ArmInfo. Armenia is the most vulnerable country in the region in terms of climate change. On March 3, Deputy Minister of Environment of the Republic of Armenia Irina Kaplanyan stated this from the rostrum of the parliament.
From 1960 to 2019, the average annual air temperature in Armenia increased by 1.3 degrees, and the problem of global climate change is beginning to acquire critical importance for Armenia. As the deputy minister noted, the Green Climate Fund provided Armenia with a grant for which an adaptation program is being developed. Under this program, subprograms are expected to be received from all sectoral departments in order to clarify further actions. Another important area will be warning citizens about flattering fires, most of which are due to the human factor.
To recall, in March last year, the deputy minister noted that since 1990, Armenia has chosen the path to maintain the ozone layer and reduce emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere. This path is due not only to the high-mountainous nature of the republic, which leads to increased ultraviolet rays, but also to those global challenges that mankind has faced in connection with climate change. In 2010, the republic fully complied with its obligations under the first phase of the program, under which emissions of fluorine and chlorine hydrocarbons were significantly reduced. At present, Irina Kaplanyan continued, the second stage of the program continues, under which it is planned to completely abandon the use of hydrofluorocarbons. Moreover, the second phase of the program is being implemented at a faster pace. Irina Kapalanyan emphasized that the agreement signed by 197 countries of the world in Kigali is the fifth in a row under the Montreal Protocol. It is envisaged that as a result of its application in the world, emissions of 105 million tons of harmful substances will be reduced.
It is planned that by 2100 the temperature of the air in the world will drop by 0.4%. For Armenia, which is a developing state, the deadlines for implementing the provisions of the document are also set: by 2014, the republic should reduce emissions by 10%, by 2035 by 30%, by 2040 by 50% and by 2045 by 80%.