17/10/2023

2023 – Facilitating exchanges of experiences and best practices between Armenia, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova on equitable access to safe drinking water in frame of WHO/UNECE Protocol on Water and Health

The project will strengthen the regional dimension and cooperation by collecting and disseminating information and sharing experiences in ensuring equitable access to water supply and sanitation in the 3 EaP countries (Armenia, Georgia and Republic of Moldova) in frame of the UNECE/WHO Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and…

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21/05/2020

2019-2020-Tackling Water Management Challenges in Rural Armenia

Armenia, with vulnerable natural and agro-ecosystems in a predominantly mountainous landform with arid climate conditions, and a history of droughts and uneven distribution of water resources, is among the sensitive countries in the Europe and Central Asian Region to global environmental changes. Small farmers, and especially poor women farmers, are disproportionately bearing the consequences of climate change impacts due to…

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25/01/2019

2019-2021 Enabling Women to Participate in Sustainable Water Management in Armenia

The Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE) NGO has launched a new project “Enabling Women to Participate in Sustainable Water Management in Armenia”, funded by The United Nations Democracy Fund.  This 24-months project, which started on 1 January 2019, aims to contribute to the sustainable management of natural water resources of the Ararat Valley by enhancing participation of women groups in the oversight of…

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24/01/2019

2018-2019- Revision of national targets in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health in Armenia and implementation of the Action Plan on equitable access to water and sanitation

    The Republic of Armenia signed the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health in 1999. In line with article 6 of the Protocol, draft targets and target dates in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health were prepared during the period of 2013-2014 within the UNECE-FinWaterWei project and approved by the National Policy Dialogue on Water Policy…

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09/11/2017

Action Plan 2018-2020 on the Provision of Equitable Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in the Republic of Armenia

  Background Access to drinking water and sanitation which are available, accessible, affordable, acceptable and safe are human rights. The rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for all are enshrined in the Constitution, laws and regulations of the Republic of Armenia. Armenia, while not yet being a Party to the UNECE1-WHO/Europe2 Protocol on Water and Health, has been actively…

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19/07/2016

2016 – New Environmental Challenges and National Political Agenda

  The project is designed to strengthen the capacity of AWHHE staff in strategic planning to enhance the organization’s role in the national decision-making related to the achievement of the SDGs 5 and 6. Solution to this task was: 2 days training on the theory of change in the context of the new challenges on the national environmental agenda; 2…

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10/04/2016

2015-2016 – Self-Assessment of Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation in Armenia

One of the main objectives of the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health is the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation to everyone, with special consideration to ensure equitable access to these services for all members of the population. Three critical factors in ensuring equitable access to water and sanitation are: reducing geographical disparities, overcoming the barriers faced by…

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10/12/2014

2012 – 2014 – Target setting process under the Protocol on Water and Health in Armenia

The Republic of Armenia signed the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) on 17 June 1999 in London. Since then, the process of ratification has been initiated.In order to facilitate the target setting process and gain experience in the implementation of the Protocol,…

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09/11/2012

2012 – “Raising awareness about the UNECE Water Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health and strengthening the role of the civil society organizations in their promotion and implementation”

The public and NGOs have a vital role to play in the development, implementation and support of the Water Convention and the Protocol. It is recognized in the Article 5(i) of the Protocol:  “Access to information and public participation in decision-making concerning water and health are needed, inter alia, in order to enhance the quality and the implementation of the…

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