Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building, Strategic Development, SME and Rural Development
- Azerbaijan
- Javanshir.abdullayev@gmail.com
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.
Javanshir Abdullayev
Narine Abelyan (SIGN)
CC Mitigation and Adaptation, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building
- Armenia
- nana.abelyan@yerevan.am
Alexandru Ambros (SIGN)
Waste Management
- Moldova
- primar.ungheni@gmail.com
Rena Alizade
Energy
- Azerbaijan
- rena_alizade@mail.ru
Samira Akbarova
Education and Awareness Raising, Energy Audit of Buildings and Settlements, EE of HVAC, Energy Passportization of Buildings
- Azerbaijan
- samira.akbarova@azmiu.edu.az
Edgar Arshakyan (SIGN)
Local Self-Governance
- Armenia
- tashirciti@mail.ru
Manole Balan
CC Mitigation, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Legislation
- Moldova
- manole.balan@aee.md
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
- Moldova
- petrcomarov@gmail.com
Valentina Casian (SIGN)
Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Buildings, Infrastructures, Water, Capacity Building
- Moldova
- primarcasian@gmail.com
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
- Armenia
- aramgabrielyan@yahoo.com
Ashot Giloyan (CNC)
Local Self-Governance Policy, Territorial and Administrative Reforms
- Armenia
- a.giloyan@mta.gov.am
Diana Harutyunyan
GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, MRV, AEEP, INDC/NDC, Education and Awareness Raising, Legislation, Capacity Building
- Armenia
- diana_lilo@yahoo.com
Elene Gvilava (CS)
GHG Inventory, Mitigation, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building
- Georgia
- e_gvil@eecgeo.org
Lilya Davtyan (SIGN)
Local Self-Governance, Capacity Building
- Armenia
- lilyaddv@gmail.com
Maria Druzhynina
CC Mitigation, Energy, Finance
- Ukraine
- mariia.druzhynina@eda.admin.ch
Maryna Dranichenko
CC Adaptation, Energy Management, SECAP methodology
- Ukraine
- maryna132314@gmail.com
Oleksandr Dei
CC Mitigation, Mobility, SECAP methodology, MRV
- Ukraine
- oleksandrdei.eea@gmail.com
Oleksandr Dyachuk
CC Mitigation and Adaptation, INDC/NDC, Finance
- Ukraine
- diachuk@ief.org.ua
Valentyna Guch-Denysenko
CC Mitigation, Energy, Finance
- Ukraine
- guchvalentina@gmail.com
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
- Armenia
- andre.ohan@gmail.com
Astghine Pasoyan (CS)
Environmental Policy and Economics, CC Mitigation, Project Financing
- Armenia
- astghine@gmail.com
Aytan Poladova
CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, Waster, Waste Management, Human Health, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building
- Azerbaijan
- aytanpoladova@yahoo.com
Dmytro Marusych
CC Mitigation (EE and RES Projects), Energy
- Ukraine
- marusich_dmitriy@ukr.net
Dmytro Sakaliuk
CC Mitigation, Energy, Energy Management, SECAP methodology
- Ukraine
- sakaliyk@ecoclubrivne.org
Ecaterina Melnicenco
RVA, CC Adaptation, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, Civil Protection and Emergency Situations, Development Policies
- Moldova
- ecaterina.melnicenco@undp.org
Emin Yeritsyan (CS)
Local Self-Governance Policy, Territorial and Administrative Reforms, PA
- Armenia
- eminyeritsyan@caa.am
Gohar Hovhannisyan
RVA, CC Adaptation
- Armenia
- goganesi@yahoo.com
Halyna Trypolska
CC Adaptation and Mitigation
- Ukraine
- g.trypolska@gmail.com
Halyna Zhuravska
CC Mitigation, Energy Management
- Ukraine
- gzhuravskaya@gmail.com
Hrant Ter-Gabrielyan (CS)
GHG Inventory, AEEP, Energy, Transport, Buildings
- Armenia
- terhrant@yahoo.com
Jan Edwin Waanders
CC Mitigation and Adaptation, MRV, Buildings, Capacity Building
- Moldova
- janedwinwaanders@gmail.com
Kakhaber Mdivani
GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation and Adaptation, RVA, MRV, INDC/NDC, Transport, Industrial Processes, Infrastructures, Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use
- Georgia
- kakha.mdivani@rec-caucasus.org
Maksym Rozdobudko
Energy Management, SECAP Methodology
- Ukraine
- maxymrozdobudko@gmail.com
Mariana Prystupa (CS)
CC Mitigation, Energy Management, SECAP methodology, Local Self-Governance
- Ukraine
- mprystupa@enefcities.org.ua
Mariana Sivni
CC Mitigation, Energy Management
- Ukraine
- pravo@hromady.org
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
- Georgia
- mshvangiradze@hotmail.com
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
- Georgia
- medeia.inashvili@climaeast.eu
Mery Harutyunyan (SIGN)
CC Mitigation and Adaptation, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building, Local Self-Governance
- Armenia
- m.harutyunyan@yerevan.am
Nicolae Tudoreanu (SIGN)
CC Adaptation, MRV, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Infrastructures, Waster, Waste Management, Climate Finance and Green Financing, Capacity Building
- Moldova
- tudoreanunicolae@yahoo.com
Nina Shatberashvili
Adaptation to Climate Change, Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change, INDC/NDC, Buildings, Education and Awareness Raising, Legislation, Capacity Building
- Georgia
- nshatberashvili@sd-caucasus.com
Nune Sakanyan
CC Mitigation, Economic and Social Impacts of CC, Climate Change, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Infrastructure, Education and Awareness Raising, Capacity Building
- Armenia
- nsakanyan@gmail.com
Nurmammad Mammadov
Buildings, Education and Awareness Raising, Energy Audit of Buildings and Settlements, EE of HVAC, Energy Passportization of Buildings
- Azerbaijan
- nurmammad.mammadov@azmiu.edu.az
Oleksandr Karpenko
Energy Management, EE and RES Projects
- Ukraine
- olskarpenko@gmail.com
Oleksiy Solomakha
CC Mitigation, Energy
- Ukraine
- olexy.solomakha@gmail.com
Roman Ilyk
Water Sector, CC Mitigation
- Ukraine
- zhytomyrvoda@gmail.com
Serhiy Zinchenko
Energy
- Ukraine
- zinvhenko_s@ukr.net
Tetyana Zyatikova
CC Mitigation, Energy Management
- Ukraine
- zettanvip@gmail.com
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
- Armenia
- tigransekoyan@yahoo.com
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
- Azerbaijan
- htofig@gmail.com
Vaan Sargsyan
Energy Strategy, GHG Inventory, CC Mitigation
- Armenia
- vahan_sargsyan@yahoo.com
Vadim Matkovskyi
CC Mitigation (EE and RES Projects), Energy, Energy Management, SECAP methodology
- Ukraine
- mvn2050@gmail.com
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
- Armenia
- vardan.melikyan@gmail.com
Veronica Herta
Energy, Water, Legislation, Capacity Building
- Moldova
- veronica.herta@greencity.md
Vitaly Lesyuk
CC Mitigation, SECAP methodology
- Ukraine
- lesyukvitaly@gmail.com
Olga Lyashchuk
CC Adaptation, Nature Based Solutions and Adaptation Projects, Urban Planning
- Ukraine
- olya.lyashchuk@ecoclubrivne.org
Masho Khakhnelidze
Climate Change
- Georgia
- Masho.Khakhnelidze@mepa.gov.ge
Margalita Arabidze (CNC)
CC Mitigation and Adaptation, AEEP, Energy, Buildings, Legislation, Circular Economy, Energy Policy Capacity Building
- Georgia
- marabidze@moesd.gov.ge
Manana Narimanidze
- Georgia
- manana.macaco@gmail.com
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.
The first meeting of the CoM East Regional Practitioners’ Group took place in Chisinau (Moldova) on June 5th, 2024.
The meeting was aimed at discussion of establishment of new long-term GHG emission reduction / climate neutrality commitments for CoM East signatories to be achieved by 2050, while reaffirming commitment to meet mid-term target of at least 35% greenhouse gasses reduction by 2030, as well as development of recommendations on long-term targets for further consideration and approval by the CoM East Board.
The event was attended by the representatives of the National Practitioners’ Groups in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, the Secretariat of the CoM East Practitioners’ Group, the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova, EC Join Research Center (JRC), as well as DG NEAR and Climate Alliance (online).
The participants were updated on the objectives of establishment of the Regional Group, on the EU long-term climate neutrality strategy enforced by the EU Climate Law and the Green Deal and on the preliminary recommendations communicated by the National Practitioners’ Groups based on the results of national surveys and discussions held in EaP countries.
The presentations delivered by the PG Secretariat and JRC were followed by the presentations of national delegations aimed to provide brief overview of the key provisions of the national climate change strategies and to update the Group on the final recommendations made by the National Practitioners’ Groups.
At the final session of the meeting, the practitioners discussed the presented recommendations, proposed approaches for addressing the key issues such as deviation in the reference years set in national climate strategies (NDCs) and baseline years of CoM East signatories, and lack of baseline data on municipal level for 1990 that complicates harmonization of national and sub-national commitments, as well as formulated agreed recommendations on long-term GHG emission reduction targets for CoM East signatories by 2050 to be submitted for consideration of the Com East Board, as presented below.
- Set at least 60% GHG emission reduction as a long-term target by 2050 for the CoM East Signatories comparing with 1990.
- Encourage CoM East Signatories to commit to more ambitious long-term targets (over 60%) in their climate and energy policies comparing with NDC commitments and minimum target for the EaP region in order to achieve climate neutrality.
- Allow CoM East Signatories to set a long-term GHG emission reduction target by 2050 below 60% (but not less than 40%) if the baseline year is a year after 2005.
In order to support the SIGNs achieve their commitments more easily, CoM East requests the JRC to develop as promptly as possible a methodology/tool for:
- Energy and climate data collection / estimation since 1990 in case actual data are missing.
- Harmonization of national and subnational GHG emission reduction commitments.
The proposed recommendations were approved during the second meeting of the CoM East Board on September 3rd, 2024, while the above mentioned new quantitative commitment will enter into force from January 2025.
