The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) commits to support the South Caucasus countries in environmental reporting and monitoring. REC Caucasus commits to support the creation of database based on Shared Environmental Information system principles in order to establish better monitoring systems. In addition, REC Caucasus will improve public participation in the decision-making process for a better environment. The commitment will lead to the design of the integrated approaches, instruments and tools helpful to the process of monitoring and reporting on achieved results in South Caucasus countries.
The commitment falls under focus area 9 of the Batumi Initiative to promote public participation and education for sustainable development.
Implementing partners will include Implementing partners will include National partners including state statistics committees, ministries of economy, and ministries of the environment protection, ministries of education, as well as small and medium enterprises, civil society organisations, and relevant international organisation and projects.
The commitment is relevant to SDG 17.
Pour soutenir les engagements de la France en matière de lutte contre le réchauffement climatique et ses objectifs environnementaux, la France lance en 2017 l’émission d’une obligation assimilable du Trésor (OAT) verte.
Cette émission obligataire financera des actions dans quatre domaines :
- l’atténuation du changement climatique - la protection de la biodiversité
- la réduction des pollutions de l’air, de l’eau et des sols
- l’adaptation au changement climatique
Les dépenses finançables via l’OAT verte incluent des dépenses fiscales, des subventions et des investissements. Elles pourront financer des actifs tangibles (immobilier, infrastructures, terrains) ou intangibles (R&D, connaissance scientifique, capital humain et organisation)
The Slovak Republic commits to supporting the awareness of the green economy through the Green Education Fund. The Ministry of Environment of Slovakia has launched the Green Education Fund – an innovative instrument bringing together businesses, civil society and state administration. The initiative is supposed to be a systemic, longer-term solution, supporting the environmental awareness and eco-education projects.
The commitment falls under focus area 9 of the Batumi Initiative to promote public participation and education for sustainable development.
Implementing partners will include Slovak Environment Agency, the private sector as wel as civil society.
The commitment is relevant to SDGs 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 15.
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine commits to develop and implement sustainable public procurement policies.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development assigns an important role to providing new growth dynamics of developing an inclusive transformation economy, based on the principles of sustainable consumption and production. Sustainable public procurement was identified as one of the means to achieve sustainability and a key condition for the transition to a green economy. It is necessary to identify the main tasks and measures for the introduction of sustainable public procurement in Ukraine.
The commitment falls under focus area 4 of the Batumi Initiative to change in consumer behaviour in favour of sustainable consumption patterns.
Implementing partners will include the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and others.
The commitment is relevant to SDG 12.
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine commits to develop and implement state policy to prevent climate change.
The Paris Agreement aims to prevent climate change and strengthen global responses to the effects of climate change in the context of sustainable development and efforts to overcome poverty. In accordance with the provisions of the Paris Agreement, each country should develop its nationally determined contributions aimed at achieving the goals of sustainable low-carbon development of all sectors of the economy and increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Ukraine signed and on July 14, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the Paris Agreement, which contains rules regarding the elaboration of long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies.
The commitment falls under focus area 1 of the Batumi Initiative to improve natural capital change and assessment.
Implementing partners will include the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and others.
The commitment is relevant to SDG 13.
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine commits to develop an action plan on introducing resource efficient and cleaner production into manufacturing and other economic sectors of Ukraine within the Strategy of the Industrial Development.
Resource efficient and cleaner production is the key component of sustainable industrial development policy and green economy implementation in many countries. In Ukraine, the outcomes of introducing resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP) approach at 83 industrial enterprises within 6 regions during 2013 – 2017 have proven its significant potential in reducing costs, saving physical resources, energy and water, and increasing competitiveness of enterprises. It is necessary to integrate the RECP approach into the industrial policy, determine key tasks for its extensive use in economy and industry, financial instruments to motivate enterprises and institutional measures to provide its sustainability.
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) commits to support Central Asian countries in the establishment and integration of environmental accounting to their national accounting systems in order to better measure natural capital. The commitment will result in the accept and implementation of environmental accounting to measure natural capital and progress towards a green economy.
The commitment falls under focus area 1 and 2 of the Batumi Initiative to improve the measurement and valuation of natural capital; to promote internalisation of negative externalities and the sustainable use of natural capital.
Implementing partners will include national partners including state statistics committees, ministries of economy, and ministries of the environment protection.
The commitment is relevant to SDGs 12 and 15.
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) commits to support Central Asian countries on reporting and developing integrated approaches on the realisation of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Conventions. The commitment will result in the design of integrated approaches, instruments and tools for the process of monitoring and reporting on achieved results in Central Asian countries.
The commitment falls under focus area 6 of the Batumi Initiative to promote green and fair trade.
Implementing partners will include national partners including state statistic committees, ministries of economy, and ministries of environmental protection.
The commitment is relevant to SDGs 3, 6, 14, and 15.
CAREC commits to support central Asian countries on environmental reporting, monitoring and database creation based on Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) principles in order to establish better monitoring systems for the environment. The commitment aims to improve public participation in the decision-making process for a better environment. The commitment will results in the design of integrated approaches, instruments and tools assisting in monitoring and reporting on achieved results.
It falls under focus area 9 of the Batumi Initiative to promote public participation and education for sustainable development.
Implementing partners will include national partners including states statistic committees, ministries of economies and ministries of environmental protection.
The commitment is relevant to SDG 17.