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OSCE supports workshop on waste processing and disposal in Armenia
YEREVAN, 6 November 2007 - Implementing proper processing and disposal
of wastes in Armenia is the focus of a three-day workshop that started
in Yerevan today.
"Mismanagement in the processing and disposal of wastes has a
substantial impact on the health, welfare, stability and security of
our countries and can upset ecological systems. This workshop helps to
promote environmental security through co-operation and awareness, a
key objective of the Environment and Security initiative," said
Bernard Snoy, the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental
Activities.
Armenia was among 36 states which joined the Protocol to the Aarhus
Convention on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers during the 2003
Ministerial Conference in Kiev. The protocol is the first legally
binding international instrument in the field. It calls for creating
coherent, nationwide pollutant release and transfer registers (PRTRs)
as means to enhance public access to information.
Nune Hovhannissyan, of the Ministry of Nature Protection, added: "It
is obvious that public participation in policy-making and
implementation in different fields of social-economic development is a
necessary precondition for achieving significant progress in
sustainable development. We highly value OSCE efforts and co-operation
with Armenia, which helped to create the necessary practical mechanism
for implementing the Aarhus Convention."
The OSCE Office in Yerevan attaches a special importance to the
implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Armenia by supporting the 9
Aarhus Centres throughout the country. The full implementation of the
Protocol will increase corporate accountability, reduce pollution and
contribute to sustainable development in the country.
The discussion is expected to raise awareness and accountability among
representatives of state bodies, civil society, the private sector and
experts. Two international experts will share their knowledge and
exchange ideas with their Armenian colleagues. The conclusions of the
workshop will be disseminated through Aarhus Centres.
The event was organized by the Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection
within the "Environment and Security" initiative, with support from
the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE
Economic and Environmental Activities, and the Aarhus Secretariat of
the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Photo: Pollutant release and transfer registers is the topic of a
three-day workshop that started in Yerevan on 6 November 2007. Photo
shows pollution from a cement factory in Ararat province,
Armenia. (OSCE/Karen Minasyan)
Armenian version:
http://www.osce.org/documents/pdf_docume nts/2007/11/27744-1.pdf
http://www.osce.org/item/ 27744.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
YEREVAN, 6 November 2007 - Implementing proper processing and disposal
of wastes in Armenia is the focus of a three-day workshop that started
in Yerevan today.
"Mismanagement in the processing and disposal of wastes has a
substantial impact on the health, welfare, stability and security of
our countries and can upset ecological systems. This workshop helps to
promote environmental security through co-operation and awareness, a
key objective of the Environment and Security initiative," said
Bernard Snoy, the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental
Activities.
Armenia was among 36 states which joined the Protocol to the Aarhus
Convention on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers during the 2003
Ministerial Conference in Kiev. The protocol is the first legally
binding international instrument in the field. It calls for creating
coherent, nationwide pollutant release and transfer registers (PRTRs)
as means to enhance public access to information.
Nune Hovhannissyan, of the Ministry of Nature Protection, added: "It
is obvious that public participation in policy-making and
implementation in different fields of social-economic development is a
necessary precondition for achieving significant progress in
sustainable development. We highly value OSCE efforts and co-operation
with Armenia, which helped to create the necessary practical mechanism
for implementing the Aarhus Convention."
The OSCE Office in Yerevan attaches a special importance to the
implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Armenia by supporting the 9
Aarhus Centres throughout the country. The full implementation of the
Protocol will increase corporate accountability, reduce pollution and
contribute to sustainable development in the country.
The discussion is expected to raise awareness and accountability among
representatives of state bodies, civil society, the private sector and
experts. Two international experts will share their knowledge and
exchange ideas with their Armenian colleagues. The conclusions of the
workshop will be disseminated through Aarhus Centres.
The event was organized by the Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection
within the "Environment and Security" initiative, with support from
the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE
Economic and Environmental Activities, and the Aarhus Secretariat of
the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Photo: Pollutant release and transfer registers is the topic of a
three-day workshop that started in Yerevan on 6 November 2007. Photo
shows pollution from a cement factory in Ararat province,
Armenia. (OSCE/Karen Minasyan)
Armenian version:
http://www.osce.org/documents/pdf_docume nts/2007/11/27744-1.pdf
http://www.osce.org/item/ 27744.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress