EU4Environment: Armenia outlines its vision for development of national water strategy
On 4 December, Armenia conducted the 22nd meeting of its National Policy Dialogue on Water.
This regular cross-sectoral dialogue is part of the country’s long-standing efforts to reform water policies and practices along with national goals, EU and international commitments. This dialogue involves national and local government, academia and non-governmental stakeholders, and the international community.
Chaired by the Ministry of Environment of Armenia and organised as part of the ‘EU4Environment – Water Resources and Environmental Data’ programme, the meeting focused on the development of Armenia’s Water Strategy with a whole-of-government approach to addressing socio-economic development and resilience in the context of increasing pressures, including climate change.
The participants discussed the progress made since the updated Water Code came into effect and the results from water-related projects. They also defined the next steps and priorities for the Water Strategy progression. Lessons learnt from the joint monitoring of surface and groundwater resources with Georgia in the Khrami-Debed basin, and the next steps were identified.
“We are happy to see that, with EU support, river basin management planning, water monitoring and economics, data management, transboundary cooperation, and water and health agenda have all advanced and can inform the implementation of the new Strategy,” said Frank Hess, Head of the Cooperation Section of the EU Delegation to Armenia. “Working towards the adoption and implementation of the Water Strategy will be key for strengthening water resilience, which becomes ever more important for our societies and our economies. This cannot be achieved without meaningful stakeholder dialogue.”
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