Ukraine: Projects implementation within the framework of energy and climate policy - project management

On December 4, from 10:00 to 13:00, an online event was held on the topic of project management at the community level with the support of the Covenant of Mayors National Coordinator - Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.

The focus was on the following issues:

• main barriers to attract external financing at both the national and local levels;
• project implementation teams: practices and recommendations for improvement;
• opportunities for cooperation with IFIs.

The online event was joined by:

1. Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine:
   - Vasyl Lozynskyi, First Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine;
   - Dmytro Petrunin, General Director of the Energy Efficiency Directorate of Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
   
   
2. Representatives of IFIs and institutions that provide technical support:
   - Krzysztof Gierulski, Ukraine Support Group, European Commission;
   - Olha Borodankova, Energy Efficiency Sector Leader, EU Delegation;
   - Jan Waanders, Head of the EU Program "Covenant of Mayors - Demonstration Projects";
   - Ima Khrenova-Shymkina, Deputy Director of the Project "Energy Efficiency Promotion in Ukraine and Implementation of the EU Directive on Energy Efficiency";
   - Yuliia Shevchuk, Senior Advisor, NEFCO in Ukraine;
   - Serhiy Chernov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Council;
   - Vitaliy Shmeryha, Senior Coordinator of the KfW project in Kyiv;
   - Representatives of the World Bank, EBRD, EIB.
   
   
3. Some of the best city managers in Ukraine:
   - Myrhorod: Serhiy Shvaika, Deputy Mayor;
   - Zhytomyr: Svitlana Olshanska, Deputy Mayor;
   - Slavutych: Yuriy Fomichev, Mayor;
   - Ternopil: Vladyslav Stemkovskyi, Deputy Mayor, Head of the NGO "City Managers of Ukraine";
   - Kremenchuk: Volodymyr Pelypenko, First Deputy Mayor.
   
   
4. Project managers:
   - Sumy: Kateryna Havrylova;
   - Ukrainka: Olha Levshunova;
   - Chernivtsi: Mariia Porchuk.
   
   
5. CoM Supporters:
   - Association "Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine";
   - Association of Ukrainian cities;
   - Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities.

Please follow the link to watch the video.