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Title of Activity	Ukraine Climate Change Initiative
Project Implementor
	PA Government Services Inc.	Address 24/7, Instytutska Str., Kyiv, 01021, Ukraine Tel. (38 044) 253-0708 (7663) Fax. (38 044) 253-5068 E-mail: office@climate.org.ua
		*Contact Person* Ms. N. Kulichenko Natalia.Kulichenko@paconsulting.com
Project Host	Interministerial Commission on Climate Change	Address Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine 5, Khreschatik Str., Kyiv, 02001, Ukraine Tel. (38 044) 226-2428 Fax. (38 044) 229-8383 E-mail: mep@mep.freenet.kiev.ua
		Contact Person Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Mr. O. Velichko, Secretory IMCCC Tel/Fax. (38 044) 229-8050
Funding Agency	USAID	Address 19, Nizhnij Val Str., Kyiv, Ukraine Tel. (38 044) 462-5678 Fax. (38 044) 462-5834
		Contact Person Mr. D. Thompson dthompson@usaid.gov
Amount of Funding	$ 3.999 mln
Period of Performance	09/29/1999 - 31/05/2003
Types of Activities	National Administrative Structure for Global Climate Change Methodologies for Implementing a National Climate Change Program Project Identification/Preparation and Project Pipeline Training Strategy and Training Program Building National Consensus for Climate Change Action
Beneficiaries	Government of Ukraine Industries, NGOs, Institutions
Summary Description	Stimulation of projects development and investments in energy efficient technologies and other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in vital sectors of the Ukrainian economy
Strategic Objective	The objectives are designed to assist Ukraine in making real reductions in GHG emissions by: Strengthening institutions and developing policies necessary for the Government of Ukraine Increasing environmental management capacity to reduce GHG emissions Stimulate investment in and financing for environmental technologies and mitigation measures Increasing the involvement of non-governmental actors (industry, environmental groups and the public)
Results	Administrative Structure: The CCI developed recommendations on strengthening Ukraine's administrative structures for addressing climate change CCI experts prepared an economic analysis of Ukraine's potential market in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions Project Identification and Preparation: The CCI maintains an investment project database and supports project identification and preparation CCI experts prepared five business plans for GHG mitigation projects at Ukrainian enterprises The CCI also identified institutions that are interested in financing projects and customized business plans according to their requirements Training Program: The CCI has trained more than 600 Ukrainians in the following areas of study: Basics of Climate Change Economics of Climate Change Climate Change Transactions Conducting a GHG Emission Inventory GHG Mitigation Measures for Economies in Transition Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, Verification and Certification of GHG Emission Reductions Determining GHG Emission Baselines for Energy Supply Facilities Project Preparation and Financing Carbon Sequestration in Forestry and Agriculture Ukraine's National Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory: The CCI developed guidelines to assist Ukraine in adapting the national data collection system to the UNFCCC Common Reporting Format The CCI prepared the 1999 and 2000 inventory of GHG emissions in the power sector of Ukraine The CCI has conducted a number of seminars and workshops for government experts involved in the preparation of Ukraine's inventory, and CCI experts are available to the GOU to assist with the review of technical data and the document preparation Raising Awareness and Building Consensus: The Climate Change Initiative sponsors a number of activities aimed at raising public awareness about global climate change in Ukraine A Multilateral Working Group on Climate Change was initiated to promote communication and coordination within the international donor community and between donors and the GOU An NGO Climate Change Working Group has received support for public events and seminars on climate change
Reports / Docs	Reports are available at www.climate.org.ua