International meeting on the Caspian ecology

A joint meeting of representatives of Caspian regional countries on the Caspian Ecological Program was held in Sankt Petersburg city on 13-14 May, 2009. The NGO members also invited to the conference. The head of our centre, Regional Development Center in Azerbaijan, Professor Chingiz Ismayilov was invited as well.
The meeting aimed at implicating local NGOs to solution of ecological problems of the Caspian Sea and announcing small grants contest.
At the end of the event, each of the Caspian region representatives noting urgency of settlement of ecological problems, undertook notifying local community on the announced contest.