On August 3, a three-day workshop on "Improving the efficiency and developing the potential of environmental and health measures in environmental programs developed and implemented by communities", organized by the Secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative of the Prime Minister's Office and the RA Ministry of Environment, started in the Tsakhkadzor Writers' House.
The training is attended by representatives of the Prime Minister's Office, Ministries of Environment, Health, Territorial Administration, municipalities and affected communities.
At the training, Deputy Head of the Strategic Policy Department of the Ministry of Environment Artur Gavalyan presented the law "on the targeted use of the environmental tax", implemented and upcoming legislative reforms related to the sphere of subordinate regulations, programs implemented so far, identified shortcomings, as well as the best experience.
Community employees conducted a team work on the topic "Drawing up environmental programs".
The events and proposals presented to improve the process of program development and increase the transparency of their implementation were discussed.