Item 0a, presentation by Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine during the Special Session on Ukraine of the GREEN Action Task Force Annual Meeting 2023.

1. The GREEN Action Task
Force meeting
11 May, Istanbul
UKRAINE

2. IMPACT OF RUSSIAN MILITARY AGGRESSION
ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN UKRAINE
>1947
bln UAH
TOTAL
DAMAGES TO
THE UKRAINIAN
ENVIRONMENT
1078
cases under investigation of law
enforcement agencies
>2360
cases of environmental
damage recorded
explosives cleared:
soil and air pollution
protected areas are damaged/under
threat of destruction
oil depots and storages were attacked:
emissions of toxic substances
operating nuclear reactors
in are under threat
industrial facilities were destroyed or
damaged
>4800
sewage and water treatment systems
were destroyed
3
mln hectares
20%
174
thousands km²
forests suffered from
the war
protected areas under
threat
natural areas are
contaminated with
explosive elements
Russian missiles:
environmental pollution
15
354 000
>50
>420
>500
>900

3. FOLLOW-UP ON THE ASSESSMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WAR
ONGOING PROCESSES ON THE WAR DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT
APPROVED
7
national damage
assessment
methodologies
AT COP 27
(October 2022, Egypt)
Ukraine's Initiative on
the Global Platform
for the Assessment of
Climate and
Environmental
Damages from
Military Actions was
announced
Initiative of the
Office of the
President of
Ukraine on
ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN
INTERNATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
PLATFORM
The work of Ukrainian
and international
partners on
IMPROVEMENT OF
DAMAGE
ASSESSMENT
METHODOLOGIES
Work is underway on
IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES
APPROACH
in the assessment of
environmental
damage

4. PROGRESS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR
DESPITE THE WAR
PROGRESS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY DESPITE THE WAR
WASTE MANAGEMENT: the framework law was adopted, by-laws
are prepared to launch a full-fledged reform. A draft Law of
Ukraine "On Packaging and Packaging Waste" was developed,
which is undergoing the approval procedure with stakeholders
CLIMATE: Action plans for the implementation of NDC2, reducing methane
were finalized. Preparation for COP28 started. Institutional and expert
capacity in the formation of climate policy is strengthened through the
creation of the Climate Office. Gradual integration of climate policy into the
recovery of the most critical sectors of the economy: the Energy Strategy of
Ukraine, measures for the green restoration of the energy sector
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY: the Law "On ensuring chemical safety and
management of chemical products" was adopted
PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES: the Water Strategy of
Ukraine for the period until 2050 and 9 flood risk management plans
were approved
SUBSOIL USE REFORM: the Law of Ukraine “On improving the
sphere of subsoil use” was adopted
EFFECTIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: the Law “On the procedure for
carrying out a strategic environmental assessment@ and the
legislation on digitalization in the field of SEA were adopted
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: the Law of Ukraine on
environmental monitoring adopted
HARMONIZATION OF THE LEGISLATION OF UKRAINE ON THE WAY
TO EU ACCESSION: self-screening of the implementation of EU acts
within Chapter 27 "Environment" was launched. The Ministry and
partners are working on 1,000 EU acts. The overall progress of the
Action Plan for the implementation of the AA according to the Pulse of
the Agreement is 77%

5. 9 ENVIRONMENTAL REFORMS
Integrated climate
policy
Comprehensive
environmental monitoring
Environmental safety
(chemical and radiation)
Effective waste
management
Environmental control
and liability
Effective public
administration in the field of
environmental protection
Industrial pollution
regulation
Sustainable use of natural
resources
Management of nature
protected areas for the
conservation of landscapes
and biodiversity
PROGRESS IN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE NATIONAL POST-WAR RECOVERY PLAN
Updated for London Conference compared to Lugano
13 tasks, 7 projects, 13 regulatory
and legal acts (RLA) 7 tasks, 4 projects, 44 RLA 5 tasks, 2 projects, 20 RLA
6 tasks, 5 projects, 22 RLA 4 tasks, 2 projects, 7 RLA 26 tasks, 16 projects, 38 RLA
6 tasks, 6 projects, 13 RLA 7 tasks, 5 projects, 21 RLA 16 tasks, 5 projects, 8 RLA
Chapter
“Environmental
Safety”

6. SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT THE
NATIONAL POST-WAR RECOVERY PLAN
Through
key
reforms
Implementation
of tasks under
directions
Projects
Necessary
regulatory
and legal
support
Through cross-
sectoral
cooperation
between the
working groups
of the NRP
9 reforms
5 directions,
90 tasks
52 projects. €25.5
billion (a preliminary
estimate of the
investments needed)
186 regulatory and legal
acts, necessary for the
implementation of tasks
and projects

7. 7
Climate policy: mitigation and adaptation
to climate change
7 projects
21,65 mln EUR
Sustainable use of natural resources in
terms of increased demand and limited
supply
16 projects
6 532 mln EUR
Environmental safety and effective waste
management
12 projects
17755,43 mln EUR
Conservation of natural ecosystems and
biological diversity, restoration and
development of protected area system
5 projects
671,59 mln EUR
Effective Public Administration
12 projects
507,86 mln EUR
PROJECTS OF THE NATIONAL RECOVERY PLAN
CHAPTER «ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY»
52
environmental
projects
in the National
Recovery Plan
Catalogue of projects
for London
Conference is
available

8. 8
HOW INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
CAN SUPPORT
Support in finding investments and
implementing projects to be presented at the
London Conference for the Green Recovery of
the country
Support for environmental finance reform
and the designation of an Environmental
Fund in Ukraine
Consolidation of all efforts in assessing
environmental damage and environmental
restoration needs
Unification of the efforts for the
implementation of Nation Recovery Plan
tasks and projects, which will ensure the
implementation of priority reforms and, in
turn, the proper EU integration of Ukraine