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Climate Change Information Center

WELCOME TO THE UPGRADED WEBSITE OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION CENTER OF ARMENIA! YOU WILL FIND THIS WEBSITE MORE USER FRIENDLY, PROJECT ORIENTED AND WITH NEW ADDITIONAL FEATURES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FREQUENT VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE.

Climate Change Information Center was established in 1997 in the frames of ARM/95/G31/A/1G/99 UNDP/GEF Project "Armenia - Country Study on Climate Change" with a main goal to strengthen the Information Center of the Ministry of Nature Protection.

The aim of the project was to identify and create connections to both national and international sources of information which would lead to knowledge sharing and prevention of duplication in similar kind of efforts. The main goal of this activity is to find potential international partners to cooperate with either on this project or on the following possible projects dealing with Climate Change problems.


Media Contest on “Sustainable Energy for All”

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All (SEFA). The aim is to increase the awareness among the public on sustainable energy issues such as modern energy services, renewable energy, access to affordable energy and energy efficiency.

In the framework of the United Nations SEFA Initiative, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Armenia are pleased to announce a media contest on the best coverage of the activities promoting sustainable energy in Armenia.

More information is available here.


Second National Communication

The Second National Communication  of the Republic of Armenia to the UNFCCC has been developed by the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia in the frames of the "Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Armenia's Second National Communication to the UNFCCC" UNDP/GEF Project

Download in English 3.3MB pdf


News

03.05.2012 | Local News

Seminar on Energy Efficient Design Approaches

In the frames of the Project, a seminar-discussion on "Integrating Energy Efficient Design Approaches in the Practice and Education of Architecture" was organized. It was held in Conference Hall of Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construciton on May 2, 2012.

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21.03.2012 | International News

World Forestry Day is a Great Opportunity to Highlight the Importance of Forests

In November 1971, at the request of the European Confederation of Agriculture, FAO's member governments supported the annual observance of 21 March as World Forestry Day. Since then many nations have adopted this practice.

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Weather in YEREVAN

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Geomagnetism:
Day: +4
Night: -7
 

 

MNP

Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia 

 


 

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  

 


United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

 

GEF

Global Environmental Facility

 


Global Environmental Facility

The GEF as an independent financial organization provides grants to developing countries and countries with economies in transition to address global environmental issues

 

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme 

 


 
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This web site was established in 1996 in the frameworks of UNDP/GEF “Armenia-Country Study on Climate Change” Project. The web site was updated and redesigned in 2007 with financial assistance of UNEP to support implementation of the UNFCCC Article 6 provisions in Armenia and later in 2010 in the frameworks of the UNDP/GEF projects in Armenia.