Developing capacities for climate policy in Southeast & Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia (CDCPIII)

Even 20 years after the after the Framework Convention on Climate Change came into force, the capaci- ties for designing and implementing effective climate policies are still weak in the countries of the project region. The countries are united by the challenge of successfully transforming their economic systems into open market economies while integrating ambitious climate protection policies into national development planning. Above all, there is a lack of personnel and institutional skills and expertise.

The project implements measures to raise awareness among decision-makers and improve national frame- work conditions so that the preconditions for a significant reduction of greenhouse gases are created and economic transformation goals are achieved at the same time. Furthermore, pilot activities and additional individual and small-scale measures are implemented to strengthen capacities that result from concrete needs in the project region.