Ecological Chemistry in New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Duca
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Ecological Chemistry ◽  
Independent States ◽  
New Independent States

Environment in the Transition towards Market Economies: An Overview of Trends in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

10.1068/b2658 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Zamparutti ◽  
Brendan Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Production ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
Action Programme ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
New Independent States

The 1993 Environmental Action Programme for Central and Eastern Europe presented a series of recommendations for integrating environmental objectives into the process of economic and democratic reform in Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) and the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS). In this paper, on the basis of findings of a recent OECD study, we look at progress across the region in light of these recommendations. In several CEEC, there has been a synergy among economic reforms, democratic development, and environmental improvement. These countries have seen important improvements in environmental conditions but now face a variety of challenges, many tied to the process of accession to the EU and the need to deepen integration between environment and sectoral policies, such as those for agriculture and transport. In other countries, and in particular many NIS, pollution reductions have mainly resulted from declines in economic production. Many of these countries face ongoing crisis in terms of establishing economic reform, stable societies, and environmental protection. In several areas of the former Soviet Union, environmental problems—in particular poor access to safe drinking water—pose serious threats to human health. Addressing these problems presents a difficult challenge both for national governments and for international cooperation agencies.

Prevalence of the most common high-risk HPV genotypes among women in three new independent states of the former Soviet Union

2007 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 771-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satu-Maria A. Kulmala ◽  
Irena P. Shabalova ◽  
Nikolay Petrovitchev ◽  
Kari J. Syrjänen ◽  
Ulf B. Gyllensten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Hpv Genotypes ◽  
Independent States ◽  
High Risk Hpv ◽  
New Independent States

scholarly journals IHY: Meteor astronomy and the New Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (SPS5) ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Kolomiyets ◽  
Vladimir V. Sidorov
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Language Barrier ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Global Projects ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
New Independent States

AbstractThe purpose: to emphasize, that there are some specific features of the development of science in the New Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union. These features demand enhanced attention of the organizers of the IHY. It is necessary to create effective mechanisms for the stimulation of the connection to world science of the dormant part of fundamental scientific knowledge of these countries, which has been saved up for fifty of years. Probably, the IHY is the last opportunity of rescuing the dormant part of this knowledge from full oblivion.The method adopted is to discuss and analyse the general tendencies in science in the NIS by reference to individual cases, in particular for meteor astronomy.Results: The features and history of the development of meteor astronomy during the existence of the Soviet Union and the subsequent period give a key to understanding of the problem. Meteor astronomy can be assumed to be a young science. It is an example of a cross-disciplinary science. It is an example of a science having a sharp rise, due to the project of the IGY and to subsequent geophysical projects. Meteor astronomy is a science directly connected with the launching of the first space satellite of the Earth and the evaluation of problems of meteoroid danger to space missions.Commission 22 (Division III) of the IAU coordinated the development of meteor astronomy during the IGY. The known Soviet researcher of meteors V. Fedynskiy headed this Commission during four years since 1958. In the USSR numerous meteor centres were created and activated. The general management was concentrated in Moscow. Despite the close interaction under global projects of the Soviet Union with other countries, there still existed a language barrier. The language barrier, together with other reasons, has led to the creation in the USSR of a powerful meteor science, but only in the Russian language.After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the meteor centres have remained, but without ordinary central management. The scientific results have remained but as an isolated, inaccessible science published in English.Conclusion: Reunification of the scientific achievements of the last few years in the NIS with international science should become the task of the IHY. Revival of the activity of the some of the centres will be useful.

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