Armenia - Management Instruments

Action 9 - Implement the use of geographical information systems (GIS) within Armenia's Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center

With the support of UNDP (through the GoAL WaterS programme) and GWP, a multi-stakeholder platform was created in Armenia to work on creating an enabling environment for the Government of Armenia to promote and implement the country’s commitments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The goal was to design long-lasting, efficient mechanisms for implementation monitoring of SDG 6 targets. The result of this process was a series of actions to improve SDG 6 capacity in the country.

This particular action focuses on employing geographical information systems (GIS) in the work of Armenia’s Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center State Non-Commercial Organization to assess the sizes of the aquatic eco-systems every five years and record the changes, by making use of satellite applications to analyse the data and use the results

IWRM Dimension: Management Instruments
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 3.2c. Data sharing (in country)
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.3 Water quality, treatment, safe reuse
Responsible Agency: Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center SNCO of MoE
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2025