YEREVAN, JUNE 15, NOYAN TAPAN. A discussion dedicated to the World Day of Struggle Against Desertification and Drought will take place on June 16 at the UN Armenian Office. As it was mentioned in the report provided to Noyan Tapan from the For Stable Human Development Association, in the opinion of specialist-experts, desertification risks are too high in Yerevan. At present the Association with the assistance of the UN Environment Program is preparing a report dedicated to the ecological state of Yerevan. According to Association Chairwoman Karine Danielian, desertification risks have extremely increased in Yerevan in consequence of the urban development policy carried on in the recent years. K.Danielian said that abrupt reduction of green zones, growth of the number of transport means turn Yerevan into an ecological disaster zone. According to official data, a photochemical smog has been registered almost in the whole spring-summer-autumn period over the past two years.

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