Sunday, January 13, 2019

Current Climate Action Assessment of Ukraine (click here)


Ukraine (click here) is among the highest greenhouse gas emitters, in the world. Ukraine’s high CO2 emissions are related to its exorbitant energy intensity, which is more than three times higher than the European Union average. USAID works with Ukraine to strengthen the legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks that support clean energy alternatives. At the local level USAID helps reduce wasteful energy consumption in municipalities by addressing low end-use energy efficiency and insufficient utilization of renewable and alternative energy sources. In addition, USAID helps develop access to financing for sustainable clean energy solutions through public-private partnerships and private investment support programs....

July 1, 2018

USAID leads efforts to decrease energy dependence and CO2 emissions (click here) in Ukraine by reducing waste and inefficiency in central heating systems. 

USAID energy programs improve Ukraine’s energy efficiency and reduce the country’s critical dependence on energy imports. USAID works with Ukrainian leaders to reform Ukraine’s extremely energy-intensive municipal heating sector by strengthening the legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks necessary to improve heating services. USAID also assists Ukraine’s efforts to create a social safety net to keep heat affordable to vulnerable populations....


July 11, 2014

USAID/OFDA provides lifesaving humanitarian assistance (click here) to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and conflict affected vulnerable populations throughout eastern Ukraine and Kyiv Oblast.

USAID/OTI's goal is to enable vulnerable Eastern communities to actively participate in, benefit from and advocate for Ukraine’s transition to a prosperous, unified and democratic state. It does this by working in the East to:

Increase support for and participation in the development of an inclusive Ukrainian identity; and

Increase citizen confidence and engagement in the reform process at the local level....