DAY 1: Thursday, 7 July 2016

9:00-9:15

Registration of participants

9:15-9:30

Welcome and opening remarks

·         Mr. Volodya Narymanian, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of Water Economy of Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia

·         Ms. Emma Anakhasyan, “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment “ NGO

·         Mr. Roberto Martin-Hurtado, UNECE consultant

9:30-9:45

Introductory tour-de-table

Session 1 – Setting the stage

Chair: Mr. Volodya Narymanian, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

9:45-10:00

Introduction to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health and its activities on equitable access to water and sanitation

·         Presentation by Ms. Ellena Korotkova, UNECE  secretariat

Questions and Answers

10:00-10:45

Self-assessment of equitable access to water and sanitation: international experiences

Presentations by:

·         Ms. Ellena Korotkova, UNECE  secretariat

·          Ms. Iryna Rudenko, State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, Ukraine

Questions and Answers

10:45-11:00

Self-assessment of equitable access to water and sanitation in Armenia: background, objectives and methodology

·         Presentation by Ms. Emma Anakhasyan, “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO

Questions and Answers

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

Session 2 – Findings from the Armenian Self-Assessment

Chair: Mr. Volodya Narymanian, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

11:30-12:30

Steering governance frameworks to deliver equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Presentations by:

·         Mr. Mushegh Karapetyan, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

·         RA Public Services Regulatory Commission

·         RA Ministry of Finance

·         RA Ministry of Nature Protection

·         Presentation by Ms. Armine Arushanyan, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

Discussion

12:30-13:30

Reducing geographical disparities

Presentations by:

·         Mr. Artur Ohanyan, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

·         “Armenian Water and Sewerage” CJSC

·         “Armavir Development Center” socio-economic NGO

·         Presentation by Ms. Armine Arushanyan, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

Discussion

13:30-14:30

Lunch break

14:30-15:30

Ensuring access for vulnerable and marginalized groups

Presentations by:

·         Ms. Nune Bakunts, RA Ministry of Health

·         Ms. Emma Anakhasyan, “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO

·         Human Rights Defender’s Office of the RA

Discussion

15:30-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-17:00

Keeping water and sanitation affordable for all

·         Presentation by Mr. Mushegh Karapetyan, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

·         “Yerevan Djur” CJSC

·         Regional administration bodies of the Republic of Armenia

·         Presentation by Ms. Armine Arushanyan, State Committee of Water Economy of the RA MA

Discussion

17:00 – 17:30

Conclusions of the self-assessment exercise

·         Ms. Emma Anakhasyan, “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO

Discussion

18:00

Reception

DAY 2: Friday, 8 July 2016

Session 3 – Towards an Equitable Access Action Plan

Chair: Mr. Roberto Martin-Hurtado, UNECE consultant

9:00-9:15

Presentation on Equitable Access Action Plans

9:15-9:45

Plenary exercise: Identifying priority areas

9:45-10:30

Working groups: Identifying priority measures

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-11:30

Working groups: identifying opportunities for integrating priority measures in existing plans, programmes and projects; as well as key stakeholders to be involved

11:30-12:00

Plenary: Reporting back from working groups and discussion

12:00-13:00

Plenary discussion: Drafting a roadmap for developing an Equitable Access Action Plan in Armenia

13:00-13:30

Conclusions of the workshop

·         Ms. Emma Anakhasyan, Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment

·         Mr. Roberto Martin-Hurtado, UNECE consultant

·         Mr. Volodya Narymanian, State Committee of Water Economy

13:30-14:30

Lunch