Strengthening Climate Cooperation within the European Union
The European Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature C onservation and Nuclear Safety
Strengthening Climate Cooperation within the European Union
The European Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature C onservation and Nuclear Safety
EUKI projects in EU member states
Climate Protection
A Challenge and an Opportunity for the European Union
The European Climate Initiative (EUKI) is a project fnancing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for the En vironment, Nature Conservation and N uclear Safety (BMU). It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in or der to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
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To fnd out more about the EUKI and its current projects as well as future calls and application modalities, please visit www.euki.de
A Challenge and an Opportunity
for the European Union
Objectives of the European Climate Initiative
Target groups are governments, municipalities, civil society, academic and educational institutions and businesses.
The geographical focus lies on c ollaborating with Central, Eastern and Southern EU member states.
Projects supported within the EUKI contribute to the following objectives:
Strengthening knowledge and raising awareness in order to encourage climate protection and the ecological, social and economic opportunities connected with climate action.
Fostering the exchange of good practices, transfer of knowledge and experience and building of networks in order to support transformative processes and fa vourable framework conditions for mitigation of green house gas emissions.
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Building a bridge to EU programmes through capacity building as well as leveraging European funds into innovative and progressive climate action.
EUKI Project Examples
Urban Redevelopment in Lithuania
As part of the project, the Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO) and the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania provide trainings for 22 municipalities in the feld of energy-effcient urban renewal. The trainings are inspired by good experiences from Germany. As part of the capacity building, managers for urban development create resource-effcient refurbishment concepts for their respective communities.
Just Transition
This WWF project promotes dialogue between stake holders at local, national and European level on structural change in Southern and Eastern Europe in light of energy transition. The project aims to develop just transition strategies for economic transformation of coal regions in Bulgaria, Greece and Poland. It uses practical examples from the German Ruhr area and fosters mutual exchange of experiences between the regions.
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Urban Redevelopment in Lithuania
Just Transition
EUKI Funding
Call for Project Ideas
Who?
Applicants eligible for EUKI funding are entities such as governments, municipalities, academic and educational institutions as well as non-go vernmental organisations
and non-proft enterprises.
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Where?
The EUKI supports bilateral and multilateral climate projects with actors in the
EU member states, primarily in Central,
Eastern and Southern Europe.
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Which sectors?
Possible thematic areas include all relevant sectors such as energy, industry, transport, households, commerce, trade and services, waste, agriculture and
land use as well as cr osscutting topics.
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For in-depth information, please consult the documents and information made available on www.euki.de
BMU Tenders
Additionally, the EUKI promotes measures through tenders along main policy priorities as identifed by the Federal Ministry for the Environment.
Call for Project Ideas
BMU Tenders
Imprint
European Climate Initiative (EUKI) – Project Financing
Potsdamer Platz 10 10785 Berlin Germany
Email: info@euki.de Phone: +49 (0)30 338424 570 Website: www.euki.de Realisation and responsibility Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Design
EYES-OPEN, Berlin Printed by
Lokay e. K., Reinheim Picture credits
Cover: © Marc Dufresne / iStockphoto.com Projects: © IWO / Andrea Bonetti / WWF Greece Date
July 2018
