CoM East Practitioners’ Group

With the expansion of the Covenant of Mayors to the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region and active growth in the number of signatories in the region, considering the more ambitious commitments and demanding monitoring and reporting requirements, as well as in the context of the need for harmonization of local climate and energy strategies with national policies (e.g. NDCs) and international procedures (GCoM), the necessity to establish a regional methodological advisory body contributing to the development of the Initiatives for the benefit of the participating communities has become relevant.

The overarching goal of the Group of Practitioners is to bring together advanced signatories, stakeholders and experts in relevant fields willing to provide their input on key methodological and strategic developments of the Covenant both in individual countries and for the EaP region as a whole.

At the same time, the Group shall contribute to the strengthening networking and experience exchange between the practitioners from EaP and other regions.

The Group consists of representatives of the Covenant National and Territorial Coordinators, Covenant Supporters, signatories, stakeholders as well as experts from EaP countries with a background and experience relevant to the general or sectoral topics of the Group discussions.

Meetings and online discussions of the Group are usually organized once or twice a year but, if necessary, discussions can be organized more often.

Recommendations made by the Group will be taken into account in the decision-making process by the CoM East Secretariat and the Steering Committee.

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Javanshir Abdullayev

Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building, Strategic Development, SME and Rural Development

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Narine Abelyan (SIGN)

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building

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Alexandru Ambros (SIGN)

Waste Management

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Rena Alizade

Energy

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Samira Akbarova

Education and Awareness Raising, Energy Audit of Buildings and Settlements, EE of HVAC, Energy Passportization of Buildings

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Edgar Arshakyan (SIGN)

Local Self-Governance

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Manole Balan

CC Mitigation, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Legislation

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Piotr Comarov (CS)

GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, AEEP, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Energy, Buildings, Industrial processes, Infrastructures, Waste Management, Capacity Building

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Valentina Casian (SIGN)

Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Buildings, Infrastructures, Water, Capacity Building

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Aram Gabrielyan

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, MRV, INDC/NDC, Energy, Transport, Buildings, Waste Management, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use, Emergency Situations, Civil Protection and Emergency Situations, Technology Transfer, Legislation, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building, Local Self-Governance and Public Participation

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Ashot Giloyan (CNC)

Local Self-Governance Policy, Territorial and Administrative Reforms

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Diana Harutyunyan

GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, MRV, AEEP, INDC/NDC, Education and Awareness Raising, Legislation, Capacity Building

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Elene Gvilava (CS)

GHG Inventory, Mitigation, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building

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Lilya Davtyan (SIGN)

Local Self-Governance, Capacity Building

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Maria Druzhynina

CC Mitigation, Energy, Finance

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Maryna Dranichenko

CC Adaptation, Energy Management, SECAP methodology

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Oleksandr Dei

CC Mitigation, Mobility, SECAP methodology, MRV

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Oleksandr Dyachuk

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, INDC/NDC, Finance

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Valentyna Guch-Denysenko

CC Mitigation, Energy, Finance

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Andre Ohanian

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, MRV, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Emergency Situations, Civil Protection and Emergency Situations, Education and Awareness Raising, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building

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Astghine Pasoyan (CS)

Environmental Policy and Economics, CC Mitigation, Project Financing

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Aytan Poladova

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, Waster, Waste Management, Human Health, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building

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Dmytro Marusych

CC Mitigation (EE and RES Projects), Energy

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Dmytro Sakaliuk

CC Mitigation, Energy, Energy Management, SECAP methodology

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Ecaterina Melnicenco

RVA, CC Adaptation, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Civil Protection and Emergency Situations, Development Policies

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Emin Yeritsyan (CS)

Local Self-Governance Policy, Territorial and Administrative Reforms, PA

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Gohar Hovhannisyan

RVA, CC Adaptation

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Halyna Trypolska

CC Adaptation and Mitigation

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Halyna Zhuravska

CC Mitigation, Energy Management

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Hrant Ter-Gabrielyan (CS)

GHG Inventory, AEEP, Energy, Transport, Buildings

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Jan Edwin Waanders

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, MRV, Buildings, Capacity Building

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Kakhaber Mdivani

GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, MRV, INDC/NDC, Transport, Industrial Processes, Infrastructures, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use

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Maksym Rozdobudko

Energy Management, SECAP Methodology

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Mariana Prystupa (CS)

CC Mitigation, Energy Management, SECAP methodology, Local Self-Governance

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Mariana Sivni

CC Mitigation, Energy Management

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Marina Shvangiradze

GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, MRV, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, AEEP, Energy, Transport, Buildings, Infrastructure, Water, Waste Management, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use, Human Health, Education and Awareness Raising, Technology Transfer, Legislation, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building

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Medea Inashvili

GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, MRV, INDC/NDC, Energy Transport, Buildings, Waste Management, Education and Awareness Raising, Technology Transfer, Capacity Building

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Mery Harutyunyan (SIGN)

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building, Local Self-Governance

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Nicolae Tudoreanu (SIGN)

CC Adaptation, MRV, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Infrastructures, Waster, Waste Management, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building

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Nina Shatberashvili

Adaptation to Climate Change, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, INDC/NDC, Buildings, Education and Awareness Raising, Legislation, Capacity Building

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Nune Sakanyan

CC Mitigation, Economic and Social Impacts of CC, Climate Change, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Infrastructure, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building

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Nurmammad Mammadov

Buildings, Education and Awareness Raising, Energy Audit of Buildings and Settlements, EE of HVAC, Energy Passportization of Buildings

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Oleksandr Karpenko

Energy Management, EE and RES Projects

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Oleksiy Solomakha

CC Mitigation, Energy

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Roman Ilyk

Water Sector, CC Mitigation

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Serhiy Zinchenko

Energy

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Tetyana Zyatikova

CC Mitigation, Energy Management

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Tigran Sekoyan

GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation, MRV, AEEP, INDC/NDC, Energy, Transport, Buildings, Education and Awareness Raising, Technology Transfer, Legislation, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building

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Tofig Hasanov

GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Waste Management, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use, Technology Transfer

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Vaan Sargsyan

Energy Strategy, GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation

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Vadim Matkovskyi

CC Mitigation (EE and RES Projects), Energy, Energy Management, SECAP methodology

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Vardan Melikyan

RVA, CC Adaptation, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, INDC/NDC, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use, Civil Protection and Emergency Situations, Technology Transfer, Capacity Building

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Veronica Herta

Energy, Water, Legislation, Capacity Building

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Vitaly Lesyuk

CC Mitigation, SECAP methodology

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Olga Lyashchuk

CC Adaptation, Nature Based Solutions and Adaptation Projects, Urban Planning

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Masho Khakhnelidze

Climate Change

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Margalita Arabidze (CNC)

CC Mitigation and Adaptation, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Legislation, Circular Economy, Energy Policy Capacity Building

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Manana Narimanidze

The work of the Group is supported by CoM East through its Helpdesk in its capacity of the Technical Secretariat of the Practitioner’s Group consisting of:

  • Mrs. Iryna Horodyska, Capacity Building and Helpdesk Coordinator, CoM East;
  • Mr. Artem Kharazyan, Regional Technical Helpdesk Coordinator, CoM East.

 

The Secretariat is responsible for the following activities:

  • Organization of Group meetings;
  • Preparation and communication of materials of the meetings and discussions;
  • Moderation of meetings and recording of the decisions taken by the Group;
  • Provision of additional information and clarifications at the request of the Practitioners;
  • Incorporation of received comments and recommendations in final documents, etc.

This section will be filled in after the first meeting of the Group