A consultation was held under the chairmanship of Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the RA, during which the implementation process of the Action Plan of the Disaster Risk Management Strategy for 2023-2030 was discussed.
The strategy includes 46 measures. It was reported that during the reporting period, work was carried out to improve the functional and methodological foundations of the disaster risk management (DRM) system, including the improvement of DRM legislation at the national level, the formation of a disaster risk assessment and indexing system, the development of a framework for post-disaster needs assessment and recovery processes, the inclusion of DRM requirements in the field of urban development, and the increase in the effectiveness of DRM processes at the local level in the field of climate change adaptation and biological hazards. Work was carried out to introduce DRM plans and increase capacity in communities, educational institutions and health institutions, and the inclusion of DRM components in strategic programs for the development of the tourism sector.
In order to continuously improve the ARK technology-based system, work has been carried out to develop climate change adaptation capabilities, strengthen mudflow risk management capabilities, and increase the level of disaster resistance of cities based on the geographic information system. New specialties (educational programs) have been introduced at the “Crisis Management State Academy” SNCO of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Seismic risk assessment has been carried out in the urban settlements of Agarak and Meghri.

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