As Ukraine battles Russian aggression, the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 highlighted the country’s ongoing efforts in reconstruction, green transition, and EU integration. However, environmental concerns were largely sidelined in favour of economic and energy priorities, raising critical questions about Ukraine’s green recovery and its balancing act between urgent reforms and environmental responsibility.

As the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025) convened in Rome, attention focused not only on reconstruction but on the critical question of how Ukraine rebuilds: can the path to recovery also become one of resilience, sustainability, and renewal? Read the overview by IKEM – Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility.

At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, more than 6,000 stakeholders convened to chart the country’s post-war future. Among them were WWF and other civil society members of the Build Ukraine Back Better (BUBB) platform, seizing the moment to observe, engage, and press for a recovery path that doesn’t leave the environment behind. Read WWF’s overview of the green agenda at the conference.