In the city of Willoughby, Australia on November 8 under the high patronage of the Armenian, 3rd event "Responsible for Sevan", implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the German Society for International Cooperation "Environmental Protection of Lake Sevan" (EU4Sevan) and jointly implemented by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia and the German Society for International Cooperation within the framework of the COVID-19 response program "restoration of coastal areas of rivers in Armenia.
The event was attended by RA Deputy Minister of Environment Anna Mazmanyan, Head of the Cooperation Department of the EU Delegation to Armenia Frank Hes, Director of the Armenian Office of MSU Madeleine Rauschenberger, UNDP Permanent Representative in Armenia Natia Natsvlishvili, Governor of Gegharkunik Karen Sargsyan, EU4Sevan Program Manager Christian Henschel, Head of the UNDP Climate, Environment, Stability Team Hovhannes Ghazaryan, as well as other officials, stakeholders and residents of the community:
Frank Hess welcomed the participants and noted: And the EU4Sevan program brings together different communities and different structures so that they work together to solve problems and improve environmental management. 
Anna Mazmanyan said that the program "Environmental Protection of Lake Sevan" raises public awareness about the importance and problems of our natural heritage, the most important source of fresh water and hydropower in Armenia, Lake Sevan.
The first stop of the participants was in the Vardenik community, where a representative of the Sevan National Park presented a recently purchased wheel loader and stressed the importance of the provided equipment in the effective organization of work on cleaning coastal areas of rivers. Expanding the capabilities of partners is the key to ensuring the stability of the results achieved by the program:
This will help to overcome the problems of internal management and more effectively organize the cleaning of wetlands of forests growing in coastal areas, preventing further organic pollution of the lake.:
UNDP Permanent Representative Natia Natsvlishvili stressed՝
Then the event continued in the Gegharkunik Marzpetaran, where the official opening of the Gavar branch of EU4Sevan and the signing ceremony of the memorandum of cooperation between the EU4Sevan program and the regional administration took place:
The Regional Office will facilitate access between target groups, beneficiaries, partners, communities:
It is also an effective way for EU4Sevan team members to achieve the goals of the program and get the necessary support from the regional administration," said Christian Henschel.:
"Lake Sevan is of vital importance not only for Gegharkunik region, but also for the whole of Armenia. This is not only a large base of drinking water reserves, but also a unique economic, ecological and biological environment, where rare species of fauna and flora are protected. It is these factors that have long proclaimed Lake Sevan a resource of global interest and importance.
The efforts and means necessary for the conservation and reproduction of the water resources of Lake Sevan and the biodiversity of its catchment basin have been non-Bavarians for decades, as a result of which numerous and diverse problems have been transferred to us today, the settlement of which requires new joint efforts, practical and consistent cooperation with international structures, visible and clear results.
The administration of Gegharkunik region readily contributes to all programs that contribute to the conservation of the water resources of Lake Sevan, the preservation of cleanliness, the conservation and reproduction of the fauna and flora of the Sevan catchment basin. One of such popular programs is the EU4Sevan program, implemented by the UN and the German International Development Company, for the implementation of which we have approved a strategic partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding. More, we have taken the first steps to assist by providing the appropriate space for the program implementation office and sufficient working conditions, providing the necessary information. I am sure that we will work in conditions of full mutual understanding, that the administration of Gegharkunik region will assist in all the problems that have arisen, in all directions, to implement this very important program," Rubik Navoyan, Deputy Governor of Gegharkunik, said:
The exhibits presented were the works of young people living in Gegharkunik, who used as raw materials the waste extracted from the lake by cleaning Lake Sevan.
The purpose of the exhibition was to raise public awareness about pollution and the possibilities of waste recycling.
The event "responsible for Sevan 3" ended in a pleasant atmosphere, promising to implement sustainable measures of the program to preserve the ecosystem of Sevan.