The GEIPP-II Ukraine Project is a part of the Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme implemented by UNIDO and funded by the Government of Switzerland through the SECO through the State Secretariat of Economic Affairs. The main beneficiary of the Project is the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine.
The first phase of the Project started in 2020 and lasted till the end of 2024.
In 2025 the second phase of the Project is started and will last till the end of 2028.
The main objective of the Project is to demonstrate the viability and benefits of Eco-Industrial Park approaches in scaling up resource productivity and improving economic, environmental, and social performances of businesses and thereby contributing to inclusive and sustainable industrial development in Ukraine.
Through the Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) Programme, and the first phase of the Project, UNIDO has made outstanding contributions towards the identification, development, and testing of tools and methods for RECP to the diverse conditions in developing and emerging economies.
The specific expected outcome in Ukraine is improved environmental, economic, and social performance of industries in Ukraine through the implementation of EIP approaches in the selected pilot industrial parks and the increased role of EIP in environmental, industrial, and other relevant policies at the national level.
The Project addresses Eco-Industrial Parks development in Ukraine through 2 Components:
Component 1 aims to mainstream EIP into the national policy and create splendid conditions for EIP development in Ukraine. The review of and amendments to the current legislation will be elaborated within the EIP policy working group established by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine.
Component 2 aims to provide detailed technical (RECP assessments, industrial synergies identification) and strategic support (EIP concept planning and zoning, performance monitoring, community outreach) of prioritized brownfield and greenfield industrial parks.
A series of awareness-raising and capacity-building events are planned within both components of the Project.
The objective of the second phase of the Project is to promote circular economy approaches in industries, to mitigate the climate impact of industries and to help the industrial parks to adapt to the negative consequences of climate change.
Over the past few years, the international community has made a quantum leap in advancing new approaches to accelerate progress and pave the way for a more ambitious, inclusive, and universal development framework beyond 2015. While industrialization was not factored into the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) framework, inclusive and sustainable industrialization now features strongly in the post-2015 development discourse and explicitly mentioned in the now leading Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
GEIPP activities and outputs are also relevant to and achieve more modest contributions to several other SDGs:
SDG 7 “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”; confirms the importance of energy as a driver of development and aims amongst others at doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvement and significantly increasing share of renewable energy, both by 2030.
SDG 8 “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”; targets sustained per capita economic growth percent per annum in the least developed countries, whilst progressively improving global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavor to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation.
SDG 11 “Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”; Cities are hubs for ideas, commerce, culture, science, productivity, social development, and much more. However, many challenges exist to maintaining cities in a way that continues to create jobs and prosperity while not straining land and resources. Common urban challenges include congestion, lack of funds to provide basic services, a shortage of adequate housing, and declining infrastructure. The challenges cities face can be overcome in ways that allow them to continue to thrive and grow while improving resource use and reducing pollution and poverty.
SDG 13 “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy”; targets resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters; integration of climate change measures into national policies and strategies; improvement of education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity; promotion of mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management.
