On October 24, 2017 in the six countries of the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) an online-seminar “Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) in the Construction Materials Sector” was held. It was organized within the framework of demonstration RECP project under “Greening Economies in the European Union's Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP GREEN) programme. UNIDO expert Mr Dick van Beers (Germany) presented the RECP Guide for the construction materials sector in Minsk, and Belarusian Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre provided an online broadcast of this event.
In Ukraine, the online-seminar could be attended individually using pre-registration, as well as in organized group session in the conference hall of the Institute of Innovative Education of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture. The event was supported by Ukrainian Union of Manufacturers of Construction Materials and Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre. Representatives of enterprises of the construction materials sector, experts of consulting companies, teaching staff of higher educational institutions participated in the event. About 30 applications for a link for individual joining the seminar were received, that enabled interested specialists from different parts of Ukraine to familiarize themselves with the RECP approaches in the industry. About 20 people took part in the group session. They had the opportunity to discuss the most interesting topics with colleagues.
The 9th International Sustainable Energy Forum and Exhibition of Eastern Europe SEF-2017 Kyiv took place on October 9-11 in Kyiv. SEF-2107 is big platform for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and new energy technologies. It is traditionally brings together participants not only from Ukraine but also from the neighbouring Eastern European and CIS countries. During three days of SEF-2017 Kyiv, the latest changes and initiatives in legislation and state policy of Ukraine and neighbouring countries, sustainable energy solutions for businesses and industrial sector, utilities and infrastructure, and private households were presented and discussed.
SEF Kyiv Forum and Exhibition is meeting of stakeholders for promoting energy efficiency and renewable energies, learning about successful policies and inspiring innovations to meet new energy and climate goals. 440 delegates of forum, 58 exhibitors and 2.5 thousand visitors of the exhibition from 32 countries became participants of the industry event.
A number of workshops for small enterprises and household was hosted. Thus, within the framework of SEF-2017 KYIV, the workshop "Resource Efficient and Clean Production – Principles and Implementation Experience" was held on October 11, 2017. It presented results of the demonstration project "Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production" under the EU-funded EaP GREEN programme. The workshop was attended by near 40 participants, including producers of energy effective equipment (developers, manufacturers, installers and distributors), consulting companies, energy supplying companies, financing institutions, regulatory bodies, investors, NGOs, government officials and mass media.
On October 5, 2017, in Poltava, a seminar “Raising Resource Efficiency of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises through Clubs Approach” was held within the framework of the demonstration component "Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production" under "Greening Economies in the European Union's Eastern Neighbourhood" (EaP Green) programme. The event was supported by the Department of Economic Development, Trade and Investment Promotion of the Poltava Regional State Administration and Poltava University of Economics and Trade. The purpose of the event was to consider the benefits of implementing resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP), to discuss the possibility of using the RECP Clubs as a tool for increasing the resource efficiency of enterprises, to identify and attract potential participants and to support the creation of the RECP Club in the Poltava region.
The event was attended representatives of enterprises, non-governmental organizations, government bodies and experts who are interested in opportunities for improving production in the direction of efficient use of resources (energy, materials and water).
In 2016, as a part of RECP demonstration project under EaP GREEN programme, special Pocket Guides were prepared and published in the national languages of the six participating countries for specialists working in milk processing industry, as well as for chemicals industry specialists. To popularize these Guides, it was proposed to organise two on-line seminars for specialists in all EU Eastern Partnership countries.
Two on-line seminars “Modern Technologies and Processes of Milk Processing Aimed the Resources and Energy Efficient Use at European Milk Processing Factories” and “European approaches and options for the efficient and responsible chemicals management” were held on 4th July 2017. On-line seminars were organized and conducted by Belarusian Center for Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production in Minsk. Lecturer was UNIDO’s expert Johannes Fresner (Austria).
On June 26, 2017 in Poltava, a round table "Attract Financing the Resource Efficient Measures for Small and Medium Enterprises" was held. It was conducted within the framework of the demonstration component "Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production" under "Greening Economies in the European Union's Eastern Partnership Countries" programme (EaP GREEN) with the support of the Department of Economic Development, Trade and Investment Attraction of the Poltava Regional State Administration.
The aim of the event was to consider the benefits of implementing the resource efficient and cleaner production, analysis of opportunities and barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises with the implementation of resource efficient measures, discussion of ways to intensify the implementation of RECP options at enterprises.
The round table was attended by about 40 representatives of enterprises, non-governmental organizations, public authorities and experts who are interested in the possibilities of attracting investments to modernize production in the direction of efficient use of resources (energy, materials and water).
On June 22, 2017 in Kyiv as part of the demonstration component "Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production" of "Greening the Economies in the European Union’s Eastern Neighbourhood" programme (EaP GREEN) a round table "Learning from resource efficient and cleaner production to move towards the circular economy in Ukraine" was held.
The purpose of the event was to discuss approaches to resource efficient and cleaner production, experience of its implementation in Ukraine, principles of circular economy, priorities of state policy towards the goals of sustainable development and greening the industrial production.
The event was attended by representatives of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), international organizations and projects, public unions and organizations, business associations, education and science institutions.
An important step towards the sustainable development is the formation of future generations with modern thinking in the direction of efficient resource consumption and arming the latest international approaches to take the necessary decisions on the industry development.
On May 18, 2017 in Aarhus Information and Educational Centre of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine it was held a seminar “Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production- a Training Course for Universities in Ukraine”, organized in the frame of demonstration RECP component of “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighborhood of European Union (EaP GREEN)” programme, funded by the EU.
The event brought together about 30 people, including representatives of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, representatives of universities, including Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, State Environmental Academy of Postgraduate Education and Management, Institute of Economics Industry NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Union of Small, Medium and Privatized Enterprises of Ukraine etc.
On March 3, 2017 director of RECP Centre Igor Shylovych presented the Centre's achievements in the field of energy, material and water consumption efficiency for the construction materials sector at the conference "Concrete, Steel Concrete-2017", organized by the All-Ukrainian Union of Manufacturers of Building Materials within the framework of Construction Congress of Ukraine. In addition to practical examples of the introduction of RECP options at the enterprises of the sector, the Pocket Guide on RECP for construction materials sector was presented. This Pocket Guide was prepared under the demonstration RECP component of "Greening Economies in the European Union's Eastern Neighbourhood" (EaP GREEN) programme, which is funded by the European Union.
On December 14, 2016 in Premier Hotel “Rus” the national conference “Implementation of Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production in Ukraine” was held. The event was organized in a framework of UNIDO’s project “Promoting the Adaptation and Adoption of Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) through the Establishment and Operation of a Cleaner Production Centre (CPC) in Ukraine” and demonstration component “Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP)” under programme “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighborhood of European Union” (EaP GREEN), which is financed by EU.
Among more than hundred participants it were present the representatives of Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Swiss Cooperation Office, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine, regional state administrations and Kyiv district administrations, business associations, NGOs, international environmental projects and programs, and also the representatives of more than 30 enterprises from different regions of Ukraine.
On November 22-25, 2016, in Kyiv was held XV International Industrial Forum, where the informational materials about the resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP), developed in a framework of Demonstration component of “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP GREEN) programme, were disseminated.
On November 25, 2016, in Lviv under the support of Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre (RECP Centre) and Lviv Chamber of Commerce and Industry was held the conference “Resource Efficiency Raise in Lviv Region: Achievements and Prospects of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Project”.
The “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP GREEN) programme is a means for Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries to move towards green economy by decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation and resource depletion.
