stocks were found in broken down storage facilities. In many places the pesticides were lying in the open air and near inhabited areas. The old stock pose a serious threat to public health and the environment.
Between 1st and [...]

Project: 2004-2006 Moldova: environmental NGO comm.

Posted on December 31, 2006.

2004-2006 Moldova: environmental NGO comm.
Positioning of the environmental NGO community in Moldovan civil society
Aim: To strengthen environmental grassroots NGOs and supporting structures, and enable these NGOs to position themselves within Moldovan civil society.
Global Scope: Moldova
Period: from 2004-01-01 till 2006-12-31     (42)
Funder: Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS), Netherlands
Partners: The Trainers Association, OrangeNet (electronic network for environmental NGOs)
AVI-MD [...]