350 action – in Boom Gorge (Chuy and Issyk Kul Province)

Sphere: 
Climate Change
Year: 
2010
Status: 
Finished
Country/ Location: 

Status

Finished

Project Period

09.10.2010

Keywords

Climate action, Public Awareness

Country/ Location

Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Contact person

Ms. Darika Sulaimanova

Email: darika@unison.kg

Project Summary

 

Contracting Authority

EBRD

Project Partners

Kyrgyz -Turkish University “Manas”

Narrative description/ Abstract of Project Objectives

Drawing public attention to climate change issues

Description of services provided by Unison

During this project Unison organized a one-day trip to the Boom gorge (Russian: Боомское ущелье), which is located along the Bishkek-Torugart highway. The participation of 350 people on the mountain was visible from far distance and drew attention to the number 350, which indicates the maximum allowable number of carbon particles per million particles contained in the atmosphere.

Outputs/Impact

Public awareness on climate change issues was increased and attention was drawn to carbon particle emissions

Project Series

 

Predecessor project

GIZ support of CANK

Successor Project

Action 350 in Bishkek

350 action