From Commitment to Action: Aligning NDC Implementation with Climate Financing in Ukraine, Türkiye, Albania, and Moldova

As countries across Eastern and South-Eastern Europe advance their climate commitments and pursue closer alignment with the EU climate agenda, translating Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into concrete actions and investment-ready projects remains a key challenge.

Ukraine is pursuing green recovery and the implementation of its climate commitments while advancing EU integration under the conditions of Russia’s war of aggression. Türkiye, as the host of COP31, is developing its national climate policy framework, carbon market mechanisms and green transformation across key economic sectors. Albania and Moldova are working to align their climate policies with EU objectives, advance the energy transition and mobilise resources for climate action.

Despite different national contexts, these countries face shared challenges: integrating climate objectives into sectoral policies and national budgets, improving access to international climate finance, mobilising private investment and strengthening institutional capacity to deliver on their NDCs.

The panel will bring together regional perspectives to explore practical approaches to NDC implementation and financing, exchange experience in developing bankable climate projects, and discuss how national policies, financial instruments and international cooperation can help turn climate commitments into tangible results.