← Agency brief
Focus area
Ecological and microclimatic impacts of HPPs and commercial fish farms High
First analysis period
Model-generated
Citizens express deep concern over the environmental degradation of natural water resources. Key issues include the piping of rivers for small hydropower plants (HPPs)—which disrupts local flora, fauna, and irrigation access—and the conversion of fertile agricultural lands in the Ararat Valley into commercial fish farms, which is blamed for degrading the regional microclimate.
Affected groups
Farmers, local communities relying on natural river basins, and residents of the Ararat Valley
Geography
Ararat Valley and various river basins across Armenia
Actions for this focus area
- Initiate a joint review with the Ministry of Environment regarding HPP environmental flows and fish farm permits. · Within 90 days