REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
26.09.2024
A Meeting Was Held Within the Scope of the Grant Programme of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in the Direction of Enhanced Monitoring and Accountability

The "Environmental Project Implementation Unit" SA (EPIU) of the Ministry of Environment of the RA conducted an awareness meeting within the scope of the grant programme of the United Nations "Convention to Combat Desertification" in the direction of enhanced monitoring and accountability. Representatives of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures, the Ministry of Economy of the RA, Cadaster and Urban Planning Committees, Yerevan Municipality and regional structures participated in the meeting.
The aim of the meeting was to expand awareness of the activities of the Convention, to present the environmental programmes aimed at preventing land degradation implemented in the regions, as well as to introduce to monitoring systems with modern technologies.
Narine Hakobyan, National Coordinator of the UN Convention to Combating Desertification, Deputy Head of Department of Land and Underground Resources Policy of the Ministry of Environment presented the aim of the Convention, its implementation in Armenia and the accountability mechanism established by the Convention, using innovative technologies and global data. The National Coordinator of the Convention informed that this year the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) is marked by the Convention's 30th anniversary, and it will take place in Saudi Arabia in December.
Rubik Shahazizyan, Head of the Department of Project Implementation and Monitoring of the EPIU presented the current and prospective environmental projects implemented in the regions.
Armen Ajamoghlyan, Representative of the EPIU, spoke about Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the possibilities of their implementation, and their combination with field data, which is an important tool for the sustainable management of land resources.