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Covenant of Mayors East (CoM
East)
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Covenant of Mayors
East (CoM East) is the EU-funded project aimed at
introducing the EU climate and energy initiative to
the Eastern Partnership countries. CoM East supports
local authorities in implementing sustainable energy
policies, reducing their dependency on fossil fuels,
improving the security of energy supply, and
facilitates their contribution to climate change
mitigation and adaptation.
The Project was
launched on June 1, 2016. Its duration is four years
until May 2020. |
CoM East Signatories commit
to:
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Reducing ÑÎ2 emissions by
30% by 2030;
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Enhancing resilience by
adapting to the impacts of climate change and
undertaking a climate change risk and vulnerability
assessment;
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Developing a Sustainable
Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) within two years.
CoM East helps in:
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Fostering the Eastern
Partnership (EaP) cities’ development and implementation
of their Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans;
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Enhancing sustainability
of the Covenant of Mayors in the EaP countries and
adapting the EU 2030 energy and climate objectives to
the regional context;
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Raising awareness of and
promoting the new Covenant.
CoM East core activities:
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Capacity building to
strengthen the expertise of Covenant National
Coordinators (CNC), Covenant Territorial Coordinators (CTC),
Covenant Supporters (CS) and Signatories in the field of
energy and climate policies.
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Operating the Country
Helpdesks to provide an administrative, promotional and
technical assistance to the CoM East Signatories and
other stakeholders.
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Networking with financing
institutions, international donors, relevant ministries,
and cooperating with other initiatives and programmes to
develop a plan for achieving CoM East objectives and
give strategic direction to the CoM East Project after
2020.
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Communicating the CoM East
results and achievements to Signatories, CNC, CTC and
CS; promoting and raising awareness of key stakeholders
about the Covenant's targets and benefits, achievements,
success stories, best practices, etc.
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Coordinating development
of the country strategies with national, international
and EU initiatives programmes, as well as embedding the
Covenant of Mayors initiative in the Eastern Partnership
countries.
CoM East expected results:
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Strengthened capacity of
Signatories, Covenant National and Territorial
Coordinators and Covenant Supporters via delivery of
train-the-trainers workshops, study tours, staff
exchanges, thematic seminars, webinars and trainings,
individual consultations, etc.;
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Fully operational Country
Helpdesks providing administrative, promotional and
technical assistance to CoM East Signatories and
stakeholders;
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Networking and cooperating
activities, matchmaking meetings organised to establish
long-term cooperation with financiers, donors and
ministries;
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Well promoted CoM East
benefits, results and achievements at national and
international levels through organising and
participating in different events, conducting awareness
campaigns and information activities;
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Coordinated and monitored
Signatories’ progress and performance of SECAPs; the
Covenant political commitment tailored to the EaP
countries’ national needs.
CoM East acts for:
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Local authorities
interested in committing to the new Covenant and
developing a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan;
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Covenant signatory cities
that have developed their Sustainable Energy Action
Plans (SEAPs) and Sustainable Energy and Climate Action
Plans (SECAPs);
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Covenant National
Coordinators, Covenant Territorial Coordinators and
Covenant Supporters directly involved in the capacity
building and networking activities.
Location of the CoM East
Office in Georgia:
19, D. Gamrekeli St., office
611, Tbilisi, 0160, Georgia
Tel. + 995 32 2 242540; + 995
32 2 242541;
E-mail:
george.abulashvili@eumayors.eu
The Project is implemented by
Energy Cities-led Consortium.
Updated:
November 25, 2016
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