ekoflin UeHTp eKonoriwHMX JHiuiaTMB CEE AndrtyYarmsk (Twitter) How does civil society contribute to promotion and protectio of basic human rights and freedoms in Eastern Europe? ENVIRONMENTAL Activism in Focus Vladlena Martsynkevych 25.4.2024 Bankwatch Mission - a strong network grounded in CEE - that works in solidarity with communities - to ensure the use of international public finance for socially responsible, just and environmentally sound purposes - and promotes public participation to bring meaningful systemic change. 29 years of campaigning on International Financial Institutions Bankwatch Network bankwatch.org CEE Bankwatch Network HopBerifl ÍH/lflHAÍfl iMKa raHm flamn B6 B B<* B/iopycb c K)Jlb ABCTpfcJD Dpamjm B> lTa/iifl B B 1— Tpeum CepeA3eMHe Tymc Cupiq IpaK CEE Bankwatch Network is an international non-governmental, non profit Organisation (NGO) with 15 members from 13 countries of CEE. (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovak Republic and Ukraine) g> TypeHMMHa ^^fe Part of Green 10 - together with Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, 'Pa Transport and Environment, EEB, etc. bankwatch.org Our headquarters are in Prague, Czechia, but our staff is based in offices across the region. We're in Brussels too. CEE Bankwatch Network Key areas of work • Fossil Fuels • Energy Transformation • Finance and Biodiversity • Democratisation and Human Rights • Cities for People Apprx 70 BW staff located in Prague, Brussels or in member groups CEE Bankwatch Network Key activities • Campaigns on specific projects • Campaigns on policies • Sectoral policies • Safeguards • Advocacy and lobbying • Media work • Info materials • Support for local groups ekoflifl ekoflifl «coaclion.org.ua Center for Environmental Initiatives Ecoaction is a civil society organization that unites efforts of experts and activists in a joint struggle to protect the environment. We advocate for energy efficiency, renewable energy, Fields of activity: n its development, humanity preserves a clean and safe environment Act to protect the environment by influencing decisionmaking and developing an active community ekonifi ekoflifl ecoaction.org.ua Key goals and campaigns Climate change: Climate policy (international, national, local), Networks (UCN, CAN, EEB) Energy transition: 100% RES, Energy efficiency, Coal phase-out and just transition, Anti-nuclear Agriculture: Land Use, Sustainabl e agriculture, Support of local communities, Ecosystems + Environmental impact of war, Green Recovery of Ukraine ekoflifl Consequences of war • every 4th Ukrainian is a displaced person - either nationally, or internationally • Children victims • More than 34'000 war crimes committed by Russian military registered. The EU and the International Criminal Court are helping to investigate these crimes • Cities: some are heavily destroyed, in some areas nearly to the ground (Bucha, Irpin, Mariupol, Rubizhne...) • Infrastructure damages: 120k buildings destroyed, 23'900+ kilometers of roads, 660+ kindergartens, 300+ bridges, hundreds of healthcare institutions and factories - direct infrastructure damage is about USD 114,5 bin • Drop of Ukraine's real GDP will be 30-50% Source: KSE, Sept 2022 and UNHCR, ekoflifl What Ecoaction has been doing before & after Climate, energy, industry ekoflifl Crimes, embargo, reconstruction ekoflifl ekoflifl ekoflifl Disclaimer. The data is based on media reports and is not independently verified. The map does not show the exact location of the events and for some cases system shows wrong locations. ©Category 0 : Damage of industria... • Energy safety Impacts on ecosyste... Lipetsk m & ukraii^ Impacts on the mari... .Vorowzh« Livestock waste £Lt Nuclear safety j^JJ^v •Other military actions 0 Expand the map Ankara Number of cases per region per category Dnipropetrovska Mykolaivska Kharkivska Sumska Zaporizka Donetska Odeska Khersonska Luhanska Kyivska | Chernihivska | Khmelnytska | Zhytomyrska | Lvivska |_ Poltavska | 12 Kirovohradska | u Cherkaska | 10 Vinnytska Q Ivano-Frankivska | t Rivnenska | 5 Ukraine | 5 Volynska | 5 Ternopilska | 3 _7akarnat<;ka I 1_ 62 13 36 75 47 61 | 190 I 28 30 I 56 19 a 22 IS 24 1- I 113 106 s: ■ 27 I 23 17 Dates range 2/24/2022 12/10/2023 O- o April 2024 ekoflin Damage to Environment = Ecocide Flooded coal mines Since 2014, Ukraine lost control of 80% of coal mines in Donetsk and Luhansk regions Mismanagement of the mines by occupiers before February 2022, power cuts due to hostilities in 2022-23 led to flooding of many mines Flooding of mines leads to methane explosions -> damage to infrastructure Flooding causes acidification and mobilisation of heavy metals into the local groundwater and riverine environment -> impacts on human health and wildlife No understanding of real scale of damage and consequences. Kakhovka dam destruction USD 1 billion - rebuilding the energy infrastructure USD 311 million - transport infrastructure > USD 100 million - industrial sector and businesses USD 25 million - agricultural sector direct damage USD 182 million annual losses for crop producers > 20,000 houses affected USD 270 thousand - annual loss in ecosystem services Nature reserves "Nyzhniodniprovskyi," "Kamianska Sich," "Biloberezhzhia Sviatoslava," and the UNESCO-protected Black Sea Biosphere Reserve affected High level working group with support of the President bankwatch.org USD 1 billion - rebuilding the energy infrastructure USD 311 million - transport infrastructure > USD 100 million - industrial sector and businesses USD 25 million - agricultural sector direct damage USD 182 million annual losses for crop producers > 20,000 houses affected USD 270 thousand - annual loss in ecosystem services Nature reserves "Nyzhniodniprovskyi," "Kamianska Sich," "Biloberezhzhia Sviatoslava," and the UNESCO-protected Black Sea Biosphere Reserve affected Since 2014, Ukraine lost control of 80% of coal mines in Donetsk and Luhansk regions Mismanagement of the mines by occupiers before February 2022, power cuts due to hostilities in 2022-23 led to flooding of many mines Flooding of mines leads to methane explosions -> damage to infrastructure Flooding causes acidification and mobilisation of heavy metals into the local groundwater and riverine environment -> impacts on human health and wildlife No understanding of real scale of damage and consequences. ekoflifl Nuclear risks are the highest: ZNPP 2022_M08_D17_12, Cs-137, Concentration QUALITATIVE simulation! Two point sources: h1=200 m, h2=500 m Total constant emission: 1 Bq/s ekoflifl Indirect loss for agriculture USD 23,3 bin ekoflifl Russia exports fossils oil and gas industry makes: -40% of federal budget revenue -60% of Russian exports Exports (2020) [CliCktQr!?if:C|3^^0dUCtl Crude Petroleum 22.5% Refined Petroleum 14.5% Refined Copper naiBaikd Petroleum Gas 5.98% Coal Briquettes 4.4% to. Nickel 0.69% .-■III :;i Wheat 3 05% 1 ■■■■■■■ ■-jiiiiii Gold 5.67% ■■■■■mi ■■■■■■■ BbBB>!!!!I BSfEjB I»»•»-. seed oils UM 0.75% •limn in«....... Platinum 1,28% WywB.od QA% _J 3.17% Exports (2020) [clickW£!.%oduct] Corn Wheat 9.29% 8.76% I Hot-Semi- RoUed Finished 1 iron Iron 1 5.76% 13.24% Pig Iron Fe"0i"oyi '™s 1.99% 1.39% m Rapeseed 1.91% Barley Soybeans 1.38% Raw Iron Bars 0.83% 0 5«. z ■ Ceia H&n«a Hon — I Ollw... __ SilB Seed Oils 10.1% Iron Ore 8.1% - 2.58% 0.94% Other Vegetable Residues 2.26% ■IIIIII ■■min Ukraine exports food ekoflin Role of fossil fuels in this war is crucial • Advocacy aimed at governments, ^^^H^^^^^^^H companies, big consumers (industry) • German, Finnish, Austrian, Hungarian, Japanese, Taiwanese companies & governments • Working with CSOs on everyday basis: Urgewald, CREA, Greenpeace, Oil Change International, CAN, Europe Beyond Coal... • Goal: embargo on Russian fossils as soon as possible (also a unique chance to speed up energy transition) ekoflifl Russia's fossil fuel export revenue 1250 1000 750 500 250 2022-01 2022 07 2023-01 2023-07 ^niirrp- CRFA ^n^lv<;i<; h;i<;pri rtn Knlpr M^rinp Traffir FMT^Or; anri rn<;rnm<; rlara 2024-01 | Coal LNG Gas (pipeline) | Seaborne oil products | Oil (overland) I Seaborne crude oil &CREA Source: Financina Putin's war: Fossil fuel imports from Russia in the first 100 davs of the invasion ekoflifl Top 5 importers of Russian fossil fuels Million EUR I 08 April 2024 - 14 April 2024 f> CREA 2000 1 SCO 1000 SCO China India Turkey EU Singapore Republic Coal Crude oil (pipeline) Crude oil (seaborne) LNG Oil products and chemicals Pipeline gas Source: Financinq Putin's war: Fossil fuel imports from Russia in the first 100 davs of the invasion ekoflifl Ukraine 's green reconstruction is a sustainable reconstruction realized using the best available technologies and practices Read more here: Ecoaction's Principles of the Green Post-war Reconstruction of Ukraine ekoflifl S5 Research together with The Initiative on GHG Accounting of War: Analysis of greenhouse gas emissions caused by Russia's war in Ukraine: greenhouse gas emissions during the 18 months of the war amount to 150 million tons of C02e This is equivalent to the annual emissions of Belgium or Austria. a w~j* . >niaiTsi>[ Km! m TstilaT ekoflifl Post-war green reconstruction of Ukraine principles: Position by 50+ NGOs Integration of environmental and climate policy into all sectors Serve needs of Ukrainians & promote sustainable development -CD- Environmental standards at all levels Local self-government, transparency, and involvement of the public and communities in decision-making Development of the Effective functioning Adherence to European green economy and use of environmental planning targeted/donor funds tools Read more here: "Green Reconstruction of Ukraine: Position of Civil Society" ekoflin 0 Green Reconstruction ...until now Cons: - clear demand for fast reconstruction/solutions - anticorruption concerns - work on increasing transparency - considered more expensive - no political will - no long-term national recovery plans - Lugano plan did not fit the purpose - Martial law... Pros: - Ukraine's reconstruction process will go hand in hand with the EU accession process - reconstruction must be seen through the prism of the European Green Deal - long-term vision to be developed as the basis for the future growth and modernization - applicable to all sectors (Best available technologies, inclusive and sustainable cities for people, decarbonized energy sector and RES, energy efficiency, local food systems) - booming regional/local show cases - sustainable solutions increase overall resilience bankwatch.org ekoflifl Winter 2022-2023 Yflapn P* no 06'eKTaM eneKTpo-eHepreTMKM YKpaiHii JllOTHM 6epe3eHb KBiTeHb TpaBeHb HepseHb Hvinem CepneHb BepeceHb I >KOBTeHb I flucronan I rpyaeHb I O'SHb /llOTMM Ycboro 255 ynapiB 9 11 54 6 5 s i MM Ml. * ± u 11 lili ■■ I. ii iMHCbKa PiBMeHCbKa ■■■■ m c_____ _ £T____. „ _ Uonuirmrkta Bo/lHHCbKa PiBMeHCbKa 06/iacTb 06/iacTb 1 1 2 2 I XMTOMnpcbKa o6^acTb icuTo MepHiriscbKa KMIB oSnacTb 6 6 S 4 CyMCbKa 06/iacTb /IbBiBCbKa oSnacrb XMenbHkiubKa 2 TepHoninbCbKa o6flacTb ^5 11 1 1 06/iacTb 1 1 1 I. iBaHO-OpaHKJBCbKa 06/iacTb 3a«apnaTCbKa 1 06/iacTb ■ HepniponhKa 06/iacTb llll BiHHMUbKa 06/iacTb KuTacbKa _ o6nacib m MepKacbKa 06/iacTj HonTaBCbKa o6nacTb s llll XapKiBCbKa 06/iacTb li I SlyraHCbKa 06/iacTb 1 1 4 Kipo8orpaacbKa 06/iacTb flHinponeipoBCbKa o6/>acTb I* 2 ■ 2 I ll- I 15 OaecbKa oS^aCTb MdKO/iaiBCbKa i. maiBCb 06/iacTb 4 I. 4 4 Jill 3anopi3bKa 06/iacTb AoiieubKa oonacn, XepcoHCbKa 06/iacTb AP KpuM 3 24.02.2022 no 20 02.2023 ekoflifl 22-24.3.2024 Energy system attacks XapKfBCbKa OAecbKa XMe/ibHUUbKa flninponeTposcbKa .50 36 IIO/lTaBCbKa Q4 CyMCbKa floHeubKa D3 3aco6iB noBiipflHoro Hanafly 3acTocyBa/in pocmHi/i 3a flBa flHi ekoflifl Renewables in the war IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS (1/4) Project 1. Hybrid solar power plant for emergency electricity supply needs on the roof of the Horenka hospital LOCATION: Hostomel community, Kyiv region. INSTALLED CAPACITY: 12.6 kW with an 8-kWh storage system. Additionally, hybrid (5 kW) and grid connected (10 kW) inverters are installed. EXPECTED PRODUCTION: 13,000 kWh per year, when grid-connected. TOTAL COSTS: EUR 10,700 (EUR 7,000 - solar panels, EUR 3,700 - 8kWh of battery storage). PROJECT INITIATED by non-governmental organisations (Greenpeace, , Ecoclub), in partnership with the charity fund Ukraine Victory, supported by Hostomel Military Administration and the communal non-commercial enterprise Hostomel Centre for Primary Health Care. More details about the project: Solar panels on the roof of Horenka hospital. Source: Greenpeace ekoflifl IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS (3/4) Project 2. Solar power plant with storage system, Irpin Academic Lyceum Mriya Solar power plant in Irpin city. Source: Energy Act for Ukraine LOCATION: Irpin city, Kyiv region INSTALLED CAPACITY: 20-kW solar power plant with a 20-kWh storage system (the storage system can be charged from the grid and/or from the solar power plant). TOTAL COSTS: EUR 48,000 (equipment provided by the German Solar Association; the installation was financed by the German Federal Foreign office). PROJECT WAS REALISED VIA the campaign 10ORESforSchools. More details about the project: ekoflifl How to support civil society & Ukraine ekoflifl Figure 6. RDNA3 key results: damage, needs, and 2024 financing priorities $152 B DAMAGE Quantifies direct physical damage to infrastructure and buildings $486 B RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION NEEDS Estimates needs considering building back better US$15 B PRIORITIES Cross-sectoral Social infrastructure and services Housing and utilities Transport Energy Industry and services ekoflifl Bankwatch Network BeöiHap: Ha nepeflOBtM BißHOB/ieHHfl: yKpaiHCbKi rpoMa^M Ta OCOÖ/IMBOCTJ (jliHaHCyBaHHfl 1191 Webinar: eko?JS On the reconstruction front line: Ukrainian municipalities and the funding landscape Local budgets and the reconstruction of Ukraine Ukrainian municipalities: Accessing domestic and international financial resources for reconstruction efforts at the national level International financial support for Ukraine's recovery ekoflifl GROUPS OF REGIONS Group I Frontline regions Group II SuPport r regions Group III Backllrve regions I r Group IV ^-^T** Agro-industrial complex Logistics center Provision of mineral fertilizers Provision of wood Mining and metallurgical complex Engineering Elimination of the consequences of the occupation Defense of Ukraine's borders Food production Re-equipment of enterprises for the needs of the military industrial complex Creating an alternative export center Evacuation of the population Providing shelter to migrants ekoflifl Strong environmental NGOs in Ukraine UNlt> Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group SaveDnipro @EKOK/iy6 Charity foundations we trust CHARITY FOUNDATION I SERGIY PRYTULA Charity fund 9 COME BACK ALIVE 11] PLATO ekoflifl