In the frameworks of regular seminar-consulting “Green Climate Fund – new financing opportunities” the “Environmental Project Implementation Unit” on 31^th of January, 2019 has organized the ordinal meeting with private and public sector companies of energy and agricultural sectors as well as with scientific institutions. Read More

In the frameworks of regular seminar-consulting “Green Climate Fund – new financing opportunities” the “Environmental Project Implementation Unit” on 30^th of January, 2019 has organized two meetings with private sector companies, where the duties of Fund, financing mechanisms, also the opportunities of cooperation with it were introduced. Read More

On the 24th January, 2019 in the scope of “Implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality concept in Ararat valley of Armenia” pilot project the deputy director of “EPIU” SI S. Baloyan, head of eco-educational division R. Shahazizyan, head of budget projects implementation division M. Tovmasyan, and senior specialist of eco-educational division G. Mirzoyan have visited to the Narek community of Ararat marz. Read More

On the 15^th January, 2019 in the scope of “Implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality concept in Ararat valley of Armenia” pilot project the deputy director of “EPIU” SI S. Baloyan, head of eco-educational division R. Shahazizyan, head of budget projects implementation division M. Tovmasyan, senior specialist of eco-educational division G. Mirzoyan and deputy head of Bioresources Management Agency A. Vardevanyan have visited to the Narek community of Ararat marz.

The main aim was:

1. Provision of information about the “Implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality concept in Ararat valley of Armenia” pilot project to the head of Narek community and staff of community council.
2. Discussion of envisaged activities by the project.
3. Collection of opinions of the community council and justification of project areas.
4. Discussion of selection standards of potential stakeholders and justification of initial list.

During the meeting, residents of the community were also present.

1. Baloyan and A. Vardevanyan have presented the aim of project, problems and their solutions. It has been noted that project is targeted to the prevention of soil degradation, the increase in residents’ profits, saving of irrigation water and decrease of anthropogenic pressure on «Khosrov Forest» State Reserve. The participants of the meeting have evaluated the project positively, by noting that it would benefit to the prevention of agricultural land degradation, to the increase of irrigation water usage efficiency, the increase of stakeholders’ knowledge and improvement of residents’ social conditions.

It has been agreed:

1. On 23^rd of January, once again present the project to the community residents, during the organized public hearings.
2. Provide the community council’s decisions about selection of project areas to the «EPIU» SI up to 25^th of January, 2019.

The Adaptation Fund Board has approved Grant Proposal for Technical Assistance of the Environmental Project Implementation Unit, Armenia on the amount of US$ 19,500. Read More