How is Moldova coping with the escalating effects of climate change, being particularly vulnerable among other European countries? Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and escalating aridity exact a heavy toll, costing the country an estimated 2.13% of its gross domestic product annually. At COP28, Moldova expressed its evident determination to combat the climate crisis. The…
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On the night of January 23, Almaty and Kyrgyzstan residents felt strong earth tremors with a magnitude of 6.7, although the focus of seismic activity was 264 km from Almaty in China’s Xinjiang province with a magnitude of 7. In the first hour after the earthquake, neither Kazakh nor Kyrgyz residents received timely notification and…
CAN EECCA is a network of climate NGOs in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Our members include 60 non-governmental organizations from 11 countries working on climate change issues. We are part of the world’s largest international network, Climate Action Network, which has over 1500 member organizations worldwide. We are working to ensure…
Climate Dialogues project returned in 2023 with a renewed commitment to empower climate activists and experts as trainers. Implemented by Climate Action Network Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) with help from Bread for the World, in partnership with Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), this project aimed to…
The geopolitical impasse over the choice of a host country for the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which lasted more than a year, has finally been resolved. In 2024, Azerbaijan will host the COP, one of the world’s major oil-producing countries. A decision on the COP29 venue was…
The first week of COP28 concluded on December 7. Preliminary estimates suggest approximately 70,000 participants from around the world attended this year’s conference, including 2,500 from the fossil fuel lobby. You’ll learn about these and other important details in our recap of the first week of UNFCCC negotiations in Dubai. The conference’s inaugural day achieved…