Ukraine completed its TNA process in 2020. The TNA for Ukraine emphasises that the agriculture and waste sectors (for mitigation) and agriculture, water sectors (for adaptation) were key, indicating where major investments and technological deployment will be required.
Compared to other European countries, Ukraine is one of Europe’s largest energy consumers, primarily due to its inefficient energy infrastructure. Scientific research show that climate change in Ukraine is having significant impacts on agriculture, forestry, water and the coastal zone, where the level of the Black Sea and the Azov Sea is rising.
The Barrier Analysis & Enabling Framework (BAEF) reports for Ukraine revealed a need to align state climate policy with socio-economic development strategies, so that technology deployment is coherent; weak mechanisms to attract climate investment, and limited institutional capacity to implement and disseminate priority technologies; The agriculture sector shows rising GHG emissions (increase of ~30 % in the last reporting decade) linked to intensive fertiliser use and soil mineralisation — meaning mitigation technologies must address entrenched practices.
The TNA process has highlighted the following priorities:
Adaptation
- Drip irrigation combined with conservation agriculture practices (agriculture/forestry)
- Agroforestry practices, such as shelterbelt reconstruction
- Early-warning systems and forecasting for agriculture and water sectors
- Climate-smart irrigation and drought/flood risk assessment & mapping in the water sector
Mitigation
- In agriculture: Organic agriculture; conservation tillage technologies (low-till, no-till, etc.); production/use of solid biofuels from agricultural residues; biogas from animal waste; ICT (information & telecom) in agriculture for GHG-reduction.
- In waste management: Methane capture at landfills/waste dumps for energy; waste sorting; closure of old dumps with methane destruction; aerobic biological treatment (composting); mechanical-biological treatment with alternative fuel production; anaerobic treatment of sewage sludge.
The TNA Project website of the responsible entity, which is in Ukrainian, can be accessed here.
Ukraine’s TNA contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
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