Synergies for Resilience: Integrated Path to Climate and Biodiversity Goals in Ukraine and Beyond
18. November 2025
13:00-14:30
Ukraine Pavilion
- Day theme: Forests, Oceans, and Biodiversity, while spotlighting Indigenous peoples, Local and traditional communities, Children and Youth, and Small and medium entrepreneurs
- GIZ
- Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture
- Oxford Net Zero
This event will spotlight Ukraine’s pioneering integration of climate and biodiversity agendas amid ongoing war and need for further recovery, emphasizing how achieving one amplifies the other. By showcasing national goals, progress-tracking mechanisms, and draft NBSAP indicators, it positions Ukraine as a model for conflict-affected nations pursuing green reconstruction aligned with the Paris Agreement and Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Moderator:
Rimma Kushtym, IKI-Interface Project
Speakers:
- Dr Aline Soterroni, Research Fellow at the Nature-based Solutions (NbSI) and Oxford Net Zero (ONZ) Initiatives;
- Viktoriia Kyreieva, Advisor to the Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management;
- Michael Brombacher, Head of the European Department of the Frankfurt Zoological Society (tbc);
- Representative of the Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE) (tbc);
- Volodymyr Domashlinets, IKI-Interface Project Biodiversity Expert.