Second Public consultation meeting on the development of the Northern River Basin Management Plan was held.
Second Public consultation meeting on the development of the Northern River Basin Management Plan was held in Dzoraget, Lori Region on 23 July 2024. This gathering aimed to engage various stakeholders in developing a sustainable water resources management plan for the Northern River Basin. The meeting was attended by 35 participants, including representatives from concerned ministries, as well as Lori and Tavush Governors’ Offices, local authorities, as well as international financial institutions and organizations. 
The public consultation meeting was co-chaired by Lilit Abrahamyan, Head of the Department of Water Policy of the Ministry of Environment, and Gayane Hovspeyan, Head of the Department of Water Resources of the Ministry of Environment. 
The meeting, which was organized by “EU4Environment – Water Resources and Environmental Data" project, aimed to initiate a dialogue with local stakeholders to ensure a participatory process for the development of the Northern River Basin Management Plan.
The experts of the Institute of Chemical Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, who are carrying out the work on the development of the plan, presented the Program of Measures for the Northern River Basin Management Plan to respond to the identified problems, after which the interested parties presented their opinions and observations through group discussions.
It is planned to submit the complete and revised draft of the Northern River Basin Management Plan to the Ministry of Environment in September 2024.