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Towards Toxic-Free Future – stage 4

In 2007, Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO took action to address the risks posed by an obsolete pesticides burial site in Yerevan. With over 500 tons of pesticides, including persistent organochlorines, and located near villages on an active landslide, urgent measures were needed. The NGO engaged in advocacy, lobbying, and partnerships to raise awareness and implement solutions like fencing, drainage systems, and site visits. However, recent monitoring shows ongoing landslides and structural damage, emphasizing the need for a final resolution.

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Towards Toxic-Free Future – stage 4

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  1. Towards Toxic-Free Future – stage 4 Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO Tbilisi, 2007

  2. Obsolete Pesticides Burial Site • Constructed in 1982 • Contains about 500 tones of pesticides with more than 50% of persistent organochlorines • Located in active landslide area • Located on the top of the hill, 800 meters away from two villages • Currently belongs to Yerevan district

  3. Burial threatens the neighboring settlements

  4. Landslides in burial area

  5. Landslides in burial area

  6. Broken storm drains

  7. Bogging of burial site’s head

  8. Sampling for laboratory studies

  9. Measures aimed at raising the problem • Dissemination of information • Letter to the Government • Lobbying

  10. Meeting with the representatives of Emergency Agency

  11. In the result of the Decree adopted by the Government • The area of the burial site has been fenced in

  12. The drains have been built

  13. Drying out the local wetland on the top of the burial site

  14. The storm drains were renewed

  15. Meetings with the representatives of “Tredi” company, France

  16. Visiting of obsolete pesticides stockpiles with the representatives of Milieukontact, the Netherlands

  17. Round table and visit of burial site with Milieukontact

  18. Visit of the pesticides burial site with representatives of Emergency AgencyMay, 2007

  19. The drains are out of order

  20. Bogging is going on

  21. Fresh traces of the landslide

  22. Conclusions of the last visit • The landslide has been dislocated in different sections about 10 +1-1.5m • The cracks in the right and the left lateral sides of the burial site have been broadened out 0,2-0,5m

  23. The previous cracks in the tongue part of the landslide have become deeper and wider

  24. The wire fence of the burial site has been destroyed

  25. The problem requires final solution

  26. Thank you for attention!

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