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Roundtable Discussion on
Analysis of trends and dynamics of land degradation in Khrami-Debeda
watershed
(Armenia, Yerevan)
On November 18 2009, at the Aarhus Center in Yerevan, a round-table
discussion of the Report on Analysis of trends and dynamics of land
degradation in Khrami-Debeda watershed (Armenia) developed by a
multi-disciplinary expert group involved from the Armenian side in
implementation of the Regional Project for "Sustainable Land Management for
Mitigating Land Degradation and Reducing Poverty in the South Caucasus
Region" was held. The project is being implemented by REC Caucasus in
partnership with CENN (Georgia) with financial support from the European
Union.
At the meeting, the project stakeholders, representatives of the Ministry of
Nature Protection of Armenia, Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia, Armenian
State Agrarian University, Pedagogical University of Armenia, different
governmental institutions and public sector organizations jointed the
project implementation team for a public discussion on the report presented
as an outcome of the first stage of the project implementation process.
Dr. Nune Sarukhanyan, National Project Coordinator from Armenia and the
president of the Green Lane NGO, addressed the meeting with opening remarks.
On behalf of the project team she thanked the participants for their
interest in the project and its outcomes and their willingness to contribute
to its success.
Ms. Nune Harutyunyan, Director of the REC Caucasus Armenian Branch Office,
presented the project, its goals and objectives. She emphasized that RECC as
an implementing organization attaches significant importance to the project
and its expected environmental and economic outcomes for the areas
concerned. She stressed also that for the first stage the project produced
good results, which are reflected in the report presented by the expert
group. The meeting was attended by Dr. Georgi Arzumanyan, Deputy Executive
Director of REC Caucasus, who shared ideas and vision of the project
implementation process with the participants.
Presentations were made by the representatives of the project expert group:
Dr. Hovik Sayadyan, Geo-Morphologist, Dr. Armenuhi Pahlevanyan, Soil
Specialist, Dr. Evelina Ghukasyan, Hydro-Geologist, and Dr. Rafael
Sarukhanyan, Economist.
Dr. Nune Sarukhanyan summarized the meeting with brief review of the study
conducted by the expert group in the target areas of Akhtala, Alaverdi and
Tumanyan regions. She presented also some recommendations (anti-erosion and
agro-engineering measures, proper technologies for forage production, waste
management, etc.) developed by the experts to mitigate the land degradation
process in the target areas.
The presentations were followed by a question-and-answer session, during
which the participants discussed the results of the analysis presented by
the experts and shared ideas on the importance of introducing sustainable
land management practices to protect the nature and natural resources in the
target region. It was stressed that the results of the analysis have to be
presented to the respective ministries and governmental institutions to
serve as a basis for development of national environmental and economic
policies and strategies.
For more detailed information:
Dr. Nune Sarukhanyan, Project National Coordinator
Green Lane NGO
Tel: +374 (10) 57 57 79
Fax:+ 374 (10) 57 57 79
E-mail: <mailto:office@greenlane.am> office@greenlane.am
This project is funded by the European Union
This project is implemented by REC Caucasus in partnership with CENN