DEVELOPING CAPACITIES FOR PROJECT DATA CLIMATE POLICY IN SOUTHEAST & EASTERN EUROPE, SOUTH CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA As of: October 2021 Country/Countries: Albanien, Armenien, Aserbaidschan, Belarus, The partner countries are characterised by Bosnien und Herzegovina, Georgien, processes of transformation that lead towards an Kasachstan, Kirgisistan, Kosovo, Mongolei, open market economy, and these changes offer the Montenegro, Nordmazedonien , Republik opportunity to integrate ambitious climate policy Moldau, Russische Föderation, Serbien, into national climate protection plans. To this end, Tadschikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the project is strengthening the capacities of public Usbekistan decision makers and institutions to implement the Implementing organisation: necessary planning in the pilot countries of Albania, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Georgia, Moldova, Mongolia and Montenegro. Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Individual and small-scale measures (e.g. scientific studies, educational workshops) are also Political partner(s): implemented to strengthen climate policy Ministry of Agriculture, Regional capacities. These measures are oriented on the Development and Environment - Moldova needs identified in the framework of the BMU Ministry of Economy - Montenegro dialogue processes carried out with other countries’ Ministry of Environment and Tourism – governments in the project region. The national Mongolia framework conditions for climate policy and Ministry of Environmental Protection and sustainable economic development are also being Agriculture (MoEPA) - Georgia improved in the pilot countries, and knowledge Ministry of infrastructure and energy - management is ensuring that learning experiences Albania are shared with other countries in the region. Ministry of sustainable development and State of implementation/results tourism - Montenegro

Implementing partner(s): First field of action: NewClimate - Institute for Climate Policy Georgia: Advice and support for the and Global Sustainability gGmbH development of a national climate strategy and BMU grant: an integrated action plan, the revision of the € 13,100,000 NDC, the development of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) within the framework Duration: of the Energy Community. Work on the climate 06/2017 till 03/2022 strategy and action plan as well as consultations Website(s): on the NDC update were completed. In January http://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/79216.html 2020, the Government set up a high-level “Climate Change Council”. At its first meeting on February 25, 2021, the Council adopted the draft updated NDC, draft Climate Strategy 2030 and Action Plan 2021-2023 for Georgia. The documents are expected to be adopted by the Georgian government shortly. The project supported the preparation of the NDC update and the action plan. Mongolia: Revision of the NDC completed; since

Developing capacities for climate policy in Southeast & Eastern Europ... Downloaded on 02.10.21 - 1/3 November 2020 the development of an NDC Action Plan as an operational basis for the implementation of the updated NDC is supported; scientific studies (batteries, energy- hydrogen) for the further expansion of renewable energies are in progress; close cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is pursued to develop climate protection legislation. Moldova: Revision of the draft law on air pollution control, taking into account the new provisions of the directive on national emission ceilings for certain air pollutants (NEC) completed; advice and support for the transposition of the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), the approximation of the EU Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions limitations Directives was completed. Albania and Montenegro: Advice and support for drafting of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) under the Energy Community; regular exchange of experts on the topic of modelling and analytical work in the context of the NECP development in the countries of the Western Balkans. Second field of action: Small measures to strengthen capacities for climate policies in the countries of the project regions in cooperation with, among others, UNECE "Pathways to Sustainable Energy" phase 1 and 2; BildungsCent e.V on environmental awareness in Albania through an environmental mobile for training and educational activities; OECD on sustainable infrastructure development in Central Asia, the Caucasus and the countries of the Eastern Partnership and on supporting a high-level regional policy dialogue to promote sustainable and integrative energy, water and land use policies in Central Asia; Michael Succow Foundation on the establishment of biosphere reserves in Armenia and Georgia and the organic carbon content of steppe soils in Ukraine; HU Berlin on carbon storage and climate reporting of land use in Central Asia; World Bank in support of Russia's Green Finance Mechanism; Wetlands International on standardized processes for national reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands; German-Kazakh University (DKU) on renewable energies and energy

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