CoM East Overall Assessment and In-Depth SECAPs Analysis

The Report developed by the Joint Research Center provides an assessment of the status of implementation of the Covenant of Mayors in the Eastern partnership region since its inception.  Results show that the CoM East initiative continues raising interest among local authorities in the region. Technical expertise and capacity for SECAP development show increasing improvement, although further enhancement would be needed especially in countries, where involvement of municipalities remains low. The emission reduction commitment proposed is ambitious, usually in line or higher than the minimum target for the area. As for adaptation to climate change impacts, the most common hazards are extreme heat, heavy precipitations and droughts & water scarcity. Almost all sectors are reported to be vulnerable to extreme heat which is consistently the most targeted climate hazard by adaptation actions.