BELARUS

Status at 1 February 2017

The list below sets out donor funded projects support at national level in Belarus in the areas of: climate change, water and energy, biodiversity and GHG emissions reduction.

1. Ongoing National Projects

Relevance to Donor & Implementing Duration & Beneficiary body & Clima East Project agency (contact Scope (description) Budget End-user objectives & person) activities

Improving Donors: Duration: The aim of the project is reducing energy consumption during State Committee for Mainstreaming Energy UNDP, GEF, Department 2013-2016- construction and use of housing space; introduction of new methods of Standardization climate issues in Efficiency in on Energy Efficiency June 30, project development, energy efficiency certification. Three pilot projects Ministry of Architecture construction Residential under the State 2018 in Minsk and Grodno and Construction sector/mitigation Buildings in Committee for Budget: http://www.effbui the Republic Standardization ld.by of Belarus 4.5 mln.$ Alexandre Grebenkov – GEF Project Manager alexandre.grebenkov@u 0.4 mln.$ ndp.org UNDP Belarus Donors: Duration: The development objective of the Biomass Heating Project for Ministry of Energy of http://www.world Biomass World Bank 31, Belarus is to scale up the efficient use of renewable biomass in heat the Republic of Belarus bank.org/project District and electricity generation in selected in Belarus. The project has s/P146194?lang Fan Zhang – team leader 2014 - Heating December three components. The first component, district heating energy =en Project THE ENERGY 31, 2019 efficiency will include the following energy efficiency investments in the EFFICIENCY selected district heating systems: (a) modernization and or construction Budget: DEPARTMENT – is a of heat substations by installing individual building level heat local implementing body US$ 90.00 substations with temperature controls; Pekka Kalevi Salminen – million Project Manager

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Clima East Donor: EU Duration: This project aims to address the most critical problems of peatland Ministry of Natural http://www.by.un Pilot Project Implementing Agent: 2012-2016- conservation and management in Belarus, seeking to demonstrate Resources and dp.org/content/b in Belarus: UNDP April 28, innovative approaches to ecosystem-based climate mitigation and Environmental elarus/en/home/ Conservation 2017 adaptation at peatlands. The project will be implemented in Zvanets Protection Ministry of operations/proje and Budget: and Sporovo peatlands in Drogichin and Bereza district in Belarus. the Republic of Belarus cts/environment sustainable Zvanets and Sporovo are the largest natural fen mires in Europe _and_energy/Cli management 1 498 000 € (single massives of 15,000 and 18,000 ha). With appropriate ma-East.html of peatlands I technologies and equipment, the project will cut shrubs, reeds, and Belarus to trees at about 3,500 ha during the project life, producing about 2,500 minimize tons of dry biomass. It is expected that the project will result in http://www.clima carbon avoided emissions of 15.6 tCO2-eq/ha/year by replacing fossil fuel east.eu/clima- emissions use with peatland biomass. Retention (non-deterioration) of fen east- and help peatland carbon capacity will amount to 360 tC/ha. activities/pilot- ecosystems projects/pilots- to adapt to project-in- climate belarus change, while contributing to the overall mitigation and adaptation effort Supporting Donor: EU Duration: The objective of the Project is the growth of development of green Ministry of Natural Geographic Green Urban Implementing Agent: 2016-2021 urban development plans and pilot green urban development Resources and coverage: Development UNDP Budget: initiatives related to energy efficiency and sustainable transport in Environmental Polotsk, in Small and small and medium in Belarus. Protection Ministry of Natallia Hubskaya – 3 091 000 Novopolotsk, Medium- The Project will be implemented over a 5-year period and is expected the Republic of Belarus Novogrudok Sized Cities Project Manager US$ to generate lifetime direct GHG emission reductions of 77.8 ktonnes Focus Area: in Belarus natallia.hubskaya@undp. of CO2 equivalent through improved urban transport efficiencies in the (Green Cities) org cities of Polotsk and Novopolotsk and 13.3 ktonnes of CO2 equivalent Green Urban through energy efficiency pilots in Novogrudok . Development, Climate Change, Indirect emission reductions (top-down and bottom-up) will range from Energy 25.2 to 231 ktonnes of CO2 equivalent. Efficiency, Sustainable Transport

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Supporting Donor: EU Duration: The Project supports the idea of the economic growth of Belarus Ministry of Natural http://greenlogic. the Transition Implementing Agent: 16.07.2014 – based on “green” principles, and it facilitates the development of local Resources and by/index_en.htm to a Green UNDP 15.10.2017 environmental initiatives. Environmental l Economy in Budget: Another area is the support of community initiatives for the “green” Protection Ministry of the Republic Volha Chabrouskaya – the Republic of Belarus Project Manager 5 000 000€ economy, exploring ways of cooperation between local authorities, of Belarus NGOs and business. volha.chabrouskaya@un dp.org

Technical Implementing Agency: Duration: The green economy concept is designed to improve the standards of Ministry of Natural http://greenecon Assistance to Consortium led by Hulla 04.11.2014 – living and social equality, and mitigate environmental risks. A Resources and omy.minpriroda. Support the & Co. Human Dynamics 04.04.2017 switchover to this model requires new approaches, primarily on the Environmental gov.by/en/ Development KG (Austria) Budget: government level. Define and develop key mechanisms of the green Protection Ministry of of Green Roman Krajčovič - 1,465,000€ economy development in Belarus. Improve skills of professionals of the Republic of Belarus Economy in central public authorities in the area of green economy. Develop a Project Manager Belarus Programme of Actions for the reduction of pollutant emissions in [email protected] accordance with the Gothenburg Protocol. The Donor: GEF Duration: The objectives of the project are the following: Ministry of Natural http://www.wind international Implementing Agent: 2015-2019 - assistance in the removal of barriers to wind power development in Resources and power.by/en/proj technical Environmental ect/ UNDP Budget: the Republic of Belarus; assistance Protection Ministry of project Marina Belous – Project 3 345 000 - development of sites for the construction of wind farms, which will the Republic of Belarus “Removing Manager US$ lead to obtaining permits, financing and construction of wind power turbines with a capacity of not less than 25 MW in Belarus; Barriers to [email protected] Wind Power om - creation and implementation for these wind power turbines of such a Development mechanism that will in the future become a model and open up in Belarus” opportunities for the future development of wind power turbines by private companies. Braslaŭ Alena Hiron - Project Duration: In February 2014, the of Braslaŭ signed the Covenant of Braslaŭ District http://euprojects. district - the Coordinator, Braslaŭ 11.03.2016 – Mayors, undertaking the commitment to reduce carbon dioxide Executive Committee by/projects/ener first climate District Executive 10.09.2018 emissions by 20% before the year 2020. By the year 2030, Braslaŭ gy/Braslaŭ+distri neutral Committee district – a popular tourist recreation area – should become the first ct+- Budget: municipality [email protected] climatically neutral municipality in Belarus. It is planned to achieve +the+first+climat in Belarus 735,140€; these ambitious objectives through the use of renewable energy e+neutral+munic m EU sources and promotion of energy efficiency ideas. Reduction of ipality+in+Belaru Dmitry Burenkin -Project contribution - energy consumption would help the save budget funds every s/ Coordinator, Center for 584,363€ year.Project Goal: Develop, adopt and launch the implementation of a Environmental Solutions strategic action plan on the transformation of Braslaŭ district into the first climatically neutral municipality in Belarus until 2030. Contribute

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[email protected] to CO2 reduction by 20% by the year 2020 with reduction of energy http://www.sogla consumption and introduction of state-of-the-art approaches to energy sheniemerov.eu/ management. index_ru.html

2. Ongoing Regional Projects

i. The list below sets out donor funded projects support at national level in all the ENP in the areas of: climate change, water and energy, biodiversity and GHG emissions reduction.

Donor & Implementing Duration & Relevance to Clima East Project Scope (description) agency (contact Budget objectives & activities person)

Clima East Policy Donor: EU Duration: The Clima East Policy Project (‘Policy Project’ or ‘Project’), funded by the Project – Support European Union (EU), is intended to provide support to the ENP East to Climate Change Implementing 2012-2016 countries (i.e. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Mitigation and Agent: Consortium Ukraine) and the Russian (the Partner Countries/PCs) so that led by HTSPE Ltd Budget: 8,2 adaptation in the million€ they are more equipped for greenhouse-gas emission reductions and Eastern (including: Ricardo better prepared to deal with climate change impacts. It also aims to energy & facilitate dialogue in this area among the EU and the seven PCs. countries and Environment, Russia Commencing January 2013, this Policy Project (budget EUR 7 million) Ecorys, Milieu Ltd, constitutes one part of a larger 'Clima East’ package which will also include IIASA) a Pilots Project (budget EUR 11 million, implemented by UNDP) supporting the development of ecosystems-based approaches to climate change, implemented by UNDP. The Policy Project and the Pilots Project will be implemented in close coordination with each other, ensuring that synergies between policy development and planning activity and the experience gained through the Pilots Project are recognized and utilized. The policy project has 6 components, result areas: 1. Increased Understanding of the EU Climate Change and energy acquis and the 20/20/20 agenda;

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2. Responsible public institutions will competently address the Kyoto- and post-Kyoto regime under the UNFCCC, and (for Annex 1) be strengthened to comply with regulations; 3. State-of-the-art national climate change mitigation and adaptation policies developed, fine-tuned and implemented; 4. Increased capacity for climate change vulnerability and impact assessments and for adaptation planning; 5. National and/or regional Emissions Trading Schemes prepared and started; 6. Progress made in elaboration of low carbon development strategies (expected primarily in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova). The Policy Project operates as a regional programme, helping to address issues faced by a number of Partner Countries and provide support through common activities and sharing of best practice cross-nationally. (The sister component to the Policy Project, funding eight Pilot Projects across the region, one of them in Belarus is described in the above section. Implementation of the two components is separate but closely linked, deriving policy lessons from the experience of the pilots and aiming to support the use of policy measures to effectively replicate and build on relevant aspects of pilot actions.)

Development of Donor : EU/Council Duration: 2012 Support to EMERALD sites in project countries (Bern Convention). http://www.jp.coe.int/cead/jp/default. the EMERALD of Europe – 2016- April 08, Protection of biodiversity, forests, etc. Planned as part of Pan-European asp?TransID=306 Network in ENPI 2017 Nature Protection Network (together with Nature 2000 sites in the EU). East and Russia Contacts : ynergies with Clima East in the (Phase II) Budget: EUR Beneficiary body & End-user in Belarus: Ministry of Natural Resources adaptation policy framework IvaObretenova 2.205.560 and Environmental Protection Ministry of the Republic of Belarus EU-CoE Emerald II Iva.OBRETENOVA @coe.int

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FLEG II – Forest Donor: EU Duration: 2012- Protection of forests – important as carbon sinks. http://www.enpi-fleg.org/ Law Enforcement 2016-2017 Governance Implementing The program supports governments, civil society, and the private sector in Synergies with Clima East in the Agent: World Bank, Budget: EUR 9 participating countries in the development of sound and sustainable forest context of mitigation and adaptation EU, IUCN, WWF, mln management practices, including reducing the incidence of illegal forestry policies Austrian activities. Development Corporation The project aims to contribute to sustainable forest governance, management and protection in the ENPI East countries, ensuring the Team Leader - contribution of the region's forests to climate change adaptation and Andrew Michael mitigation, to ecosystems and biodiversity protection, and to sustainable Mitchell livelihoods and income sources for local populations and national economies. Beneficiary body & End-user in Belarus: Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus

ii. Regional projects in some ENP East countries - including Belarus - and Russia relating to climate change mitigation or adaptation

Donor & Relevance to Clima East Project Implementing Scope (description) Stakeholders Duration & objectives & activities agency (contacts) Budget

Greening Donor: EU Duration: The overall objective is for the EaP countries to move Armenia, Economies in the towards a green economy by decoupling economic Azerbaijan, Eastern Implementing 2013-2016 growth from environmental degradation and resource Georgia, Agent: UNEP, Neighbourhood Budget: depletion. Moldova, Ukraine, (EaP-GREEN) Organisation for The specific objectives of the Action are: Economic Co- € 10m from EU, Belarus Contract n°: operation and € 2.4m from 1. to mainstream sustainable consumption and ENPI/2012/305-729 Development partners production into national development plans, (OECD) legislation and regulatory framework with a view Budget line: B2012- to provide a sound legal basis for future policy 19.080103 development, in line with the regional and international agreements and processes and

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consistently with existing EU acquis in the relevant policy areas; 2. to promote the use of the SEA and EIA as essential planning tools for an environmentally sustainable economic development; 3. to achieve a shift to green economy through the adaptation and adoption of sustainable consumption and production practices and techniques in selected economic sectors (manufacturing, agriculture, food production and processing, construction). Component 1: governance and financing tools for promoting SCP (eg. tax policy, subsidies, green procurement, etc) Component 2: SEA/EIA: accompanying SCP policy implementation Component 3: demonstration projects (reg. or national, replicable)

Covenant of Donor: Duration: Supporting the Eastern Partnership cities in the Armenia, http://goo.gl/UdSDtH Mayors East: implementation of Sustainable Energy Action Plans Azerbaijan, EU (Eastern 1st component (SEAPs) under the Covenant of Mayors. Georgia, http://www.pagadnennemerau.eu/in Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood), began in Jan Moldova, dex_be.html Demonstration EUROPEAID 2014. As of December 2013, about 5 424 cities from more than Belarus, http://www.covenantofmayors.eu/ind Projects (SUDeP) 40 countries have signed up to the Covenant of Mayors. Ukraine Contact person: Budget: This includes 69 signatories from Eastern Partnership ex_en.html Supporting the Giorgi Abulashvili 12,500,000 EUR (EaP) countries out of which 19 already submitted their Eastern SEAPs and the majority of others are expected to have Partnership cities EEC Georgia done so by the beginning of 2014. in the implementation of Tel.: +995 599 97 40 This specific grant scheme aims to support the local Sustainable 03 authorities in Eastern Partnership countries in Energy Action implementing their Sustainable Action Plans (SEAPs) Plans (SEAPs) under the Covenant of Mayors, in particular by under the developing pilot projects in line with these SEAPs.

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Covenant of The SUDeP programme will be implemented through Mayors. four major components and will cover both ENP East and ENP South. The eastern component will mainly Preparation, support the effective implementation of Sustainable submission and Energy Action Plans (SEAP) under the Covenant of funding of the Mayors, being a key priority under the Energy Security demonstration Platform of the Eastern Partnership (EaP). The four projects from components for the ENP East are the following: SEAPs of the CoM signatory cities. 1. Demonstration projects enabling local authorities in the ENP partner countries to implement measures EuropeAid/135376/ incorporated in their SEAPs or in similar local action C/ACT/Multi plans targeting sustainable urban development. 2. A Supporting mechanism strengthening the capacity of to develop demonstration projects and ensuring the visibility and dissemination of results. 3. A Municipal Finance Facility which will be implemented with the involvement of the international finance institutions (IFI) (such as EIB, EBRD, KfW), will support project preparation to improve the bankability of the investments, project implementation, and could also involve a blending mechanism. 4. Scientific and technical support, from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission for the monitoring of the implementation and results of the SEAPs. This will build on existing collaboration between the JRC and the branches of the Covenant of Mayors Secretariat in the EaP countries.

FP7 IncoNet EaP Donor: EU Duration: The purpose of the project is to use, under the EU The project contributes to project Framework Program 7 (FP7), a science, technology and approximation of EP countries to EU Implementing 2014 -2020 innovation (STI) international cooperation network for and assists with providing scientific, entity: consortium promoting biregional dialogue between EU member technological and innovation best consisting of 19 states (and countries associated to FP7) and the Eastern practices in EU member countries n institutions from EU

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member countries, Partnership countries, in identification of priorities of climate change area. STI network Associated action in climate change, energy and health as the 3 most facilitates approximation of EP countries and important societal challenges. countries' CC policy to those of EU Eastern Partnership member countries. countries. www.inco-eap.net www.increast.eu

3. Completed Regional Projects

Donor & Duration & Relevance to Clima East Project Implementing Scope (description) Stakeholders Budget objectives & activities agency (contacts)

Prevention, Donor: EU Duration: 2010- The project aims at strengthening disaster management Ukraine http://euroeastcp.eu/en/moldaviya.ht Preparedness and 2014 capacities through review of civil protection capabilities ml Response to Implementing and legislative framework looking into enhancing Moldova Agent: Consortium Budget: EUR http://www.enpi- Natural and Man- cooperation with the EU Civil protection Mechanism. Georgia Made Disasters led by EPTISA - 5,988,000 / EU info.eu/maineast.php?id=211&id_ty (PPRD-East) ENPI East A similar project exists in the framework of the Union for Belarus pe=10 Sergei Anagnosti, Region the Mediterranean for the ENPI South and IPA region Team Leader, e- neighboring countries. Azerbaijan Important in the context of mail: adaptation policies in PCs sanagnosti@eptisa. The programme focuses on natural and man-made Armenia com disasters with special emphasis on the ones identified as priorities in the region. Complex emergencies are not part National of this programme. Coordinator: Project aims at contributing towards peace, stability, Vitalie Grecu, security and prosperity in the Eastern ENPI region and at protecting the environment, the population, cultural Email: heritage, resources and infrastructures by strengthening the countries’ resilience, preparedness and response to grecuvitalie@gmail. man-made and natural disasters. It will also bring the com partner countries closer to the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism.

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COMO-EAST Donor: EU Duration:2011- Objective: to encourage and support local authorities in Azerbaijan project 2015 beneficiary countries to achieve and implement a more Armenia Implementing sustainable local energy policy via signing up to the Belarus Agent: Energy Covenant of Mayors, preparing and implementing Georgia Cities Budget: EUR SEAPs. Moldova Tbilisi Hall 500,000 Ukraine Principal missions: Promotion of the Covenant KazakhstanKy Eastwards, Capacity building and training in support of rgyzstanTajiki the implementation of the Covenant of Mayors in the stan region, Helpdesk function and support to the Turkmeni-stan implementation of cities proposals ,Support to donors’ Uzbekistan coordination for SEAP’s sector-wide approach (in particular, financing SEAP investments). CoMO East office with two locations has been launched in September 2011 as branch office of the CoM Office in Brussels and will progressively move into operation. This office is aimed at supporting participation of Eastern Partnership and Central Asian Cities in the Covenant of Mayors. COMO-East Projects - Technical Offer under the Service Contract ENPI/2011/ 265-434 - "Supporting participation of Eastern Partnership and Central Asian Cities in the Covenant of Mayors" signed with the DG DEVCOEuropeAid of the EC.

Energy Saving Donor: EU Duration:01/01/ Project shall benefit to EaP Countries through energy Beneficiary www.inogate-ee.org Initiative in the 2010 - efficiency in buildings. The building sector represents + Countries: Building Sector in Contact person: 31/12/2013 or –40 % of the national energy consumption, 20 to 50 % Armenia, the Eastern Mr. Roberto Lo savings achievable at reasonable pay-backs. ESIB will Azerbaijan, European and Cicero Vaina, Team Budget: EUR assess the EE in buildings potential in partner countries Belarus, Central Asian Leader 4.449.650 and provide tools to improve the situation: High level Georgia, Countries (ESIB) policy advice; Operational ad hoc technical assistance; Kazakhstan Capacity building; Support to demonstration projects; Kyrgyzstan, ESIB expert community platform and knowledge base. Moldova, All types of buildings are covered by the project: housing, Tajikistan, public buildings, schools, hospitals, etc., offices, shops, Turkmenist- other tertiary buildings, etc. However, ESIB does NOT an, Ukraine, cover EE industrial buildings. Uzbekistan

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Objectives

 Supporting the development and the enforcement of energy efficiency-related legislation in the building sector including drafting of building standards and codes, as well as the promotion of regional harmonization of policies and regulatory practices;

 Identifying the limitations in awareness of EE and RE opportunities and the obstacles to the transfer of best practice and technology, and supporting relevant awareness-raising initiatives;

 Supporting an enabling investment climate for energy conservation projects, including identification and assistance to the preparation of Energy Efficiency investments in the building sector for submission to International Financial Institutions (IFIs);

 Assessing the needs for strengthening capacity in energy auditing, building technologies and design, and providing appropriate training and networking programmes.

Supporting Donor: EU Duration:20/09/ The objective is to encourage and support local Armenia, http://eecu- Participation of 2011 - authorities in the NIS to achieve a more sustainable local Azerbaijan, comogrant.org.ua/uploads/Introducti Eastern European Implementing 20/09/2015 energy policy by signing up to the Covenant of Mayors Belarus, on-to-the-COMO-East-Anatoliy- and Central Asian Agent: (CoM) and implementing the related Sustainable Energy Georgia, K..pdf Cities in the Budget: EUR Action Plan (SEAP). This includes a significant reduction KazakhstanKy INOGATE 2.15 mln http://www.carecnet.org/2012/12/11/ ‘Covenant of Programme in energy consumption and CO2 emissions as well as an rgyzstan, Mayors’ increase in renewable energy use and energy efficiency Moldova, the-european-initiative-covenant-of- (INOGATE-related Team Leader: measures. Tajikistan, mayors-east-will-be-presented-in- project) Anatoly Kopets Turkmenistan, the-kyrgyz-republic/?lang=en “Covenant of Mayors – East” not only shares with rich Ukraine, international and European experience of its over 4400 Uzbekistan signatories in contributing to green economic growth and improving quality of life, it also provides the municipalities in new independent states with access to latest energy efficient technologies and best practices. Hence, it

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facilitates to raise additional funds for project implementation in accordance with national priorities and specificities. The Covenant’s priority is closely overlapping with the already developed strategic plan of the Kyrgyz Republic in the sphere of energy efficiency. The Covenant of Mayors is a growing international community of leading local and regional authorities, which benefits from a strong support from political (European Commission, Committee of the Regions, national governments, regional governments, etc.) and financial institutions (European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, private banks, etc.).

INOGATE Donor: EU Duration: The overall objective of the proposed programme is to Armenia, Technical contribute to the progress of the INOGATE Partner Azerbaijan, Secretariat and Implementing 2012-2015 Countries in the achievement of the Baku Initiative and Belarus, agent: INOGATE integrated Budget: 16.6 the Eastern Partnership objectives. Georgia, programme in Kazakhstan Team Leader: Mr. mln EUR The programme would support a reduction in their support of the Kevin McCann Kyrgyzstan, Baku Initiative and dependency on fossil fuels and imports, improvement of Moldova, the Eastern the security of their energy supply, and climate change Tajikistan, Partnership overall mitigation. Turkmenistan, energy objectives Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Climate Forum Donors: EU, Duration: Project purpose: To strengthen the capacity of CSO Armenia, www.climateforumeast.org East Austrian networks to participate effectively in policy dialogue with Azerbaijan, Development Jan 2013 – Dec local authorities, EU institutions and international Belarus, www.roteskreuz.at 2014 Agency organisations in Climate Change Adaptation across all Georgia, www.redcross.ge Budget: € 1.1 six Eastern Partnership countries.(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Implementing Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and the Ukraine) the Ukraine partners: Million Main beneficiaries: population from Eastern Austrian Red Cross Partnership countries vulnerable to climate risks – project lead;

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Armenian Red Climate Forum East aims to build the capacities of the Cross Society CSO sector in the Eastern Partnership countries to engage with the policy-making process and to contribute www.redcross.am the political priorities in these countries in the area of Azerbaijan Red environmental governance and climate change. At the Cross Society same time, the project will contribute to global policy- making processes related to climate change by www.redcrescent.az encouraging CSO input into the development of National Communications to the UNFCCC and providing Belarus Red Cross examples of good practice of CSO capacity-building and Society engagement with policy-making. www.redcross.by; Georgia Red Cross Society www.redcross.ge; ECOSPECTRU in Moldova; National Ecological Center of Ukraine Contact person: Sonja Greiner, AutRC, sonja.greiner@redc ross.at

Climate Change Donor: European Duration: 2013- The main aim of the project is to enhance and promote Eastern http://www.envsec.org/publications/f and Security in Commission, under 2015 regional stability through transboundary co-operation on Europe, inal_envsec_newsletter_junedec_2 Eastern Europe, Instrument for adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change. Central Asia 012.pdf Central Sustainability and Southern The project is planned to produce regional background Caucasus Asia and Southern Austrian papers and conduct national and regional consultations. Caucasus Development Project´s final output / deliverable is a report on the Climate Change and Security in Eastern Europe, Agency Southern Caucasus and Central Asia. The report will primarily focus on the latest trends of climate change, vulnerabilities, and analyses of existing adaptation

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Implementing measures, lessons learned from existing climate change agent: ENVSEC adaptation projects. National consultations will be organized in each for preparation of this report.

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