Romania (click here) is committed to fighting climate change and pursuing low carbon development. Therefore, the Government of Romania, through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), has requested the World Bank to provide advisory services to help meet this commitment.

Integration of both mitigation and adaptation actions into Romania’s national strategies, policies, and programs will be a critical step in shifting its development path towards a climate resilient, low carbon and green economy.

The Program implemented jointly by the World Bank and MECC aims to enable Romania to advance towards attaining the “Europe 2020 Strategy” objective which provides EU Member States a framework and means for moving towards a greener and more competitive low carbon economy that makes efficient use of resources and is resilient to climate risk.

Program Objectives

• Develop and operationalize a comprehensive national climate change and low carbon development strategy and action plan;
• Identify and integrate climate-related actions into the 2014-2020 EU-funded Operational Programs;
• Build a solid analytical and knowledge base for impact assessment and climate-related decision making; and
• Enhance implementation capacity through identifying carbon trading opportunities and developing a system for progress monitoring and verification.

Program Components

• Component A: National climate change and low carbon green growth strategy and action plan
• Component B: Identification and integration of climate-related actions in the Operational Programs for EU funds in 2014-2020
• Component C: Development of an analytical and knowledge base for policy simulations and decision making
• Component D: Implementation capacity building

Program Outputs & Outcomes

• Professional network and e-discussion group on climate change in Romania.
• Component B: Synthesis Report and Six Sector Rapid Assessment Reports
• Events (workshops and conferences)