Tajikistan

“Save energy!” - Actions in Dushanbe.
SPARE participants from Cabodien visited district schools.
Energy saving light bulbs were discussed in Khunjand.
SPARE youth club starts working in Kulyab.

Round table participantsOfficials, private sector representatives and members of non-governmental organizations discussed why buildings in Tajikistan still haven’t met modern standards of energy efficiency. 29th of July 2011 «Energy efficiency of buildings» round table took place in Dushanbe.

International seminar and annual coordination meeting, devoted to the SPARE development in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia took place 27-29 of May in Ukraine. Participants discussed development of educational materials for schoolchildren, domestic practical project on renewable energy and energy efficiency, NGO capacity building and involvement to national energy policy.

The solar greenhouse was built in Roshorv village in Rushan district of Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region of Tajikistan in September - November 2010. Residents of neighboring villages who heard about its unusual properties visit the greenhouse increasingly.

On April 24, 2010 a seminar on energy saving organized by the environmental organization “Little Earth” took place in the village Darai Bedo in jamoat Chorbog. Presentations on solar energy, building solar greenhouses and improved stoves for cooking were presented for the workshop participants. The participants were particularly interested in the report on the work of the Rural Energy Board which was established in the village Choryakorroni Dara.

From 1st to 5th June 2010 in Stavanger, Norway took place the International Environmental Children Conference "Tunza". The event was organized by the Norwegian NGO Young Agenda with support from the UN Environment Programme. The conference was held under the motto "What is the energy?"

On May 28th to 31st an international semonar on the development of the SPARE project took place in Minsk. An important theme of the workshop was the integration of SPARE project into the state education systems in the participants’ countries, as well as practical solutions for energy saving. Participants visited a straw house and a multistory house that was built with energy-saving technologies and was recommended as a model for construction in Belarus.

A practical seminar on energy saving cooking stoves was held in Nosiri village of Khusravi district on January 2010. The event was organized by “Little Earth” environmental organization with the help from Norwegian Society for Nature Conservation. The main task of the practical training was to demonstrate new and more advanced clay stoves constructions for cooking.

Norges Naturvernforbund/Friends of the Earth Norway has for several years cooperated with NGO partners in EECCA region on education, practical projects and policy development around energy and climate issues. We have now got the possibility to invite most of our NGO cooperation partners to Oslo, and on the 3rd of June we use the opportunity to arrange a conference on energy and climate in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA-region).

The Little Earth, an environment organization which is implementing a program on energy conservation and renewable energy sources has decided to set an example of utilizing the solar energy. Last week the Little Earth staff finished installation of solar panels that will supply their office with energy in case of power outages.

A round table on renewable energy issues took place in Khujand city, Sudg oblast at 20 of February 2009. The event was organized by “Little Earth” Environmental organization with support from Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature and assistance from Youth Group on protection of environment (Khujand).

On the 29.3.2008 a successful initiating workshop was held in Tajikistan‘s capital Dushanbe. The workshop introduced the ICS to officials and other NGOs in Tajikistan and asked for cooperation, participation and support in the effective implementation of the program.

SPARE made contacts at the VI Environmental Ministerial Conference of Easter Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA).
The Sixth Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" (EfE) was held in Belgrade (Serbia) from 10 to 12 October 2007. SPARE participated with exhibition stand, presented by SPARE team, including Norwegian Society for Conservation of Nature, BIOM (Kyrgyzstan), For the Earth (Tajikistan), Friends of the Baltic (Russia), Eco-vision (Georgia).