28 April 2023

On April 26, a regional workshop on climate mainstreaming activities in the EaP countries, with provision of recommendations for energy and agriculture sectors, was held in Brussels, Belgium, within “EU4Climate” project.

More than 40 participants - representatives from the governments of EaP partner countries, European Commission and UNDP, CSOs, specialists from the ministries, experts in the field came together to learn insights on mainstreaming climate actions in the EU and the EaP countries and exchange lessons learned and challenges encountered during policy planning and implementation.

In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Erwann Martin from the Directorate-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) encouraged the activities of EaP countries in mainstreaming climate into sectoral policies of energy, agriculture, health, gender, transport and waste, as mainstreaming is not a single action and needs to be enshrined in policy planning.

“The EU will continue its support to EaP countries by accelerating the decarbonization of their economies and the climate mainstreaming component of the EU4Climate project promotes the establishment of concrete sectoral guidelines for the implementation of Paris Agreement,” mentioned Mr. Martin.

Referring to the key achievements of EaP countries in developing their medium- and long-term policies under EU4Climate project, Mr. Georges van Montfort, the Deputy Director of UNDP's Representation Office in Brussels, mentioned, “We see the objectives of this workshop as an important step for transition from establishing climate policies to their actual implementation. I hope this event will serve an opportunity to strengthen partnership between the EU and EaP countries and promote knowledge and experiences in climate integration.”

Sharing country specific insights on climate change situation in Armenia, Ms. Natia Natsvlishvili, the Resident Representative of UNDP in Armenia, emphasized the importance of cooperation between UNDP and the EU within EU4Climate project towards climate policy development and implementation, as Armenia’s climate agenda is highly prioritized by the Government and the rapidly growing impacts of climate change need urgent measures to be addressed.

As part of Armenia’s state of play in introducing climate policies into sectoral policies, Ms. Lara Sargsyan, the Chief Specialist of Atmospheric Policy Department, Ministry of Environment, presented the programmes and strategies Armenia is leading to include climate considerations in sector-specific policies. Presenting the climate policy framework, she informed on the sectoral studies of climate mainstreaming in agriculture, LULUCF and transport, as well as briefed on the products expected to be finalized under EU4Climate that will further support climate mainstreaming.

In the session dedicated to presentation of case studies, Mr. Tigran Melkonyan, Head of the Energy Department, Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, presented the Case Study of Armenia – Program on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy for 2022-2030​, focusing on the vision of climate mainstreaming in the energy sector, the aims, targets set by the Program and the measures for its implementation, the perspectives of low carbon development through advancing the usage of renewable resources, as well as harmonization of the RA energy sector regulations with the European standards under CEPA:

Among the key presentations delivered were the approaches of climate mainstreaming at EU level, including budgeting and financial instruments, EU taxonomy regulations in financing green transition. Also, the good practices of climate mainstreaming of the EU in the sectors of energy and agriculture, the status and lessons learned during the process of introducing Energy and Climate Governance and preparing National Integrated Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) in the Eastern Partnership region were presented. 

The interactive session followed in groups to share insights, practices and main challenges occurring in climate mainstreaming processes and cross-sectoral cooperation in agriculture and energy sectors at local levels.    

 

Agenda

Presentations 

April 2023 Climate Mainstreaming Experiences and Challenges in EaP region discussed within the EU4Climate regional workshop Read more
April 2023 Measurement, reporting and verification system of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and measures presented and discussed in the frame of UNDP-GEF CBIT project Read more
April 2023 Training workshop on adaptation monitoring and evaluation for Armenia held in the frame of UNDP-GEF CBIT project Read more
April 2023 From Planning to Implementation: Adaptation Policies Discussed Within a Regional Workshop Read more
March 2023 Measures to increase the energy efficiency of apartment buildings and solutions to ensure their sustainability discussed in the frame of UNDP-GCF project Read more
December 2011 TNC Inception Seminar and Steering Committee Meeting (20 12 2011) Read more
May 2016 Armenia’s First Biennial Update Report is submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat Read more
September 2016 De-Risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Building Retrofits Read more
February 2016 "Indoor lighting in schools and apartements" lessons and contest Read more
December 2015 Paris Agreement adopted Read more
De-risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Building Retrofits (26)
Regulatory Framework to Promote EE in EAEU Countries (27)
Climate Risk Management (6)
Fourth National Communication and Second Biennial Update Report (39)
Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings (112)
Forest Adaptation (59)
Technology Needs Assessment (1)
Mitigation Policy Support (2)
Municipal Heating (55)
Passive Solar Greenhouse (3)
Green Urban Lighting (46)
Biennial Update Report (11)
Third National Communication (52)
Armenia's National Adaptation Plan (82)
EU4Climate (47)
Projects completed before 2012 (0)
Climate Smart Solutions for Communities (1)
Armenia's Third Biennial Update Report to the UNFCCC (2)
7th International Renewable and Clean Energy Conference (0)
Building Armenia’s National Transparency Framework under Paris Agreement (11)
Strengthened Community Resilience through Energy Efficiency and Low Emission Development (0)
Climate Promise - From Pledge to Impact (0)