During the last 300 years, since the industrial revolution, levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases have steeply risen in the atmosphere.

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The disaster risk reduction programmes of the European Union are implemented to reduce the impact of natural disasters in particularly vulnerable areas.

The 3rd ‘Public Awareness as a cornerstone of disaster risk reduction and sustainable development’ conference took place on 15-16 December 2015 in Yerevan.

The close out event of the “Disaster Risk Reduction in Armenia” programme (DIPECHO Phase III) took place on 19 October 2015.

The EU received 40 project proposals following its Armenia-Georgia call for proposals for joint cross-border projects.

The EU-funded “Environmental Protection of International River Basins” (EPIRB) project conducted training and opened a modern, electronic groundwater monitoring well in the village of Aknashen in Ararat valley on 14-15 September.

The town of Vayk, together with Habitat for Humanity Armenia, celebrated the European Union’s Sustainable Energy Week on 19 June 2015.

An international meeting is taking place in Yerevan on 14-16 April 2015.

On 26 February the Armenia-wide housing finance programme for energy-efficient renovation, “Jerm Ojakh”, began in Yerevan.

On 19 December a loan and grant agreement was signed between the Ministry of Finance and EBRD.

A press on-site visit was organised on a new water-waste mechanical treatment plant in Jermuk.

On 19 November representatives of the EU Delegation to Armenia, the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture, “Hayantar” State Non-Commercial Organisation and WWF Armenia attended the Gugarq forest enterprise in Lori province. It is one of two forest enterprises that have undergone transformation to contribute to climate change-resistant forests. Forest tr...

On 13 October the “Disaster Risk Reduction in Armenia (DIPECHO III)” project was launched in Yerevan, funded by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO). The project is implemented by the Armenian Red Cross Society, Oxfam Armenia and Save the Children, in collaboration with the Armenian Ministries of Emergency Situations...

A concluding event for the EU-funded project called “Support to Rural Development in Aragatsotn Region” was held in Arayi on 11 August 2014. The event was organised by the “Green Lane” agricultural assistance NGO, in cooperation with the international organisation “Action Against Hunger”. The project was launched in January 2013 and ended on 7 J...

An awareness-raising and educational event was held for the pupils and teachers of the Koghb art school on 6 August 2014 within the framework of the EU-funded project called “Forest Transformation”. The school is situated on land belonging to the Noyemberyan Forest Enterprise of “Hayantar” SNCO (Tavush marz). The aim of the event was to present EU...

On 5 August a presentation on a Local Economic Development (LED) model for Spitak and its neighbouring communities took place in Spitak, Lori marz. The event was organised by the Armenian Young Women Association (AYWA) within the framework of the project called “Social and Economic Empowerment of Women in Armenia”, financed by the European Union. ...

On 3 July an exchange visit to the community of Arayi was organised within the framework of the “Support to Rural Development in Aragatsotn Marz” project. The event was organised by “Green Lane” Agricultural Assistance NGO together with its partner organisation ACF International. The goal of this exchange visit was to underline the importance of wo...

The launching ceremony of the “Support to Democratic Governance in Armenia” (SDGA) project took place on 3 June. The project is to be implemented by the British Council in cooperation with the Civic Development and Partnership Foundation, and the Grand Thornton and Thomson Foundation. Head of the EU Delegation in Armenia, Traian Hristea, spoke on t...

A roundtable discussion entitled “Improving regional food security in the South Caucasus through national strategies and smallholder production” was organised within the framework of Europe Day Information Week. Margarita Hakobyan, Country Director of Oxfam Armenia, opened discussion by giving an overview of her organisation, its main goals and obj...

On 15 May 2014, an international conference on EU-Eastern Partnership (EaP) Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) cooperation in addressing climate change took place at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (NAS). The conference was aimed at evolving collaboration between the EU and EaP member countries in the fields of science and innovat...

On 28 February 2014, the EU and Oxfam launched the four-year regional “Improving Regional Food Security in South Caucasus through National Strategies and Smallholder Production” project in Yerevan. This new initiative will contribute to the improvement of food security and nutrition in Armenia and prevent possible food crises, while promoting local...

The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Small Grants Programme in Armenia opens a call for project proposals in the framework of the “Strengthening Environmental Governance by Building the Capacity of Non-Governmental Organizations” project, funded by the European Union, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and delivered b...

Yerevan’s water supply is going to be improved through financial support from the European Union – a EU grant of €5.5 million and a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) amounting to €5.4 million. The official signing of the project, which took place on 19 July 2013, was hosted by the Prime Minister of the Republic o...

Armenia, together with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine (the ENPI-East region), has expressed a desire to improve its waste-management legal and institutional frameworks, and to develop investments to provide enhanced waste-management service. In response, the European Union has worked with the countries of the region to de...

A survey of the private wood-processing sector by the EU ENPI Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) project revealed a number of challenges faced by the small and medium enterprises (SME) in the forest sector. These included underdeveloped and insecure markets due to low incomes among rural populations, seasonality, poor access to developed ...