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.
The two-day workshop brought together over 50 representatives from 8 ministries, state agencies, community administrations, scientific organizations, UN partners, civil society organizations, and technical specialists from UNDRR, WMO, ITU, IFRC to review existing capacities and identify areas that require improvement.
Armen Ghazaryan, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the RA, emphasized that the modernization of early warning systems stems from the provisions of the RA Law “On Disaster Risk Management and Population Protection” adopted in 2025.
Konstantin Sokulsky, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, praised the national commitments to the development of multi-hazard EWS in Armenia as the main prerequisites for long-term resilience.
Levon Azizyan, Director of the “Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center” SNCO of the Ministry of Environment of the RA, presented the work carried out in the field of forecasting and early warning on hydrometeorological hazards, emphasizing the key role of the Ministry in the development of national systems for forecasting and warning of these risks.
The workshop followed the internationally endorsed EW4All structure, focusing on:
- Risk knowledge
- Monitoring, forecasting & analysis
- Warning dissemination & communication
- Preparedness & response to warnings - key pillars of early warning system.
Armenia will continue to modernize its risk monitoring and public warning systems. The finalized roadmap will be presented for validation and subsequent implementation at a dedicated high-level event planned for early next year.
The workshop was organized within the UNDP “Improving Water Reservoir Management Capabilities for Climate Risk Resilience” project, funded by the Government of Japan. Building on an official request from Armhydromet to WMO, the national rollout of the EW4ALL initiative is now underway, with WMO funding the gap assessment and development of Armenia’s EWS roadmap.