NATIONAL CAPACITY NEEDS SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Government Building #3,
Republic Square,
Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: (3741) 583 920
Fax: (3741) 583 932
ncsa@nature.am

February 13, 2003
Congress Hotel

9:30-16:00

Vardan Ayvazyan-Minister of Nature Protection, Vice-Chairman of the National Council for Sustainable Development
Simon Papayan-First Deputy Minister of Nature Protection
Joel Boutroue-UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative
Amal Medani-UNDP Deputy Resident Representative
Georgi Arzumanyan-Project National Director, Head of International Affairs Department
Anahit Simonian-UNDP Programme Officer,
Arturo Garsia Costas-UNDP/GEF Chief Technical Adviser, New, York
Sara Sanders-UNDP Regional Burue, Bratislava
Dennis Fenton-Consultant
Diana Harutyunyan-Project coordinator
Gayane Simonyan-Project assistant

RA Government
Suren Ohanyan
Rudolf Torosyan

Ministry of Nature Protection
Aram Gabrielyan-Focal Point on UN Convention on Climate Change, Head of Atmosphere Protection Division
Tatyana Danielyan-Focal Point on UN Convention on Biodiversity, Head of Biodiversity Division
Ashot Vardevanyan-Focal Point on UN on Convention to Combat Desertification, Head of Land Protection Division
Karen Jenterejyan-RAMSAR Convention Focal Point
Asya Muradyan-Ozone Protection Focal Point
Ella Grigoryan-Adviser
Varujan Adamyan-Adviser
Ruzanna Davtyan-Head of Project Division, International Affairs Department
Aram Ter-Zakaryan-Head of Conventions and Agreements Division, International Affairs Department
Ashot Harutyunyan-Head of Economics of Natural Protection and Use of Natural Resources
Julietta Ghlichyan-Head of Normative-Legislation Department
Alfred Nersisyan-Head of Water Management Agency
Artashes Ziroyan-Head of Biodiversity Management Agency
Armen Nalbandyan-Biological Resources Management Agency
Aram Agasyan-Biological Resources Management Agency
Mikhail Voskanov-Biological Resources Management Agency
Marzpet Kamalyan-Deputy Head of Environmental State Inspection
Genady Kojoyan-Head of Hydrometeorologic and Environmental Monitoring Agency
Tamara Hovhannisyan-Deputy head of Hydrometeorologic and Environmental Monitoring Agency
Ashot Santrosyan-Head of Environmental Expertise SCSC
Hamlet Melkonyan-Hydrometeorologic and Environmental Monitoring Agency
Lionik Khachatryan-Hydrometeorologic and Environmental Monitoring Agency
Siranush Muradyan-Leading specialist
Martiros Tsarukyan-Division of Atmosphere Protection
Artsrun Pepanyan-Press secretary

State Committee of Real Property Cadastre of Government of Armenia
Felix Egoryan

Department of Emergency situations
Razmik Ter-Minasyan

Ministry of Agriculture
Samvel Avetisyan-First Deputy Minister
Levon Rukhkyan-Deputy Minister
Ashot Voskanyan-Agancy of Agricultural Development
Alvina Avagyan-Agroscience section, Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Education and Science
Tatevik Gasparyan-Senior Specialist

Ministry of Finance and Economy
Vardan Sahradyan-Head of Bioresources management Department

Ministry of Energetics
Aleksander Kocharyan-Head of renewable energy department

Ministry of Trade and economic development
Ashot Khandanyan-Head of division

National Statistics Service
Yura Poghosyan-Member of the State Council on Statistics

State Committee of Water Management
Levon Gumishyan-Head of International Cooperation Department
Karen Kocharyan-Head of department

National Academy of Sciences
Ruben Jrbashyan-Director, Institute of Geological Sciences
Hasmik Khachatryan-Scientific Secretary, Institute of Zoology
Armen Saghatelyan-Director, Center of ecological-noospheric researches, Member of Rio+10 National Commission
Rafael Hovhannisyan-Institute of Hydroecology and Ichtiology
Zhirayr Vardanyan-Institute of Botany
Georgi Fayvush-Institute of Botany
Arkadi Karakhanyan-Georisk

Institutes of Higher Education and Scientific-Research Institutes
Vilen Metanjyan-Faculty of Geograpghy, Yerevan State University
Ashot Khoyetsyan-Dean of Geographic Department, Yerevan State University,
Liya Osipyan-Head of Department of Botany, Yerevan State University
Felix Danielyan-Head of Department of Zoology
Karlen Grigoryan-Head of Department of Ecology
Gayane Ghukasyan-lecturere
Mikhael Gulkhasyan-Head of Plant Science Department, Agricultural Academy
Robert Tumanyan-Agricultural Academy
Suren Gevorgyan-Head of deartment of nature use economy
Vostanik Marukhyan-Yerevan Politechnical University
Mikhael Vermishev-Yerevan Politechnical University

NGOs
Karine Danielyan-Association “For Sustainable Human Development”, Member of Rio+10 National Commission, President of UNEP National Committee
Susanna Hakobyan-“Professional and Entrepreneurial Orientation Union”, Ramsar CEPA Focal point
Aida Iskoyan-Environmental Public Advocacy Center (EPAC)
Melania Davtyan-“Biurakn”
Hakob Sanasaryan-“Armenian Greens Union”
Alla Hambardzumyan-“Khazer”
Ruben Petrosyan-“Green Armenia”
Astgine Pasoyan-Energy save Alliance

International Organizations

WorldBank
Gayane Minasyan-Programme Officer
A Badalyan-Head of PIU, “Natural Resources Management and Poverty Reduction”
Samvel Baloyan-PIU, “Natural Resources Management and Poverty Reduction”Team leader for biodiversity,

USAID
Mickael Boyd
Marina Vardanyan-Programme Assistant 

USDA
Alan Lines-Project Director

TACIS
Garik Hayrapetyan-Team Leader, TACIS National Coordination Unit

KfW
Karapet Gevorgyan-Representative

REC Caucasus
Programme Coordinator

WWF
Karen Manvelyan

Private sector
George Paytyan
Grigor Mantashyan

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