Towards a Green Transition in rebuilding Ukraine seminar and workshop on 27 February 2024
The Finnish Ministry of the Interior is organising together with the Savonia University of Applied Sciences and Developing Markets Platform at Business Finland Towards a Green Transition in rebuilding Ukraine seminar and workshop. The event is part of the Finland’s Presidency year of Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). The aim of the seminar is to promote climate security in cooperation with Ukraine.
This event is also part of the forthcoming series of events related to the green transition in terms of humanitarian crises related sustainable business in rebuilding Ukraine.
In the spirit of Finland’s Presidency and cooperation within the climate change actors in the Baltic Sea area, we would like to invite you to the seminar and workshop on 27 February 2024 at 9 – 15.30 (UTC + 2, Finnish time).
Climate-oriented recovery of Ukraine
The unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused terrible human suffering and massive destruction of towns and communities. Same time climate change is expected to increase risks and severity of natural disasters in Ukraine, through more intense temperatures as well as rainfall patterns, prolonged heat waves, and water scarcity. In recent years, the number of natural disasters has increased in the region and in many cases, they have been considered as catastrophic, causing fatalities and leading to significant economic losses.
War in Ukraine directly exacerbates people’s vulnerability to all other disasters contributing to the already significant challenges we face in terms of climate change. War undermines the resilience of all, in particular the most vulnerable, and exacerbates inequalities.
The seminar and workshop is looking for new forms of business, R&D and innovation to support the recovery of Ukraine’s society while contributing to the green transition of the country. The seminar and workshop bring together companies and research and development (R&D) organizations.
The workshop part is based on the work of Savonia University of Applied Sciences and Ukrainian partners to create roadmaps for climate-oriented recovery of Ukraine. They will develop research-and-innovation projects based on pre-defined mission areas for climate actions in agriculture sector, energy sector and municipality services sector. The cooperation has been financed by EIT Climate-KIC (supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology).
Savonia University of Applied Sciences and Developing Markets Platform Business Finland supports companies’ efforts to find suitable networks in Ukraine and funding channels.
The event is organized in Helsinki, Finland at Business Finland. It is also possible to participate in the seminar section remotely, the workshop is face to face.
We wish you warmly welcome!
CBSS-team, Savonia and Developing Markets Platform Business Finland
Agenda
Date: 27 February 2024 at 9 – 15.30 (UTC + 2, Finnish time).
Venue: Business Finland, Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki
Registration by 20h of February at:
https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/whats-new/events/business-delegations/2024/green-ukraine
Programme
9.00 – 11.30 (hybrid)
Opening words, Mr. Jari Honkanen, FI Ministry of the Interior and Ms Marjukka Holopainen-Rainio, Business Finland
Climate security as a part of Finland´s Presidency year in the Council of Baltic Sea States, Mr. Jyri Wuorisalo, Savonia University of Applied Sciences
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, speaker tbc
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Prof. Petteri Taalas, Director General
Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK); Janne Peljo; Chief Policy Advisor, Climate and Biodiversity
Roadmaps for climate-oriented recovery of Ukraine
- Head of Economics Department Anton Tkachenko, The National Scientific Center “Institute of Agriculture of NAAS”
- Prof. Ruslan Biloskurskyi, Faculty of Economics in Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University and Deputy of the Chernivtsi City Council
- Associate prof. Andrii Verstiak, Faculty of Economics in Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
- Prof., DSc.eng Maksym Karpash, Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Strategic Development, King Danylo University
- Dr. Jarno Ruusunen, R&D Manager, Energy Cluster North Savo
- Dr. Miika Kajanus, Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Discussions and closing remarks and ending of the seminar
Lunch
12.30 – 15.30 (ON-SITE IN HELSINKI)
Workshop for companies and research and development (R&D) organizations. Workshop are based on the roadmaps for climate-oriented recovery of Ukraine (agriculture, energy, municipality services and digital services).
The seminar with workshop aim to:
• Promote long-term Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) collaboration between Finnish and Ukrainian companies and research organizations related to green transition in Ukraine.
• Find sustainable business opportunities for Finnish and CBSS member states´ companies and organizations in collaboration with Ukrainian stakeholders.
• Find suitable funding programmes from the EU.
• Find solutions how to strengthen human capital in climate innovations.
• Identify community-driven solutions that increase human security.
• Find solutions how to increase information about the climate security and how we can manage and mitigate climate risks in the Baltic Sea Region including Ukraine.
• Find solutions to the convergence between disaster risk reduction, sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• Increase understanding how to strengthen ability to innovate by powering solutions to pressing challenges.
Contact person: Jyri Wuorisalo, jyri.wuorisalo@savonia.fi
