Water problems: Gegharkunik

Water problems: Gegharkunik

After 44-day war and trespassing of Armenia's border in 2021 by Azerbaijan army,  catchment basins of rivers in several communities in Gegharkunik region have been under control of Azerbaijan army or in a neutral zone, making it nearly impossible for the community residents or the municipalities to clean the basins for usage. Another problematic issue is that in some communities water is provided through pipes dating back to Soviet times. These are worn out pipes and therefore cause discontent of residents regarding cleanliness of water. There are issues with irrigation water as well, since those living near the water use it abundantly depriving other residents living further from water.

We decided to visit some of these communities to understand the situation. The full article is available here (in Armenian).
 

This article is published within the framework of the project carried out in cooperation with the Heinrich Boell Foundaiton  - South Caucasus Regional Office in Yerevan. Only “Green Armenia” NGO is responsible for the content of this publication, and it cannot be interpreted as the opinion of the Heinrich Boell Foundation-South Caucasus Regional Office in Yerevan.