Nubarashen POPs pesticides burial site in Armenia Emergency case
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OSCE’s efforts to work towards a definitive solution
Amb. Sergey Kapinos
OSCE Office in Yerevan
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Designed in
1976
Disposed in 80sMany
complaints since 2000
Maintenance works in 2004
2010 cover destroyed by
unknown people
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Late 2009 Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations requested OSCE assistance to assess situation at Nubarashen landfill
April 2010 OSCE confronted with a potentially catastrophic situation
Emergency situation : cover of landfill removed with direct exposure for people and cattle and spread into environment
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Concerned people living
downstream
2006
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Environmental catastrophe?
Concerned people living downstream
April 2010
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We acted
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Alerted Armenian GovernmentGovernment set up Emergency
Working Group to take lead of actionsPresident made available some
80,000 EUR for ad hoc closureFinalised Emergency Closure
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First step but only temporary solution
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Next step is feasibility study which will determine a plan for clean-up phaseMFA of Armenia and OSCE
approached many donors Donor coordination arranged - at
present list of 10 interested donorsUNDP will prepare GEF proposal (GEF
financial mechanism of Stockholm Convention 1.5-2 MUSD)
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Future Problems?
The Nubarashen emergency burial site is not the only POPs/Pesticides burial site in Armenia
We need to work together towards a structural solution
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Future Role of the EU
Create public awareness
Make inventory for sites in Armenia and assess and prioritize the risks
Secure sites with high risks
Then make action plans for collection
Centralization
Final elimination
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Goal: Work towards an environment free of obsolete pesticides