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  • International Experts: Wildfires Pose A Real Threat To Armenia

    INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS: WILDFIRES POSE A REAL THREAT TO ARMENIA

    http://hetq.am/eng/news/21215/international-experts-wildfires-pose-a-real-threat-to-armenia.html
    15:52, December 4, 2012

    The conclusions of a report on the existing legislative, regulatory
    and institutional framework for wildfires risk management in Armenia
    were discussed at a roundtable discussion in Yerevan today.

    The event was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian
    Ministry of Emergency Situations in co-operation with the Global
    Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC) within the Environment and Security
    Initiative (ENVSEC) and brings together some 40 representatives from
    relevant state agencies, civil society and international organizations.

    "Wildfires are a threat in Armenia and the wider region and this issue
    cannot be solved by a single organization or a state agency. It is
    important to ensure the co-operation and consolidated efforts of state
    agencies, international and local organizations and the donor community
    to continuously enhance capacities to prevent and control wildfires,"
    said William Hanlon, Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

    The participants discussed Armenia's 2012 fire management action
    plan for forest and other land types and the strategy for its
    implementation.

    Major-General Vrezh Gabrielyan, the Deputy Director of the Armenian
    Rescue Service at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, said: "The
    issue discussed today is of strategic importance for Armenia. The
    country's dry climatic conditions contribute to the risk of forest
    fires that could destroy trees and grass areas, and cause an ecological
    catastrophe, unless comprehensive and consistent efforts are taken
    to prevent and combat it."

    The discussion is aimed at improving forest fire management in the
    South Caucasus, as well as to help the countries formulating national
    forest fire management policies and implementation strategies, and
    enhance regional co-operation.

    The ENVSEC is a partnership of six organizations - the OSCE, the UN
    Development Programme, the UN Environment Programme, the UN Economic
    Commission for Europe, Regional Environment Centre for Central and
    Eastern Europe and NATO as an associate partner - with the goal of
    identifying and addressing the links between the environment and
    security in participating countries and regions.

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