Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took part in an international conference on nature and environmental protection in Alta. The event was also attended by the heads of the governments of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
In his speech, Prime Minister Pashinyan noted. Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlem, Ladies, and Armenia is a mountainous country, 80% of which is made up of highland regions. Our country is known for its climatic diversity, from dry subtropical to Alpine. Armenia has many endemic species of herbal and animal world. Four national parks and three reserves occupy more than 10% of the country's area. Among them is Khosrov Reserve, which is based on the person who was founded in the 4th century as a royal hunting. The pearl of Armenia, Lake Sanaa is the largest freshwater cover in the region.
The country's mountain ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to climate change. Drought, floods and floods become more frequent. Although Armenian carbon dioxide emissions are very negligible on a global scale, our country is one of the most likely to be global warming. The consequences of climate change are expressed in accelerated melting glaciers, precipitation, landslides, land erosion and desertification. Lack of water resources leads to reducing pastures and arable land efficiency, as well as reduction of forest resources. In this context, we attach importance to increasing the efficiency of water use, implementation of innovative technologies and implementation of drip irrigation programs. The program ".
A new draft law on "Climate" was developed. The goal of the bill is to establish a legal and institutional basis for the development and implementation of national needs and the list of nationals and the strategic framework of 2021-2026 in the country, on a permanent and ongoing basis. Armenia welcomes the cooperation of the EEU member states on the climate agenda. Within the framework of the lowest Eurasian carbon development programs. Ladies and Gentlemen, emphasizing the maintenance of biodiversity, Armenia implements projects to restore wild pet populations. Since 2002, the Restoration of the Caucasian Leopard Population, which has been implemented jointly with the World Nature Fund, gives significant results. The permanent residence of this animal was already recorded in Armenia, which testifies to the settlement of the Caucasian leopard settlement and dietary stability. The fund is also implemented in the Caucasus Rehabilitation Program in the territory of Dilijan reserve.
Armenia also supports the agenda of the mountainous countries within the framework of the United Nations. We are actively involved in the work of the friends of the mountainous countries within the framework of the United Nations, which has initiated Kyrgyzstan. We have also joined the Kyrgyz side partnership initiative within the framework of the Convention on the Convention on the Convention on Climate Change. We hope that the group will become an active participant in the climate conference, for which you know the 17th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity, COP17 will be held in Armenia.
As a presidency and host country, Armenia will make every effort to ensure that the interests and priorities of all parties will take into account the interests of all parties.
Thank you for your attention. "
