Tuesday, October 15 2024 12:19

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Arman Khojoyan, who oversees agriculture, received  a delegation of the NDC (Nationally determined contributions) Partnership Support Office, which is part of the Paris Agreement agenda, headed by Director General Pablo Vieira.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy, the  purpose of the visit is to strengthen support for the NDC partnership  in the implementation of Armenia's national agenda in the field of  climate change ahead of the next presentation of the NDC within the  framework of the Paris Agreement.

During the meeting, the parties emphasized the importance of  opportunities to expand cooperation between Armenia and the NDC  Partnership, given the rich financial and technical tools available  to member states within the partnership. They discussed a wide range  of issues, including food security issues in terms of climate change  and ways to address them, the need for smart agriculture taking into  account climate change, current agricultural measures related to  adaptation and mitigation of climate change and the possibility of  expanding them, as well as the need to integrate climate measures  into the agricultural sector next year. Established in 2016, the NDC  Partnership is an international climate coalition uniting more than  130 developed and developing countries and 100 international  institutions to develop and implement ambitious climate programs and  actions to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Republic of  Armenia joined the NDC Partnership in August 2018.