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Seminar: Alternative Solutions to Wastewater Management in the Wider Black Sea Region
July 2, 2014 @ 10:30 am - 5:00 pm +04
WASTEnet: A BLACK SEA NETWORK PROMOTING THE INTEGRATED NATURAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
July 2, 2014
Venue: Alex & Marie Manoogian Hall, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
| Time | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Registration |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Welcome Remarks, Alen AMIRKHANIAN, AUA Acopian Center for the Environment, Armenia |
| Opening remarks, Menelaos CHATZIAPOSTOLIDIS, DEYAK | |
| Opening Remarks, John BARKER, EU Delegation in Armenia | |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Overview of Black Sea Cross Border Cooperation Projects in Armenia, Amalia HOVSEPYAN, Ministry of Economy of Armenia |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | The WASTEnet Project and its Contribution to the Black Sea Regional Development, Prof. Georgios SYLAIOS, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Current Status of Wastewater Treatment in Armenia, Representative of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia (TBD) |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Local Solutions to Wastewater Problems — Hovhannes GHAZARYAN, UNDP Armenia |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Current Status of Natural Treatment Systems and Potentials in their Implementation in Armenia – Parakar case — Arevik HOVSEPYAN, Global Water Partnership, Armenia, Samvel VARDANYAN, Parakar village mayor, Armenia |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | The Legislative Framework and Present Status on Wastewater Treatment in the Black Sea Basin — Prof. Ketevan KUPATADZE, Ilia State University, Georgia |
| 14:10 – 14:30
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Wastewater Treatment through NTS: Minimizing Pollution in an Eco-friendly manner — Prof. Vassilios TSIHRINTZIS, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Natural Treatment Systems: Types and Applications of the Constructed Wetlands Technology — Dr Irini KOTTI, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, Prof. Georgios SYLAIOS, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Design parameters and Efficiency of household small-scale plants — Prof. Georgios GIKAS, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Natural treatment Systems in Turkey: benefits, costs and operational problems — Prof. Sibel BASAKCILARDAN–KABAKCI, Yalova University, Turkey |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Protecting the Natural Wetlands of Danube River Basin — Dr. Jenica HANGANU, Dr. Adrian CONSTANTINESCU, Danube Delta National Institute, Romania |
| 16:10 – 17:10 | Discussion on the role of the civil society in the promotion of NTS in the BSB — Olga KOVALIOVA, Eco-TIRAS, Moldova; Alen AMIRKHANIAN, AUA Acopian Center for the Environment, Armenia; Prof. Georgios SYLAIOS, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece |
| 17:10 – 17:30 | Workshop Summary, Prof. Georgios SYLAIOS, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
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