CoM-East III project team leader Christoph Frering and Rector of the Technical University of Moldova Viorel Bostan signed an agreement on cooperation and partnership.

On April 28-29, the project team led by the Team Leader Christoph Frering together with the expert on institutional relations Jan Waanders and Irina Plis, the national expert in the Republic of Moldova, held introductory meetings with key partners: national coordinators - the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Moldova, the Agency for Energy Efficiency, support structures - the Congress of Local Authorities of Moldova (CALM) and AEER, local public authorities - signatories of the Covenant of Mayors, as well as representatives of UNDP in Moldova, NEFCO, Green City Lab.

For more than a month, tens of thousands of citizens of Ukraine have been fleeing the war in search of asylum, and for more than a month, tens of thousands of citizens of Ukraine have been fleeing the war in search of asylum and security. The observers note the high level of mobilization of Moldovan residents, who joined forces to help the refugees, showed solidarity and humanity, extending a helping hand to our neighbors in need of support.

The low absorption capacity of the local public authorities is one of the main barriers in the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Practically no major successful project was implemented with own forces by the local administration, these being almost all put into practice with the foreign donors’ support. The absence of experts in the field, who should be remunerated appropriately, is another problem, said participants in a debate staged by the Institute for European Policies and Reforms, IPN reports.

‘Covenant of Mayors East’ held an online awareness-raising event in the Republic of Moldova about the benefits of participation in the initiative. The event targeted inactive and potential signatories of ‘Covenant of Mayors East’ in the country.

The Moldova Energy and Biomass Project, funded by EU, co-funded and implemented by UNDP, aims to contribute to a more secure, competitive and sustainable energy production in the Republic of Moldova. It lays the basis for the establishment of functional markets for biomass technologies while increasing the use of renewable energy sources, in particular for heating public buildings and households in rural areas. New jobs and income are created and secured through the establishment of value-added chains at the local and regional level through the supply of biomass fuel and technologies.

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The long-term goal of the Project was in reforming the manner in which agricultural, forestry and other production activities are planned and regulated across different land units and tenure categories at the landscape level.
The Project focus was biodiversity conservation, however it addressed anticipated negative impacts of Climate Change (CC) by increasing resilience of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the targeted districts. By removing the precursors of degradation and careful monitoring of the self-restoration 14 capacities of steppe, forest, meadows and swamp the project contributes to higher resilience of the ecosystems and the species they host, to CC impacts. The project also provisioned afforestation, influencing future humidity conditions through changes in both, temperature and precipitation.

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This is a success story of two small municipalities on how they can contribute at the local level to the global targets within the Covenant of Mayors Initiative. The actions took place in Cantemir and Ocnita, Republic of Moldova. Both cities have committed to reduce their energy consumption and CO₂ emissions by 20% till 2020 and developed the Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAPs). Among dozens of the projects included into the SEAPS, municipalities have focused and implemented ones on modernization of the street lighting systems using innovative technologies and best European practices.

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The Covenant of Mayors Alley was planted on October 22, 2020 in the park at the entrance to Stauceni City, Chisinau. The seedlings were provided by the EU project "Covenant of Mayors East" as a prize for the active participation of the area in the European Sustainable Energy Week. The alley was also supplemented by trees purchased by the Stauceni City Council.

Within the framework of the Covenant of Mayors - East project in Moldova, on October 27, 2020, an online training was held to raise awareness of participation in the Covenant of Mayors. The event was attended by representatives of EUD Moldova, support structures at the national level, representatives of several cities. The training was dedicated to the passive and potential signatories of the Covenant of Mayors in Moldova.