PROJECT AMBITION IN ARMENIA
- Support to further reforms of water policies, establishment of an adequate governance framework, and development of institutional capacities in support of policy implementation
- Support the transition from pilot basin to country scale timely implementation of EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)principles for integrated water resources management and River Basin Management Plan harmonisation in transboundary basins
- Strengthening of the monitoring of the water bodies status and upgrade needed infrastructure and quality management
- Institutional capacity building to insure sustainable results
Activities in ARMENIA
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May 31, 2021 News in ArmeniaThe European Union and Armenia review five years of EU support to water at the 19th meeting of the National Policy Dialogue on Water
National Policy Dialogue in Armenia ©EUWI+ Over the past five years, the EU has supported a combination of policy reform and capacity development at both national and basin scale to improve water management in Armenia for the benefit of people and the environment. Experts representing Armenia, the European Union and the European Union Water… Read more -
Jan 15, 2021 News in ArmeniaEUWI+ expert stories: Aleksandr Arakelyan on Sevan River Basin Management Plan in Armenia
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Nov 02, 2020 News in ArmeniaEUWI+ expert stories: Aram Gevorgyan on data management for the water sector in Armenia
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Sep 18, 2020 News in ArmeniaAchieving best practices in transboundary river basins: EUWI+ transboundary field survey in Armenia and Georgia
On 9 September 2020, water monitoring experts from Armenia and Georgia collected samples at different monitoring sites along the transboundary Debeda river to carry out a simultaneous field survey and harmonise their environment monitoring. EUWI+ Joint Field Survey between Armenia and Georgia © Zurab Jincharadze for EUWI+ 17 sampling sites on both… Read more -
Jul 16, 2020 News in ArmeniaImportant step towards approximation of Armenian water legislation to European Union standards
The Armenian Minister of Environment has approved a roadmap to align national water legislation with European Union regulations through its Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) From left to right: Edgar Pirumyan (Ministry of Environment),Irina Ghaplanyan (Deputy Minister of Environment), Gonzalo Serrano De La Rosa (European… Read more -
Apr 30, 2020 Videos in ArmeniaArmenia : Protocol Water and Health in Armenia (Eng)
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Apr 28, 2020 Reports in ArmeniaArmenia : REVISED NATIONAL TARGETS OF ARMENIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNECE- WHO/EUROPE PROTOCOL ON WATER AND HEALTH
National Targets in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health, originally set in 2014, were revised with support of the European Union within the national workplan of Armenia under the EUWI+ programme. The following national institutions and entities were involved in the process: Ministries of Environment, Health and Territorial… Read more -
Apr 28, 2020 Reports in ArmeniaArmenia : REVISED NATIONAL TARGETS OF ARMENIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNECE- WHO/EUROPE PROTOCOL ON WATER AND HEALTH (ARM)
National Targets in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health, originally set in 2014, were revised with support of the European Union within the national workplan of Armenia under the EUWI+ programme. The following national institutions and entities were involved in the process: Ministries of Environment, Health and Territorial… Read more -
Apr 10, 2020 News in ArmeniaArmenia: Newsletter April 2020
Armenia has moved a step closer to the European Union acquis in integrated water resources management. In the water domain, the CEPA between Armenia and the EU is designed to gradually align the Armenian legal framework in the water sector with the EU acquis. The EUWI+ is supporting the Ministry of Environment through a roadmap for the… Read more -
Apr 10, 2020 Newsletters in ArmeniaArmenia: Newsletter April 2020 (EN)
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Apr 10, 2020 Newsletters in Armenia
Armenia: Newsletter April 2020 (ARM)
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Apr 09, 2020 News in ArmeniaThe European Union’s Water Initiative Plus renovates 6 hydrological observation points in Armenia
Two renovated hydrological monitoring posts in Armenia (left: Aparavan reservoir, Hartavan community.Right: Hrazdan river, Argel community) ©Hydromet Six hydrological observation stations run by the Hrazdan River Basin hydro-meteorological service have been renovated and fitted with modern equipment thanks to funding from the European Union Water… Read more -
Feb 21, 2020 Videos in ArmeniaArmenia : Future of the river basin (Arm)
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Feb 21, 2020 Videos in ArmeniaArmenia : I cleaned - your turn 2018 (Arm)
#Ես_մաքրել_եմ_ International Clean Beach Day in Armenia_logo from Yunona Videnina on Vimeo. Read more -
Feb 10, 2020 Videos in ArmeniaArmenia : What is EUWI+ project (Arm)
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Jan 31, 2020 News in ArmeniaCelebrating the newly renovated Environmental Laboratory in Armenia: the European Union provides laboratory equipment to detect industrial chemicals and pesticides in water
From left to right: Mr Vahagn Tonoyan - country representative of the EUWI+ project in Armenia, Mr. Alexander Zinke, H.E. Mr. Alois Kraut, H.E. Ms. Andrea Wiktorin, Mr. Erik Grigoryan, Ms. Claire le Flécher, Mr Afanasy Lazarev. ©Philipp Hohenblum/EAA On Friday 31 January, Armenia and the European Union celebrated the newly renovated Laboratory of… Read more -
Oct 16, 2019 News in ArmeniaThe National Policy Dialogue steering committee met for the 18th time in Armenia on 15 October 2019
From left to right: Edgar Pirumyan (Ministry of Environment), Irina Ghaplanyan (Deputy Minister of Environment), Gonzalo Serrano De La Rosa (European Union Delegation to Armenia), Vardan Melkonyan (Chairman of the Water Committee) and Dmitri Mariasin (resident representative of the UNDP in Armenia) ©OIEau The 18th Meeting of the National Policy… Read more -
Oct 08, 2019 Reports in ArmeniaArmenia : SURFACE WATER SURVEY 2018
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Sep 20, 2019 News in ArmeniaWorld water monitoring day on 18 September 2019: Armenian schoolchildren took up the challenge!
This summer, around 350 schoolchildren from the Sevan and Hrazdan River Basin communities used special kits to carry out basic monitoring of local waterbodies. The activity followed a series of green events organised in Armenia aimed at raising awareness on water protection. Schoolchildren presented the results of this summer campaign on the… Read more -
Sep 12, 2019 News in ArmeniaWorld water monitoring day on 18 September 2019: Armenian schoolchildren take up the challenge!
This summer, around 350 schoolchildren from the Sevan and Hrazdan River Basin communities used special kits to carry out basic monitoring of local waterbodies. The activity followed a series of green events organised in Armenia aimed at raising awareness on water protection. The results of this summer campaign will be presented during World Water… Read more -
Aug 26, 2019 News in ArmeniaLet’s save the lake together for Sevan Protection Day on Saturday 24 August
To mark Sevan Protection Day on 24 August, pupils and teachers from several Communities around Lake Sevan took part to a beach clean-up event in Sevan Lake area. Children cleaning the beach - ©OIEau This event was organized by the European Union Water Initiative Plus for the Eastern Partnership (EUWI+) in co-operation with Armenian Ministry of… Read more -
Aug 21, 2019 News in ArmeniaClean the beach, save the Lake! Let’s save water together for Lake Sevan protection Day on 24 August in Armenia
To raise awareness on water pollution issue, young people will join the clean-up action co-organised by EUWI+ on the occasion of the Lake Sevan protection day. The 2019 edition of the Lake Sevan protection day is co-organised by the Armenian Ministry of Environment, the Water Committee under the Ministry of Territorial Administrations and… Read more -
Jul 29, 2019 News in ArmeniaThe hot Armenian summer brings an opportunity to understand water challenges
Armenian schoolchildren to carry out their own “field survey” and report on water quality Armenian landscape © OIEau It started on a small scale with an open session in one Armenian school, then, spurred by the children’s enthusiasm, developed into a report on water quality to be presented by hundreds of schoolchildren at World Water Monitoring… Read more -
Jul 08, 2019 Reports in ArmeniaWATER MONITORING ASSESSMENT REPORT – ARMENIA May 2019
WATER MONITORING ASSESSMENT REPORT – ARMENIA Read more -
Jul 08, 2019 Reports in ArmeniaLABORATORY ASSESSMENT REPORT IN ARMENIA
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Jun 27, 2019 News in ArmeniaArmenia: Schoolchildren from Ashtarak visited water monuments for World Environment Day on 5 June 2019
Within the framework of the EUWI+ project, a study tour was organised to Hrazdan River Basin historical, cultural and water monuments on the occasion of World Environment Day on 5 June 2019. Introducing historical water monuments to students from Hrazdan River Basin schools The event was organised by “Country water Partnership-Armenia” NGO, a… Read more -
Jun 21, 2019 News in ArmeniaOver-abstraction and altered flow regimes in Armenian rivers: workshop on environmental flow assessment in the Akhuryan Basin, 19-20 June 2019
On 19-20 June 2019, a training workshop was organised by the International Office for Water in Yerevan. The objective was to facilitate the application of a new method for calculating environmental flows. Environmental flow assessments all over the Akhuryan basin will help establish measurements of rivers impacted by water over-abstraction,… Read more -
May 22, 2019 Awarness documents in ArmeniaInfographics Main Issues Sevan river basin in Armenia (ARM)
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May 22, 2019 Awarness documents in Armenia
Infographics Main Issues Hrazdan river basin in Armenia (ARM)
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May 07, 2019 Awarness documents in ArmeniaFactsheet Sevan River Basin in Armenia (EN)
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May 07, 2019 Awarness documents in Armenia
Factsheet Hrazdan River Basin in Armenia (EN)
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Apr 19, 2019 Reports in ArmeniaASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RBMPs - Armenia
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS AND IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RBMPs - Armenia Read more -
Mar 28, 2019 Newsletters in Armenia
EUWI+ Armenia - Newsletter February 2019 (EN)
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Mar 21, 2019 Awarness documents in ArmeniaInfographics Main Issues Sevan river basin in Armenia (EN)
(Source: EUWI+, Stakeholder consultation in Sevan Lake River Basin - 21 March 2019) Read more -
Mar 08, 2019 News in ArmeniaWorld water day campaign in an Armenian school of Hrazdan river basin, 22 March 2019
In partnership with EUWI+, the NGO Country Water Partnership (CWP) Armenia implemented an information campaign on the theme “Leaving no one behind”. The objective was to reflect about our daily practices to learn tips on how to save water, and to create a discussion about Human Right to water. The highlight of the campaign was the open lesson… Read more -
Mar 08, 2019 Reports in ArmeniaArmenia : THEMATIC SUMMARY - DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HRAZDAN RIVER BASIN
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Mar 08, 2019 Reports in ArmeniaArmenia : THEMATIC SUMMARY - DEVELOPMENT OF DRAFT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SEVAN RIVER BASIN DISTRICT
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Mar 05, 2019 News in ArmeniaTraining workshop on quality management for laboratory accreditation, 5 March 2019, Yerevan, Armenia
The training workshop aims at harmonizing and improving the knowledge and understanding of quality management terms and principles and informs about the requirements of the new version of the EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard and shows options for implementation. The training workshop addresses the designated partner laboratories in Armenia, in… Read more -
Feb 19, 2019 News in ArmeniaArmenia, National Stakeholder Consultation meeting on the Protocol on Water and Health and equitable access to water supply and sanitation in Armenia, Yerevan, 19 February 2019
A National Stakeholder Consultation meeting on the UNECE/WHO Europe Protocol on Water and Health and equitable access to water supply and sanitation will be held on 19 February 2019 in the “Ani” Plaza Hotel, Yerevan within the framework of the European Water Initiative plus program. The meeting will be hosted by the Water Resources Management… Read more -
Nov 07, 2018 News in ArmeniaModernisation of Laboratories and Peer-to-peer Water Cooperation between Armenia and EU Member States. Yerevan, Armenia, 18 Oct. 2018.
As of 2019, Armenian citizens will have access to more reliable information about the quality of the country's water resources. This will be possible due to the support provided by the European Union. In conjunction with the European Union Water Initiative Plus programme, an agreement on equipment procurement was signed between the Environment… Read more -
Oct 20, 2018 ACTIVITES ARMENIANational Policy Dialogue in Armenia, 17th Steering committee, 19 Oct. 2018
The Steering Committee meeting of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) hold on 19 October 2018 in Yerevan aims to provide updates on the status of development of road map for implementation of 5 water Directives in Armenia under the CEPA Agreement, to discuss progress and next steps in implementing the European Water Initiative Plus (EUWI+)… Read more -
Oct 18, 2018 Press release In ArmeniaPress Release Armenia Water Cooperation Agreement, 18 Oct. 2018
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Feb 01, 2018 Newsletters in Armenia
Newsletter Armenia February 2018 (EN)
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Dec 04, 2017 News in ArmeniaLaboratory and monitoring equipment, EUWI+ meets the Minister for Nature Protection of Armenia, 4 Dec. 2017
Michael Sutter (UBA) will meet with the Minister for Nature Protection of Armenia today 4th December, Mr. Artsvik Minasyan. This meeting serves to plan upcoming activities and discuss a number of important technical and administrative issues, including the procurement and supply of laboratory and monitoring equipment under EUWI+ incl. necessary… Read more -
Nov 27, 2017 News in ArmeniaComprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed, 24 Nov. 2017
The European Union and Armenia signed an agreement aimed at significantly deepening their relations at a ceremony in Brussels on Friday held on the sidelines of the Eastern Partnership Summit. Signatures to the document entitled the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) were put by High Representative of the European Union for… Read more -
Nov 21, 2017 News in ArmeniaEnhancing capacities of the National Laboratory Personnel for international accreditation, 10 Oct. 2017
Vienna, 10 October 2017 - Armenia's government has strived over the past decade to improve access to reliable and safe drinking water. In the framework of the EUWI+ project experts of the Umweltbundesamt, the Environment Agency Austria, advised and supported the national authorities achieving further improvements in water quality. The Minister of… Read more