Belarus ships almost 23t of hazardous waste abroad for disposal
Photo courtesy of the initiative
MINSK, 22 April (BelTA) – Belarus has shipped almost 23 tonnes of hazardous waste abroad for disposal, Aleksandra Bayeva, the head of the environmental initiative “Creating a mechanism of environmentally safe disposal of hazardous waste containing persistent organic pollutants”, told a news conference on 22 April, BelTA has learned.
By joining the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Belarus has committed to neutralizing all waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls by 2028. The environmental initiative “Creating a mechanism of environmentally safe disposal of hazardous waste containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs)” is another step towards this goal. It is running within the framework of the project “Civic engagement in environmental monitoring and improving environmental management at the local level” financed by the European Union and implemen
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Extreme weather events will become more common, it also said. There will be prolonged heat waves, sporadic major precipitation events, a change in the distribution of these events, and long dry seasons. Droughts and wildfires will become more frequent.
Israel’s coastal waters will also be changing. The temperature of the Mediterranean Sea has already risen 0.13 degrees per year over the last 40 years. Rising sea levels will cause changes in the shoreline and narrowing of beaches, as well as flooding of shallow coastal areas and salinization of rivers and the coastal aquifer.
Radiation monitoring system successfully operates in Belarus
Mikhail Kovalenko
MINSK, 21 April (BelTA) – A well-developed system for monitoring radiation levels successfully operates in Belarus. Mikhail Kovalenko, Head of the Radiation Monitoring Service of the National Center for Hydrometeorology, Radioactive Contamination Control, and Environmental Monitoring (Belhydromet) of the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry, made the statement during a meeting of the Expert Community project held in BelTA s press center to discuss the social and economic development of the territories affected by the Chernobyl catastrophe.
According to Mikhail Kovalenko, radiation monitoring has been in place in Belarus since 1963. Further enhancement of the system was prompted by the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the need to start monitoring such potentially hazardous installations as nuclear power plants in neighboring countries. The network for moni
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Minsk to host Ecology Expo, forum on 3-5 June
MINSK, 20 April (BelTA) - The international environmental exhibition-forum Ecology Expo 2021 and the 16th national environmental forum Civic Engagement in Environmental Decision Making will be held in Minsk from 3 to 5 June, Elena Meleshkova, deputy head of the analysis, science and information department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, said at a press briefing in BelTA s press center.
The events are dedicated to the Year of People s Unity. The organizers are the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the BelExpo National Exhibition Center, and the Minsk City Hall. Ecology Expo will showcase Belarusian and foreign innovative production and technological achievements in the field of environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources. The exhibition will highlight green technologies in the field of renewable energy and alternative energy sources, energy efficient