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Ukraine presents its draft Climate Adaptation Strategy to 2036 at COP31
On 11 November 2026, Ukraine presented its draft Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to 2036 at a side event held at the Ukrainian Pavilion during COP31.
The strategy sets out long-term adaptation priorities for national and local authorities, including how to use climate risk information when managing land and forests, planning reconstruction and deciding where to invest public funds.
The opening high-level dialogue focused on putting those priorities into practice. Participants discussed how government institutions could coordinate adaptation measures across sectors, draw on EU experience in adaptation planning and identify where international partners could provide technical expertise and financing.
Speaking about the strategy’s role in Ukraine’s recovery, Oleksandr Krasnolutsky, Deputy Minister of Economy and Environment of Ukraine, said, “The strategy covers all the important sectors for Ukraine, starting from agriculture, water resources, forestry, fishery and other important directions, including the reconstruction of Ukraine, our priorities, the operational plan, the responsible institutions and all the steps they have to take in order to achieve our results. It is not a simple document that we’re just adopting but we are really hoping to be able to implement it in the most efficient way”.
Yevheniia Zasiadko, climate change adviser with EU4ClimateResilience, introduced the discussion on sectoral priorities. Experts examined adaptation needs in agriculture, forests and ecosystems, and considered how reconstruction planners could account for the climate conditions that infrastructure will face over its lifetime. The session also addressed the role of early warning systems in helping authorities and communities prepare for hazardous weather.
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Implementing Partners:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
