March 30, 2022 On March 11th, 2022, the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan demanded that the oil companies CNPC-Aktobemunaigaz (China), KMK Munai (China), and Ada …
Land of Fire in a World on Fire: Contextualizing Azerbaijan’s Oil and Gas Industry
Azerbaijan, home to some of the world’s largest gas condensate fields and a hub for international energy routes,
Community and Activists Succeed in Holding the South Korean Oil Company Accountable for Polluting Freshwater Deposits in Kazakhstan
Environmental defenders and community activists successfully obtained a government inspection and were able to press administrative charges against
Нефть или вода?
Scroll down for the English translation of “Oil or Water?” Нефть и вода… Буквально на всех этапах от добычи, до транспортировки и переработки нефти, использования …
Belt and Road: Taking advantage of Central Asian resources?
One of the most controversial examples of bilateral cooperation between our region and its neighbors over the past decade is the Belt and Road Initiative, …
How can the Belt and Road Initiative and environmental interests be combined without conflict?
There are high hopes for investments, infrastructure development related to the Chinese mega-initiative Belt and Road in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries. However, the …
Is EIA still there?
We devoted a series of our recent publications to such important and complex concepts as “Environmental Impact Assessment” and “Strategic Environmental Assessment.” And we did …
Public Participation: Expectation vs Reality
We have recently dedicated much time to discuss such complex topics as environmental assessment. However, even though “strategic environmental assessment” and “environmental impact assessment” terms …
Strategic Environmental Assessment: Slowly, but Surely
What is strategic environmental assessment or SEA? Unfortunately, not everyone is familiar with this concept. Even environmental activists and the concerned public in Kazakhstan and …