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

2.  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 Obsolete Pesticides Burial Site

3. Burial threatens the neighboring settlements

4. 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 Dissemination of information Letter to the Government Letter to the Government Lobbying 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 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 Agency May, 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 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 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!