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    US State News
    September 27, 2013 Friday 12:12 PM EST


    UNECE HELPS ARMENIA TO SET TARGETS ON WATER AND HEALTH


    UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 -- The United Nations Economic and Social
    Council's Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news
    release:

    The tenth meeting of the Steering Committee of the Armenian National
    Policy Dialogue on water resources was held in Yerevan on Thursday, 26
    September 2013. At the meeting, an expert group presented a draft
    baseline analysis of the Armenia's health and environmental situation
    and legal framework on water, a first step towards setting national
    targets under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
    (UNECE)-World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
    (WHO/Europe) Protocol on Water and Health.

    Some 30 representatives of different stakeholders and donors attended
    the meeting, which was chaired by the Head of the Water Resources
    Management Agency of Armenia, Mr. Volodya Narimanyan.

    UNECE helped to set up a national expert group which presented the
    draft baseline analysis at the meeting. The baseline analysis
    comprises an in-depth study of the environmental and health situation
    in the country, as well as the existing national and international
    legal frameworks. The baseline analysis will be followed by
    identification and prioritization of problems in the field of water
    and health that would require particular attention. It is expected
    that the targets will be finalized and adopted by mid 2014.

    At the end of 2012, Armenia started the process of setting national
    targets with regard to water management, drinking water supply and
    wastewater treatment with a view of improving human health and
    reducing the incidence of water-related diseases.

    According to the national report of Armenia submitted under the
    Protocol on Water and Health in 2013, between 2008 and 2012 the
    country had achieved an important increase in access to drinking water
    in rural areas - from 92 to 94 per cent. However, access to sanitation
    for rural dwellers has not seen any substantial improvement in recent
    years. Moreover, issues like urban wastewater treatment and water
    losses in water supply systems were also among urgent priorities.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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