As part of BUBB’s joint cooperation with the German Platform for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, we organise an event during the European Mobility Week, focusing on priorities for a modern, safe and low-carbon transport system in Ukraine. Ukrainian, German and European policymakers, practitioners and development partners will discuss recommendations from BUBB’s Roadmap for the Sustainable Recovery of Ukraine, covering key reforms and solutions in the sector.

The event, organised by Cedos, will explore how the meaning of nature is evolving today in the context of war, climate change, and the rapid loss of biodiversity. Participants will reflect on questions such as: How does war affect the environment? What might a more-than-human city look like? How can we develop and sustain green social infrastructure, and what challenges may Ukrainian cities encounter along this path? What characterises Ukrainian landscapes today, and how are they changing?

The event by Environmental Partnership Foundation will explore how EU recovery instruments could better support community-led approaches, pilot the LEADER methodology in Ukraine, and enable recovery funding to reach municipalities and local partnerships directly.

While Ukraine is implementing Public Management Reform and moving along the path to European integration, it is important to engage various stakeholders in the governance of the funding programmes. The partnership principle and its instrument - the monitoring committees - have proved useful by fostering cooperation among public authorities at all levels, key economic and social partners. Join the webinar by CEE Bankwatch and Polaris Programme to find out more.

DiXi Group experts helped ten Ukrainian communities develop and approve Municipal Energy Plans (MEPs). For another ten communities, they prepared preliminary feasibility studies for energy efficiency measures included in their MEPs. During the event, we will talk about the path participants have taken, where they currently are in the process of preparing and implementing their energy plans, and whether they have achieved their goals.

Join for a lecture on the "Safety & Security" report developed by Ro3kvit experts — a set of recommendations on how to integrate safety into urban planning. These insights will be valuable for municipalities, architects, urbanists, and local activists. The lead author of the report is Albertas Tamashauskas, security expert and manager of urban mobility and development projects at the Mariupol City Council.

What are green jobs and how can local authorities contribute to their creation? Join the workshop that will include a presentation of the research results on green employment in Ukraine carried our by the Resource and Analysis Center “Society and Environment” and Razom We Stand. During the event, participants will also discuss Ukraine's achievement in implementing the European Green Deal.

Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is suffering from constant Russian attacks, which threaten the operation of critical utilities, including water supply. To find ways to address this problem, Ecoclub, with the support of Oxfam, implemented a pilot project to install solar power plants (SPPs) for water supply systems in war-affected regions. Join this online event to discover more.

The Russian invasion to Ukraine has severely damaged the country’s energy infrastructure, leaving municipalities struggling to restore essential services like electricity, water, and heat. Ensuring energy security is crucial, and increasing renewable energy installations at municipal sites is a promising solution. There is also a need to create financial instruments to support these projects...

Ukrainian municipalities, local governments, citizens and volunteers not only face the challenges of war, but also have to rebuild damaged infrastructure, assist internally displaced persons, provide basic services to the population, and support the army. Currently, these efforts are being funded by local budgets, assistance from twin cities, humanitarian funds and volunteer projects, as well as government grants and state-funded projects. However, there is an urgent need to increase funding and make it more accessible for municipalities. At this online event, CEE Bankwatch launched a series of reports exploring the availability of funding for municipalities at local, national and international levels.