ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES OF UZBEKISTAN AND AUSTRIA SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT
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The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for nature protection and the Austrian Environment Agency signed an agreement on cooperation in the transfer of advanced technologies and practices, increasing human resource capacity, improvement of environmental regulations and standards.
A document on cooperation between the environmental authorities of the two countries was signed during the visit of the delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan headed by Chairman of the State Committee for nature protection in Austria in view of the preparatory meeting to XXIV economic and environmental forum of the OSCE, which will take place in May 2016.
The program of the visit has allowed to cover a wide range of issues concerning environmental policy and legislation, their impact on the growth sectors of the economy, increasing resource efficiency, implementation of clean technologies and waste management.
In addition, the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for nature protection during this visit signed a Memorandum of understanding with the Austrian cluster "Eco World Styria" Umwelttechnik Cluster GmbH. The signed document envisages cooperation of the parties for the implementation of joint projects and programmes, research, exchange visits of experts on the improvement of waste management system, as well as the introduction of new technologies for wastewater treatment, alternative energy, reduction of air pollution and development of the system of environmental monitoring in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
"Eco World Styria" (the Valley of green technology) being a cluster of innovative companies in the field of environmental and energy technology was established in 2005. Today the total annual turnover of the cluster amounts to 8.5 billion Euro, including in the field of renewable energy and environmental technology - more than 3.5 billion euros.
In 2012, the cluster "Eco World Styria" was awarded the European Commission’s "Regiostars 2012" as the most innovative project of the economic growth in Europe. An independent audit assigned the cluster a sign "Cluster Management Excellence – Gold".
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