ENVIRONMENT
EU4Green: Support the implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
Period of implementation:
April 2023 – ongoing (Expected end date: December 2025)
About: By 2025, experts from the Austrian Environment Agency, on behalf of the European Commission, support Western Balkan countries in addressing the climate crisis and enhancing the EU accession process. As part of the overall EU4Green project, the task involves providing services.
EU4Green: Support the implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
Period of implementation:
April 2023 – ongoing (Expected end date: December 2025)
About: By 2025, experts from the Austrian Environment Agency, on behalf of the European Commission, support Western Balkan countries in addressing the climate crisis and enhancing the EU accession process. As part of the overall EU4Green project, the task involves providing services.
Development of a Regional Western Balkans Climate-Proofing Platform (WB-CPP)
Period of implementation:
November 2023 – February 2024
About:
· Map existing digital platforms at multiple levels using the provided Excel template, focusing on those locally recognized or widely used.
· Create concise summaries (1-2 pages each) of national adaptation priorities by analyzing national adaptation plans, communications, and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These summaries should highlight sectoral priorities, key geographies (e.g., coastlines, mountains, river basins, high-risk areas, provinces), integrating sector-specific insights.
· Design a questionnaire for a user survey to gather insights on platform usability and user needs.
· Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing climate proofing tool, identifying its most and least useful features. Suggest ways to make the most useful elements more accessible and provide recommendations for enhancing the platform’s user-friendliness, drawing on user feedback and comparative analysis of other relevant portals like EU Climate ADAPT and the Central Asia climate portal.
· Develop a preliminary design for a new platform based on the project document and UNEP feedback. The initial version should be a basic prototype for demonstration and user testing, focusing on functionality and integration of external resources for enhanced user knowledge. Future iterations will incorporate more advanced features based on user feedback and further development needs.
Period of implementation:
November 2023 – February 2024
About:
· Map existing digital platforms at multiple levels using the provided Excel template, focusing on those locally recognized or widely used.
· Create concise summaries (1-2 pages each) of national adaptation priorities by analyzing national adaptation plans, communications, and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These summaries should highlight sectoral priorities, key geographies (e.g., coastlines, mountains, river basins, high-risk areas, provinces), integrating sector-specific insights.
· Design a questionnaire for a user survey to gather insights on platform usability and user needs.
· Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing climate proofing tool, identifying its most and least useful features. Suggest ways to make the most useful elements more accessible and provide recommendations for enhancing the platform’s user-friendliness, drawing on user feedback and comparative analysis of other relevant portals like EU Climate ADAPT and the Central Asia climate portal.
· Develop a preliminary design for a new platform based on the project document and UNEP feedback. The initial version should be a basic prototype for demonstration and user testing, focusing on functionality and integration of external resources for enhanced user knowledge. Future iterations will incorporate more advanced features based on user feedback and further development needs.