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Title of Activity
     Ukraine Climate Change Initiative

Project Implementor
PA Government Services Inc.

Address

24/7, Instytutska Str., Kyiv, 01021, Ukraine
Tel. (38 044) 253-0708 (7663)
Fax. (38 044) 253-5068
E-mail: office@climate.org.ua

Contact Person

Project Host

Interministerial Commission on Climate Change

 

Address

Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine
5, Khreschatik Str., Kyiv, 02001, Ukraine
Tel. (38 044) 226-2428
Fax. (38 044) 229-8383
E-mail: mep@mep.freenet.kiev.ua

Contact Person

Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Mr. O. Velichko, Secretory IMCCC
Tel/fax. (38 044) 229-8050

Funding Agency
USAID

Address

19, Nizhnij Val Str., Kyiv, Ukraine
Tel. (38 044) 462-5678
Fax. (38 044) 462-5834

Contact Person

Mr. D. Thompson dthompson@usaid.gov

Amount of Funding
$ 3.999 mln

Period of Performance
  09/29/1999 - 31/05/2003

Types of Activities
  • National Administrative Structure for Global Climate Change
  • Methodologies for Implementing а National Climate Change Program
  • Project Identification/preparation and Project Pipeline
  • Training Strategy and Training Program
  • Building National Consensus for Climate Change Action

Beneficiaries
  • Government of Ukraine
  • Industries, Ngos, Institutions

Summary Description
Stimulation of projects development and investments in energy efficient technologies and other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in vital sectors of the Ukrainian economy

Strategic Objective

The objectives are designed to assist Ukraine in making real reductions in GHG emissions by:

  • Strengthening institutions and developing policies necessary for the Government of Ukraine
  • Increasing environmental management capacity to reduce GHG emissions
  • Stimulate investment in and financing for environmental technologies and mitigation measures
  • Increasing the involvement of non-governmental actors (industry, environmental groups and the public)

Results

 Administrative Structure:
  • The CCI developed recommendations on strengthening Ukraineъs administrative structures for addressing climate change
  • CCI experts prepared an economic analysis of Ukraineъs potential market in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions

Project Identification and Preparation:

  • The CCI maintains an investment project database and supports project identification and preparation
  • CCI experts prepared five business plans for GHG mitigation projects at Ukrainian enterprises
  • The CCI also identified institutions that are interested in financing projects and customized business plans according to their requirements

Training Program:

  • The CCI has trained more than 600 Ukrainians in the following areas of study:
    • Basics of Climate Change
    • Economics of Climate Change
    • Climate Change Transactions
    • Conducting а GHG Emission Inventory
    • GHG Mitigation Measures for Economies in Transition
    • Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, Verification and Certification of GHG Emission Reductions
    • Determining GHG Emission Baselines for Energy Supply Facilities
    • Project Preparation and Financing
    • Carbon Sequestration in Forestry and Agriculture

Ukraineъs National Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory:

  • The CCI developed guidelines to assist Ukraine in adapting the national data collection system to the UNFCCC Common Reporting Format
  • The CCI prepared the 1999 and 2000 inventory of GHG emissions in the power sector of Ukraine
  • The CCI has conducted а number of seminars and workshops for government experts involved in the preparation of Ukraineъs inventory, and CCI experts are available to the GOU to assist with the review of technical data and the document preparation

Raising Awareness and Building Consensus:

  • The Climate Change Initiative sponsors а number of activities aimed at raising public awareness about global climate change in Ukraine
  • A Multilateral Working Group on Climate Change was initiated to promote communication and coordination within the international donor community and between donors and the GOU
  • An NGO Climate Change Working Group has received support for public events and seminars on climate change

Reports / Docs

Reports are available at www.climate.org.ua