GLOBAL WARMING-UP IS REACHING ARMENIA

ArmInfo
2009-02-27 17:56:00

ArmInfo. Introduction of the "green" technologies is the most effective
way of fighting global warming-up and pollution of environment,
Ambassador of the Great Britain to Armenia, Charles Londsdale, said at
"Low carbon technologies and climate change" held in Yerevan today.

He also added today the world community raised against the necessity
of taking specific actions for fighting climate changing. He also
said it is necessary to inform public about the concrete actions
of the state and representatives of business in this direction. The
ambassador said that today introduction of the "green" technologies
is the most effective way of fighting pollution of environment.

For his part, the head of the working group of UNDP/GEF programme
on creation of the II National report on climate changing, Aram
Ter-Zakaryan, said that raising of temperature by 2 degrees may
lead to raising of desertification volumes by 33%, reduction of
rainfall by 10%, of the number of mammals by 28-33% and harvest
by 8-14%. Moreover, the Alpine zones will be reduced by 22%, and
the border of the landscape zones will grow by 100-150 meters. The
annual flow of the rivers of the republic will decrease by 15%,
and evaporating capacity of the Lake of Sevan – by 13-14%.

Ter-Zakaryan said that global warming-up will negatively affect
health as well. According to specialists, malaria and cholera and
cardiovascular diseases will develop in Armenia.

Certain weather anomalies can be observed in Armenia at present. For
instance, low temperature in Ararat Valley in December 2002 to 32
degrees cold Celsius and the 43 degrees heat in July 2006. Such
anomalies lasted a day no longer before. However, over the recent
years such anomalies last for several weeks. In addition, sediments
(snow or rain) as well as frosts (especially in Ararat valley) in
Armenia last too long and reach dangerous scales. The cases of big
hails have become rather frequent as well. Operative Hydrometeorology
Center forecasts average annual rise of temperature of Armenia by 1
degree for the coming 50 years. UN Human Development Report Fighting
Climate Change: human solidarity in a divided world forecasts 1.8-4
degrees increase of temperature in average and even by 6.4 degrees in
isolated regions on the Earth by the end of the 21st century. Experts
say this will lead to more frequent weather anomalies such has extreme
heat and heavy sediments. In addition, tropic cyclones, typhoons and
storms will be intensified.