Publications

• Aarhus Meets Kyoto: National Case Studies in Central and Eastern Europe on Public Participation in Climate Change Related Decision Making
  (1-MByte PDF file) 28 pages, November 2003, ISBN: 963 9424 40 4
  

  The report reviews the implication of the Aarhus Convention on the Kyoto process by introducing the outcome of the surveys carried out in six economies in transition countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Methodology applied in the survey is described.

• Good Practices in Policies and Measures for Climate Change Mitigation
  A Central and Eastern European Perspective (2002)
  

  This report examines activities implemented by six economies in transition (EITs) in Central and Eastern Europe to reduce or limit their emissions of greenhouse gases, given the quantified emission limitation and reduction objectives they have assumed under the Kyoto Protocol to the Convention. The report seeks to test a set of criteria for assessing "good practices," within the range of domestic policies, measures and projects for GHG emissions abatement. The conclusions from the six national case studies also identify good practices and appropriate actions relevant to the whole region.

• Complying with the Kyoto Protocol Requirements:
  Capacity Needs in Central and Eastern Europe (2001)
  

  The paper offers a regional summary of the current ability and common capacity needs in the surveyed countries for implementing national systems for inventories (preparation, reporting, and review) and for the Kyoto Mechanisms. The paper concludes with a review of regional progress, challenges, and next steps for national CEE governments and the international climate community.
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• Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ)
  Case Studies in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland and Slovenia (2000)
  

  The papers presented in this publication focus on the experience of four Annex I Economies in Transition in implementing AIJ projects. The country reports included in the report provide examples of country efforts in building a national JI system to streamline investment. At the same time, they illustrate the significant hurdles that governments and the Conference of the Parties to the Convention need to address to make JI investment cost effective and attractive for recipient and investor countries.

• Economies in Transition after Kyoto (1999)
  

This report reviews the challenges and opportunities presented by the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol for Central and Eastern European countries with economies in transition. The paper looks at the obligations of Annex I EITs and their involvement in Activities Implemented Jointly, emission trends and energy reform, and at the activities countries have undertaken to meet climate obligations.
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