Armenia


Mountainous Armenia has a population of roughly 3 million but around 10 million Armenians live all over the world as a consequence of the genocide in 1915-1916. Its borders to Turkey (genocide) and Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh conflict) are closed.

In 1991 the country declared independence from the former Soviet Union. Armenia faces immense economic (poverty) and environmental problems (deforestation, pollution, shrinkage of Lake Sevan and the world most unsafe nuclear power plant Metsamor).

The country faced a severe energy crisis, which led to widespread deforestation (together with illegal logging the forests were reduced from  25% to less than 10%). Other serious environmental problems are the soil pollution from toxic chemicals, pollution of the major rivers Hrazdan and Aras, the extreme shrinkage of Lake Sevan through overuse of irrigation and hydroelectric power generation, which threatens water supplies and the danger from the highly unsafe nuclear power plant Metsamor.

Related Projects

 

Support of climate protection via sustainable energy by training and capacity building of local partner NGOs in Caucasus and Central Asia and networking between them
„Förderung des Klimaschutzes durch nachhaltige Energie mittels Training, Kapazitätsausbau und Vernetzung lokaler NRO-Partner im Kaukasus und in Zentralasien“
04.11.2010

 

Empowerment & Local Action (ELA)
Building the capacity of poor local communities in rural areas
19.04.2010

 

Empowerment & Local Action (ELA) Armenia
Building the capacity of poor local communities in rural areas in Armenia.
13.04.2010

 

Armenia Tapping Resources
Poverty elimination, organic farming and improvement of water supply and sanitation in rural areas of Armenia
29.03.2005

 

Armenia - Healthy Food for Pregnant Women
Improving the health of newborn babies and pregnant women in Armenia; Growing organic Amaranth for the maternity clinic of Yerevan
09.02.2004