The project supported by GGF in 2015-2016 was aimed at raising awareness on EDCs containing pesticides and its identification among the approved list of pesticides entering Armenian market. With the objectives (a): to identify the pesticides with EDCs as active ingredients in the list of approved pesticides entering the Armenian market; and (b) raise awareness on the impact of EDCs…
Project Duration: April 2013 – April 2015 Environmental pollution due to heavy metals is a serious and widespread problem in the republics of the former Soviet Union (FSU). In Armenia, relatively little has been done to accurately assess these concerns. Information exchange on ongoing policy discussions needs to be extended. There are several investigations around heavy metal pollution…
The project is funded by the European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). Working with international and local partner organisations, and the Secretariat to the Rotterdam Convention, the project is seeking to cover twelve countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, The Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Currently,…
Project goal: to promote quick ratification and assist treaty implementation. Project duration: 9 months (January-July 2014) Armenia signed the Minamata Convention on mercury in October 2013 and has already launched enabling activities towards its ratification. Mercury is used in a wide variety of household devices and products. These items release mercury into the environment when broken or improperly disposed. If…
Implemented by: Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE)Duration: 2013-2014, 12 months General InformationAccording to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia, there are some 200-280 tons of obsolete pesticides in the territory of the republic. These data are incomplete. There is a need to conduct inventory of obsolete and banned pesticides with the aim of their…
These toys are dangerous! Activities Signature collection among the Yerevan Zoo visitors on the International Children’s Day Dissemination of information at the Zoo Dissemination of information via television Provision of safe toys to the children of the orphanage named after Mary Izmirlyan Workshop on Toy Safety Issues Parents’ and teachers’ awareness raising at No. 12 and 19 kindergartens Parents’ and…
Mercury is toxic in all its forms exhibiting adverse health and environmental effects in particular for pregnant women and small children. The alarming level of mercury pollution is an issue of global concern and a global treaty on mercury is being developed. In Armenia, one of major sources of mercury pollution is the landfills and waste dumps, where all solid…
Project duration: 12/2011 – 5/2013 The project has 2 components: 1. community development (Rhone-Alpes Region of France- WECF/France-AWHHE Cooperation and GEFsupported activities) the coordination part of the project was also financed by GGF 2. advocacy Created information materials Progress of the project The Rural Active Women Say No to Chemicals Winter passed, spring came. A group of women in Solak community of…
WHERE ARE THE MERCURY EMISSIONS IN ARMENIA? During summer 2012, the Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE) conducted snapshot air tests at 9 sites across Yerevan and the regions of Kotayk and Gegharkunik to gather and analyze information on potential mercury exposure. The air testing in Armenia was supported by the European Environmental Bureau/Zero Mercury Working Group as…
Implementing organizations: “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO /AWHHE/ (Armenia) and “Independent Ecological Expertise” NGO/IEE (Kyrgyzstan) Overall goal: To advance ongoing efforts to eliminate toxic substances in toys on the market in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine by 2020 and contribution into SAICM implementation in the targeted countries by initiating the development of a global information system…