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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
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