Alain-Richard Donwahi, UNCCD COP 15 President arrives in Armenia

ArmInfo. Alain-Richard Donwahi, the President of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) arrived in Armenia.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Environment of  Armenia, the UNCCD COP 15 President arrived in Yerevan at the  invitation of the Minister of Environment of the Republic Hakob  Simidyan. This is already his second visit to Armenia.

In 2023, the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on  Drought (IWG on drought) and a regional capacity development workshop  were held in Yerevan.  Minister Simidian and UNCCD COP 15 President  Donwahi also held a bilateral meeting in the UAE within the framework  of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention  on Climate Change (COP28).

During the meeting in Yerevan, Minister Simidyan stated that there  are effective and strong partnerships between the parties.  An  agreement was discussed to form a joint working group and a decision  was made to take more active steps in this direction. An agreement  was reached on closer cooperation within the framework of the UN  Conventions "On Biodiversity" and "Combating Desertification".

In this vein, the Minister presented the steps taken by the Republic  of Armenia to prevent desertification and drought within the  framework of the climate agenda, touched upon issues related to  planting forests and increasing forest areas, effective management of  water resources and wise use of natural resources.  The parties  agreed to continue cooperation, mutual visits within the framework of  the convention and consider the possibilities of implementing new  programs and activities.