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WORKSHOP Adaptation to the Consequences of Climate Change Process: progress achieved and capacity building needed. Stefania Romano Coordinator ITF Budapest, 19 November 2007. Introduction.
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WORKSHOP Adaptation to the Consequences of Climate Change Process: progress achieved and capacity building needed Stefania Romano Coordinator ITF • Budapest, 19 November 2007
Introduction In 2002, the Italian Ministry for Environment Land and Sea (IMELS) established the Italian Trust Fund (ITF) • ITF/REC cooperate in improving environmental situation in CEE
IMELS Goals The Dept. of Environment Research and Development • Promoting international activities for protection of the environment • Identification/implementation of projects in collaboration with international partners • Co-finance projects with other Donors
IMELS Offices • Belgrade • Podgorica • Tirana • Bucarest • Skopje • Brussels • Beijing • Szentendre
Italian Trust Fund • Funded 80 projects in CEE Sectors • Capacity Building • Climate Change • Energy Efficiency
Italian Trust Fund • Contribution up to now is 10 mil EUR
Climate change UN SG Ban Ki-moon, 15TH SESSION CSD, May 2007 “I have put climate change at the top of my own agenda […]” “We need a global response to climate change that is in line with the latest scientific findings, and is compatible with the long-term investment planning needs of business.”
Italian Trust Fund Please visit the website http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/ITF/