On August 27, aseminar “the Presentation of Aarhus Convention in the communities of Gegharkunik Marz” washeldin the NGO Christian Associationfor young people in Vardenis. The seminar was attended by 20 community leaders of Vardenis region, 5 NGO representatives, and 2 experts.The seminar took place according to the agenda, with the opening speech of the president of “Blejan” NGO L. Asoyan. Then each expert presented their topics.
- The history of the foundation of Aarhus convention, the need of joining the convention of our state, the presentation of date and provisions of the convention.
- The participation of the society in the process of making decisions in the frames of Aarus convention, the RA experience in those processes- Inga Zarafyan (The president of “Econews” NGO)
- The experience of accessibility of justice in the frames of Aarhus convention- SonaAyvazyan (the expert of environmental politics in “Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center” NGO )
The seminar ended with a question-and-answer form, where an attempt was made to find out whether local authorities are to retain the provisions of the Aarhus Convention in the processes of local management, and how the public is involved in those processes. The participants were distributed materials: a booklet on Aarhus convention and an informational leaflet on what the ecological information is and where they can get the information from.
Translator Silva Keveyan