GREEN FINANCE
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As the Western Balkans are heading towards a greener future, understanding the financial landscape, available funding programmes, and the essential literacy in sustainable finance become critical factors. The Western Balkans economies shall be enabled to articulate needs relating to the implementation of the Green Agenda in the programming of the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) III.
The EU4Green project, acknowledging these challenges, proposes strategies and tools to better equip the Western Balkans for this transformation. The path forward lies in creating a common language for sustainable finance, enhancing understanding of available funding programmes, and engaging local financial institutions in the green transition.
EU4Green will provide training on the comprehension and usage of green finance to the public and private sectors of the six Western Balkan economies. This initiative aims to create a common language of sustainable finance, empowering stakeholders to improve access to financing and mobilize additional funds for implementing the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans.
The project will develop user-friendly overviews of available funding instruments, enhance the knowledge base, and facilitate the usage of existing platforms or tools.
EU4Green emphasizes the importance of engaging the local financial sector, raising awareness of climate-related risks, and promoting strategies to mitigate these risks. These efforts will shift the focus towards greener projects and mobilize private funding.
Finally, engagement with local national and central banks is crucial to align national regulations with the EU Sustainable Finance regulatory framework.
EU4Green Green Finance useful links
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Sep 11, 2024
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EU4Green Hosts Webinar on Green Finance for the Western Balkans
The webinar was held by the EU4Green Green Finance team, attracting dozens of participants from the Western Balkans economies for a hands-on program with experienced experts from Austria.
Aug 09, 2024
NEWS
WEBINAR INVITATION: INSIGHTS ON GREEN AND JUST TRANSITION FINANCE
EU4GREEN invites all interested parties to the upcoming webinar.
Mar 22, 2024
EVENTS
GREEN FINANCE – REGIONAL ONLINE WORKSHOP
Workshop in Green Debt instrument training with focus on credible transitions.
Mar 22, 2024
EVENTS
GDI Training Module II: Deep Dive in Taxonomy
Workshop in Green Debt Instrument training with focus on taxonomies.
Mar 05, 2024
NEWS
Successful green transition requires close regional cooperation
Green transitioning requires behavioral change with collaboration, making regional cooperation on the Green Agenda essential for catalyzing this transition.
Dec 15, 2023
NEWS
Green Debt Instrument Training with Climate Bond Initiative
With the Climate Bonds Initiative, EU4Green has successfully executed an impactful Training Programme, engaging with 33 participants from 5 different Western Balkan economies.
Dec 03, 2023
EVENTS
GDI Training Module III: Roadmap to a Credible and Ambitious Transition
With the goal of capacity building for local authorities, the third and final module of the regional online training was provided by the Climate Bond Initiative.
Oct 28, 2023
EVENTS
GDI Training Module I: GSS+ Bonds Training
With the goal of capacity building for local authorities, regional online training was provided by the Climate Bond Initiative.
May 09, 2023
NEWS
EU4Green: Entering the next phase
On Monday 8th May 2023 the Project Steering Committee met online, as EU4Green enters a new stage and heads towards implementation of activities in the six Western Balkan economies.
Jun 17, 2022
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EU4Green: Kick-off for Western Balkans project
On 17 June, the Umweltbundesamt, the Environment Agency Austria, officially launches the EU4Green project with a hybrid event in Montenegro.