On 30 January 2025, a representative of the HUMAN Charitable Foundation joined the Second Round Table of the Coordination Group of Local Partners of the PROGRESS Project, which took place at the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
🔹 The main topic of the event was the preparation of Ukraine and the Eastern Partnership countries for the European Green Deal.
Participants discussed the key challenges and prospects for implementing environmental reforms in the economy, agriculture and finance.
💬 Speakers at the event included:
🔸 Valery Heyets – Director of the Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
🔸 Martina Kolb – Programme Director at GIZ
🔸 Dmytro Berezovsky – Head of the PROGRESS project in Ukraine
🔸 Krzysztof Michalak – Senior Programme Manager at the OECD
🔸 Oleksandr Dyachuk – Head of the IEP NASU Expert Group in the PROGRESS Project
🔸 Galina Trypolska – Key Expert of the PROGRESS Project, IEP NASU
🔸 Olena Shubravska and Tamara Ostashko – leading experts on agricultural policy, IEP NASU
🔸 Yevhen Bublik and Yulia Shapoval – experts on green financing, IEP NASU
🔸 Representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, as well as international organisations and financial institutions.
📌 Main topics of discussion:
✅ Results of the PROGRESS project in 2024 and plans for 2025
✅ Policy actions for Ukraine’s adaptation to the European Green Deal
✅ Challenges in agriculture in the context of climate change
✅ Development of green finance and tools to support environmental initiatives
✅ Education and knowledge dissemination as the basis for sustainable development
The event became an important platform for dialogue between representatives of government, business and the public sector, contributing to the formation of a common vision for Ukraine’s ecological future.
🌱 The HUMAN Charitable Foundation will continue to support initiatives that contribute to the country’s ecological transformation! We thank the organisers for the productive dialogue and constructive discussions.
