Armenia’s Climate Law

This climate law establishes Armenia’s overall legal framework for addressing climate change and organizing climate policy across the country. Its main purpose is to create a coordinated national system for both mitigation (cutting greenhouse gas emissions and alligning national action with international commitments) and adaptation by helping society, infrastructure, and the economy prepare for and respond to climate impacts. The law defines responsibilities across government institutions and encourages cooperation between national authorities, local governments, businesses, and individuals. It introduces mechanisms for climate planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation to improve accountability and transparency. The law also supports the development of financing mechanisms and creates institutional arrangements for coordinated climate action, establishes a national measurement, reporting, and verification system, and integrates climate finance into the public financial management system.