10/10/2013

The Minamata Convention on Mercury Signed

The Minamata Convention on Mercury – a global, legally binding treaty opened for signature on 10 October 2013 in Kumamoto, Japan.  Armenia was among the first countries to sign the historic new international convention to reduce emissions and releases of the toxic metal into air, land and water and to phase out many products that contain mercury. Mercury is a…

2013 0 37 sec read
01/10/2013

2013 – Women – agents of change: to strengthen the role of rural women in society in Armenia

co-funded by the Rhône-Alpes region of France Project Partners:  WECF France (Rhône Alpes) and AWHHE (Armenia) Municipalities covered : Ditak (Ararat), Voskevan (Tavush), Saghmosavan (Aragatsotn) and Solak (Kotayk). The communities of Ditak and Voskevan were part of the 2012 project, their motivation, but also the need for continuity and optimization of efforts explains the reason why those were selected to join…

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