Table of contents
Introduction
Foreword
A sea of many ambitions
Cyclic fluctuations in the level of the Caspian Sea
Big projects, big consequences
The marks of human activity
KOSHKAR-ATA LAKE CASE STUDY: The hazardous legacy of an uranium mine
Journalist Story 01: Paul Brown in (...) >continue
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A sea of opportunities, aspirations and challenges
Fluctuations in the level of the Caspian Sea
Big projects, big consequences
The marks of human activity
Changing population profile
Ecosystems paying the price
Environment and security – a fragile (...) >continue
Contents
Hinterkaspien
Introduction and executive summary
The Caspian region
— Overview
— Recent transitions
— Striving for energy security
— An area of geopolitical importance
Changing livelihoods in the eastern Caspian region
— Natural capital, energy resources, and wealth (...) >continue
Produced by UNEP, the Convention, EBRD and the Caspian Environment Programme. The purpose of the guidelines is to provide operational tools to implement EIA
in a transboundary context in the Caspian Sea region. The guidelines are
designed to be practical and easy to use. The target users will be competent
authority of the country of origin and affected countries, and developers in the
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