Sweco Joins EU4Sevan Initiative to Assess Lake Sevan’s Water Level Impact

Sweco Joins EU4Sevan Initiative to Assess Lake Sevan’s Water Level Impact

(IN BRIEF) Sweco, a consultancy firm, is participating in a project under the EU4Sevan program to assess the potential impact of raising the water level of Lake Sevan by over 6 meters. Lake Sevan is vital for Armenia’s irrigation, freshwater supply, biodiversity, tourism, and economy, but climate change-induced algal blooms threaten its health. Sweco’s experts are using advanced modeling to evaluate the consequences of raising the lake’s water level, aiming to inform decision-making for its ecological restoration and sustainable management.

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 19-Feb-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Sweco (STO: SWEC-B), a leading engineering and architecture firm, announces that it has embarked on a vital project aimed at evaluating the potential consequences of raising the water level of Lake Sevan by over 6 meters. This initiative, conducted as part of the EU4Sevan program for environmental protection, seeks to safeguard Lake Sevan, Armenia’s largest freshwater source, against the detrimental effects of climate change-induced algal blooms.

Lake Sevan plays a pivotal role in Armenia’s ecosystem, serving as a vital resource for irrigation, freshwater supply, biodiversity preservation, tourism, and economic development. However, the lake’s deteriorating condition, exacerbated by climate change, poses significant challenges to the region’s environmental sustainability and economic prosperity.

Under the EU4Sevan program, Sweco experts from the Czech Republic are utilizing advanced mathematical modeling and long-term climate data to assess the potential impact of artificially raising Lake Sevan’s water level to its 1903 levels. By employing sophisticated analysis techniques, Sweco aims to provide valuable insights that will inform decision-making processes crucial for the lake’s ecological restoration and sustainable management.

The EU4Sevan program, jointly funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is a collaborative endeavor led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Through strategic partnerships and innovative initiatives like Sweco’s assessment project, EU4Sevan is dedicated to safeguarding the ecological integrity and socioeconomic vitality of Lake Sevan for future generations.

For more information about the EU4Sevan program, visit:

• Environmental Protection of Lake Sevan – EU4Sevan | United Nations Development Programme (undp.org)
• EU4Sevan has been officially launched | EEAS (europa.eu)

For additional information, please contact:
Anna E Olsson, Head of Press, +46705573326, anna.e.olsson@sweco.se

Sweco plans and designs the sustainable communities and cities of the future. Together with our clients and the collective knowledge of our 21,000 architects, engineers and other experts, we co-create solutions to address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more
sustainable. Sweco is Europe’s leading engineering and architecture consultancy, with sales of
approximately SEK 24 billion (EUR 2.2 billion) in 2022. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
www.swecogroup.com

SOURCE: Sweco AB