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Armenia is located in the zone of high natural risks and is exposed to various threats. About 110 natural threats are inherent to the country,” says the report by UNDP “Local Level Risk Management” in 2011.
One of the main reasons is complex relief. “In this small territory the different in heights makes up almost 3500 meters and this conditions the aforementioned number of threats,” the report says. “Man-made disasters also pose significant risks. Armenia has 27 chemical plants, which use ammonium, chlorine, perchloric acid, nitric acid and other chemical compounds. About 1500 plants are exposed to risks of explosion and fire hazards. Armenia has 100 reservoirs, 19 tailing dumps and an operating nuclear power plant.”
January 17, 2013 at 10:24