Olena Melnyk, Jean Monnet Chair project coordinator, together with Iryna Vaskina, a head of the NGO Ecotope, joined the first inaugural meeting to develop a National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change. The event was held within the project of the UN Development Program EU4Climate under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine.
During the meeting, participants discussed the most relevant issues for strategy development, such as the structure of the strategy, its impact on community development in Ukraine and how to adapt agriculture in Ukraine to climate change. Representatives of the UNDP office in Ukraine, the World Bank expert group, OSCE project coordinators, scientists, and representatives of the public sector joined the discussion. The vision of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine was presented by Deputy Minister Iryna Stavchuk.
