International Program - Canada-Ukraine Environmental Cooperation Program

Complete

Country: Ukraine
Funding Agency:     CIDA
Duration:     June 1999–Sept. 2003
Program Director:     Peter Melnychuk pmelnychuk@ipac.ca

Program Description:
The program focuses on Canada-Ukraine exchanges to develop the required policies and systems for carrying the key elements of the Kyoto Protocol into effect. The project addresses the development of systems and processes for the future management of the implementation of jointly conducted projects.

Goal:
To improve Ukraine’s transition to a market economy by enhancing capacities to manage environmental issues.

Objectives:
• To strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to act within the framework of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol by the development of a National Greenhouse Gas Inventory System
• To develop a climate change management structure for Ukraine
• To facilitate Canada and Ukraine’s efforts to establish policy and a sound managerial Infrastructure to support the development of “flexible mechanism” initiatives under the Kyoto Protocol, in particular, joint implementation mechanism
• To promote, develop and implement Canada-Ukraine joint implementation projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• To promote long-term links between Canadian and Ukrainian public and private sector institutions active in the environment and energy sectors and co-ordinate with other Canadian and international agencies participating in Ukrainian and Canadian environmental and climate change activities