As part of WP4 (Pilot Implementation in Ukraine, supported by European front-runners) and WP6 (Capacity Building and Localised Knowledge Mobilisation in Ukraine) of the EU-funded U_CAN project, our team held a productive meeting with representatives of the Kyiv City Administration to support them during an interview with Katinka Bundgård Fals from Aarhus University (https://www.au.dk/).
The interview focused on current challenges and opportunities related to climate neutrality in Kyiv, including:
- pressing environmental needs of the city,
- existing initiatives and pilot projects,
- adopted policies and legal frameworks for climate action.
👥 The Kyiv City Administration was represented by:
- Serhii Anatoliiovych Pavlovskyi, Director of the Scientific Research Institute for Socio-Economic City Development (https://ndirom.org/),
- Serhii Pavlovych Saburov, Director of the Department for Environmental Protection and Climate Change Adaptation, Kyiv City Council (https://ecodep.kyivcity.gov.ua/),
- Valeriia Oleksandrivna Karabut and Daria Oleksandrivna Savchenko, Leading Specialists in the Department of Environmental Assessment.
👨🏫 From Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, participants included:
- Dr. Oksana Vovk, Director of the Institute for Energy Saving and Energy Management (IEE) (https://iee.kpi.ua/en/),
- Vitalii Pobihailo, Deputy Director of IEE,
- Liudmyla Vlasiuk, Leading Expert at International Collaboration Department,
- Stefan Zaichenko, Head of the IEE International Office (https://io.esiee.kpi.ua/).
Following the interview, we explored the opportunity to involve Kyiv in the upcoming NetZero Cities Twinning Call. We are pleased to share that the City Administration expressed strong interest and is ready to collaborate with us in this initiative.
This meeting marks another important step in enhancing cooperation between academia, local government, and European partners to advance climate neutrality efforts in Ukraine. 🌱🇺🇦🇪🇺
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