The Office of the Covenant of Mayors East (oСоМ – East), funded by the European Commission’s General Directorate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, is responsible for coordination and management of the initiative in Eastern Europe and South Caucasus. The Office provides administrative and technical support to the Signatories, promotes interaction between the Covenant’s partners and ensures promotion of their activities.
Along with oСоМ in Brussels, oСоМ East, located in Yerevan (Armenia), Minsk (Belarus), Tbilisi (Georgia), Chisinau (Moldova), and Kyiv (Ukraine), provides support to Signatories in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
The Office is managed by the Consortium headed by Energy Cities and consisting of the ‘Climate Alliance’ Association, consulting company ‘Kommunalkredit Public Consulting’, ‘Interakcia’ Foundation, Association ‘Energy-Efficient Cities of Ukraine’, Republian Community Association of Armenia
The Office of the Covenant of Mayors East acts as the primary mediator between local self-government bodies and the Covenant of Mayors. Its objectives are as follows:
- To promote local authorities interested in joining the Covenant initiative.
- To provide general technical and consultancy support to Signatories in the isuses related to the Covenant of Mayors and its requirements.
- To coordinate interaction with the third parties and the key partners (like Territorial Coordinators and Covenant Supporters, local and regional energy agencies).
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and ‘Climate Alliance’ Association provide support in more specific issues related to inventory of СО2 emission, development of SEAP/SECAPs and their assessment.
