First Red List of threatened species published in North Macedonia
Almost half of amphibians and reptiles are threatened with extinction and 4 vascular plant species are critically endangered in North Macedonia, according to the first national Red List, published in Skopje and developed by national experts under the guidance of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Thirteen reptile species out of 32 occurring […]
GEF supports development of green business in Montenegro
A Green Business Incubator is soon to be established in Montenegro within the project Growing Green Business in Montenegro. The project is supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Development Program - UNDP.
Public Call for innovative solutions and ideas in fight against climate change
The United Nations Development Program UNDP, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, announced a Public Call to local governments, public and private companies, civil society organizations and scientific research institutions to develop and propose innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and start the […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina submits its third national report on climate change
Bosnia and Herzegovina has experienced several significant extreme climate episodes in the last five years and the temperature increase, while the energy sector is the most significant source of CO2 emissions, the country’s reports on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions show. Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently finished the adoption procedure of the Third National […]
Romania’s Banca Transilvania first to provide loans for household energy efficiency
The Banca Transilvania has become the first bank in Romania to provide loans to households to raise energy efficiency levels. The money for the loans comes from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Green Economy Financing Facility whose officials warned that energy efficiency improvements are urgently needed. This is the first time that […]
City of Belgrade in global UN initiative SE4ALL – our endeavors to make capital wealthier, healthier and economically stronger
By Miodrag Grujić, Head of Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources, City of Belgrade – Secretariat for Environmental Protection As a member of the City of Belgrade delegation, I have recently participated at the UN Forum Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL), held in New York, USA. Our goal was to present Belgrade’s sustainable […]
Thirteen local governments awarded grants for improving energy efficiency in public buildings
Minister of Mining and Energy, Aleksandar Antić and representatives of 13 local self-governments signed contracts on grant awards for co-financing energy efficiency projects in public buildings in these municipalities. In total, 25 million dinars (EUR 202,500 ) have been earmarked from the budgetary Energy efficiency fund and USD 500,000 from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Funds […]
UNDP project for local communities more resilient to climate change
The project “Local development resilient to climate change” officially started with the signing of the project document by project’s partners representatives: Stana Božović, state secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and Steliana Nedera, deputy UNDP representative . “The aim of the project is to identify the needs of municipal governments, primarily in […]