At the beginning of the meeting, the parties touched upon a number of environmental issues that have recently been in the spotlight, emphasizing the importance of forest fire prevention, enhancing rapid response systems, and reducing air pollution. They also discussed opportunities for cooperation in the field of environmental monitoring, particularly in strengthening atmospheric air quality control capacities.

Vahe Davtyan, Deputy Minister of Environment of the RA, participated in the 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Yerevan, Armenia — On November 26-27 the United Nations Development Programme, in collaboration with the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Environment and EW4ALL Pillar Leads (UNDRR, WMO, ITU, IFRC) organized a national self-assessment workshop to assess the state of Armenia’s EWS within the framework of the “Early Warnings for All” (EW4All) global initiative.