The war in Ukraine has left nearly 1.5 million homes destroyed, with a staggering $411 billion needed for reconstruction and recovery. A recent Human Impact Assessment (HIA) reveals that 65% of households have seen a decline in income since February 2022.
UNECE and partners have started implementation of a multi-year project on “Improving the energy efficiency of the global building supply chain industry and its products to deliver high performance buildings” (full project budget EUR 19.8 million), funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Germany.
UNECE welcomes the approval by the Cabinet of the Ministers of Ukraine of the procedure for maintaining a National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. The Register, to be operational from 8 October 2023, is expected to facilitate the free provision of information on pollution, such as greenhouse gas emissions, to the public and support transparency in emissions reporting by businesses.
This information will be made publicly accessible online on the EcoSystem web portal.
#urbandevelopment, #sustainableurbandevelopment #housingandlandmanagement
Building back better Ukrainian Cities
Project presentation
UN4Kharkiv & UN4Mykolaiv
Background
1. Revising the draft National Framework for Programmes for the Integrated Rehabilitation of Settlements and Territories, and support its implementation; and developing an online interactive Toolbox for reconstruction of Ukrainian cities;
2. The implementation of the reconstruction plan for the city of Kharkiv;
3. The implementation of the reconstruction plan for the city of Mykolaiv;
4. Based on the revised draft National Framework for Programmes for the Integrated Rehabilitation of Settlements and Territories, establish a list of potential donors and elaborate innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure projects to fund reconstruction of the two cities and implement blueprint and innovative financing mechanisms in other cities in Ukraine
Given the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) thorough knowledge and extensive experience in supporting Ukraine’s urban development, housing and land management systems, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development invited UNECE in 2022 to support with:
UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces
• In 2022, UNECE established the UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces which now comprise more than sixteen UN agencies and international organizations
• The Task Forces, coordinated by UNECE, support work of international and Ukrainian architects, engineers and other experts on the development of the reconstruction master plans for the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv
• Through the Task Forces, UNECE plays the role of matchmaking by bringing together the best professionals in the world of architecture, planning and engineering and the two cities in Ukraine
UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv
Task Forces
• Members of the UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces are
representatives of sixteen UN agencies and international
organizations, including UNECE, IOM, OCHA, OCHCR, UNDP,
UNDRR, UNECE, UNEP, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UNICEF,
UNOPS, WHO, UN RC Office in Ukraine, C40 network and the
OSCE
• Funding institutions participate as observers in the Task Forces
meetings
Lord Foster meets Mayor Terekhov at the Forum of Mayors
How it started:
Objectives of the ongoing activities
• To support the national and local governments of Ukraine in their efforts to plan a staged urban recovery following a balanced, evidence-based, participatory approach that links emergency and long-term strategic objectives to “build back better”
• The project pilots this approach in the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, working closely with other municipalities in its surroundings and further across the country to support implementing the approach in other cities, towns and human settlements.
• The project supports linking relief, rehabilitation and development through a series of activities that promote a balanced and inclusive urban development that is grounded in the new Masterplans of the cities.
• The initial, preparatory work in 2022 and until June 2023 was funded by the United Nations Regular Programme of Technical Cooperation (RPTC)
Kharkiv
By Kharkiv City Council
Kharkiv
By Kharkiv City Council
UN4Kharkiv
• Since April 2022 upon the request of the Mayor of Kharkiv, Mr. Ihor Terekhov, UNECE supports the city government of Kharkiv.
• A new Master Plan for the city of Kharkiv is currently being developed by the Norman Foster Foundation, ARUP Berlin and international experts on a pro-bono basis and in close collaboration with and with the full participation of local experts and citizens.
• In parallel, professors Edward Glaeser, Harvard University, and Ian Goldin, University of Oxford, provide expert assistance with developing a new urban economic vision for the City of Kharkiv towards 2030.
© Norman Foster Foundation
Activities within UN4Kharkiv in
2022
12 April 2022 Building Back Better Kharkiv: First coordination meeting with the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine and City Government of Kharkiv to discuss the cooperation on a draft reconstruction plan of the city
18 April 2022 Meeting with the City Government of Kharkiv, Architect Norman Foster and representatives of the Norman Foster Foundation, ARUP Berlin to discuss the planning of the work on the pilot project on urban reconstruction
5 April 2022 First meeting of the UN4Kharkiv Task Force with participation of representatives of 12 UN agencies and other international organizations (LINK to the press release)
24 April 2022 Second meeting of the UN4Kharkiv Task Force
28 May+17 June 2022
First meetings with local architects in Kharkiv on the master plan (continued on a weekly basis; LINK to the press release)
© Norman Foster Foundation Activities within UN4Kharkiv in
2022
20 June 2022 First in-person meeting at Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid
26-29 June 2022 Side events at the World Urban Forum 11 with UN4Kharkiv project presentations in Katowice, Poland
17 August 2022 Third Task Force meeting
Weekly coordination meetings and local architects’ meetings are organized bringing together the Kharkiv city government, Kharkiv architects, the Norman Foster Foundation, Arup Berlin, and other relevant experts.
Activities within UN4Kharkiv in
2022
Masterplan approach for Kharkiv
Please find detailed information about the
Masterplan approach for Kharkiv developed
by the Norman Foster Foundation
BY CLICKING THIS LINK
Mykolaiv
By Kharkiv City Council By Sergey Ovcharyshyn
UN4Mykolaiv
• Since July 2022, UNECE is also working to help the city of Mykolaiv (LINK to the press release)
• One Works, a global design and architecture company, who in close collaboration with Ukrainian architects and citizens works on the development of a new master plan for the city of Mykolaiv to support future rebuilding of the city.
• Also One Works services are provided on a pro-bono basis.
Activities within UN4Mykolaiv
• UNECE is working to help the city of Mykolaiv through a newly established UN4Mykolaiv Task Force.
• Weekly coordination meetings are organized engaging the city government, international and local experts to coordinate and discuss planning of work.
• On 29 September, the first results of the data analysis and the vision for the Masterplan were presented by One Works to the city government
Masterplan approach for Mykolaiv
Please find detailed information about
the Masterplan approach for Mykolaiv
developed by One Works
BY CLICKING THIS LINK
Other activities and meetings in
2022
5 September 2022 Thematic workshop on urban transport with the focus on electric urban transport (LINK to workshop’s webpage)
26 September 2022 Thematic workshop on decent, affordable and accessible housing in cities with a focus on temporary housing. Organized as a side event to the Tirana Architecture Week (LINK to the workshop’s webpage)
3-7 October 2022 Project information at 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, San Marino (LINK to the event’s webpage)
18 November 2022 Workshop “Energy efficient buildings and progress towards carbon neutrality in Ukrainian cities“ (LINK to the event’s webpage)
22 November 2022 Fourth UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Force Meeting (LINK to the meeting’s webpage)
25 November 2022 Workshop "Promoting circularity in rebuilding Ukrainian cities“ (LINK to the meeting’s webpage)
13 December 2022
4 May 2023
Workshop on knowledge sharing of Helsinki experience with civil defense shelters (LINK to the meeting’s webpage)
Workshop on “Digitalization in cities” as part of the 7th UNECE International PPP Forum in Athens
Impressions from the 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management in San Marino
In the photo: Mr. Dmytro Falko, Chairman, Mykolaiv City Council, Ukraine
In the photo: Ms. Olga Demianenko, Director, Department for Cooperation with International Agencies and Financial Institutions, Kharkiv City Council, Ukraine
Click here to go to event’s website
94 meetings
160 hours of interpretation
2 401 translated pages
Thematic policy papers by UNECE to support the masterplan development (to be published)
Policy paper 1 Thematic policy paper on affordable housing and legal acts that relate to the regulation of urban planning activities in Ukraine
Policy paper 2 Thematic policy paper on “energy-efficient buildings and progress towards carbon neutrality in Ukrainian“
Policy paper 3 Thematic paper on “Advanced Energy Efficiency Technologies for Heating and Hot Water Supply, Draft Study for Considerations, Proposals and Corrections”
Policy paper 4 Thematic paper on “Promoting Circularity in rebuilding Ukrainian Cities”
Policy paper 5 Thematic paper on environmental sustainability (to be finalized)
Planned meetings and events in 2023
• Healthy cities and housing by WHO – date tbc
• Presentation at the 84th session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land management – 4 October 2023
• Meeting of the UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces – tbc
Planned activities 2023-2024
under the BMZ funded project ”Enhancing urban planning in the cities of Kharkiv and
Mykolaiv in Ukraine by supporting to the implementation of the new master plans and facilitating investments in
sustainable urban infrastructure”
Components of the new
project
Component 1: Support to revisions of the national policy framework for housing and development of an online platform containing a Toolbox for reconstruction of Ukrainian cities
Component 2: Economic and social assessment: Impact survey-based assessment of the socio-economic impact of the war on Kharkiv and Mykolaiv
Component 3: Formulation of pilot projects and identification of investors: Support to the implementation of the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv reconstruction master plans, including formulation of concrete projects
Component 4: Capacity building and public involvement as well as city-to-city networking activities
Component 5: Monitoring of implementation and investments: Development of an investment tracker.
Participation of international partners, civil society and local experts
• The project will coordinate activities with international partners including international architects, European Commission, EU Committee of Regions, cities networks and more.
• Local groups of architects and experts were formed in both cities in order to co-create the master plan together with the team of international architects and experts. Regular meetings are organized to ensure continuous communication and knowledge sharing.
• The involvement of the civil society has been and will continue to be an essential part of the project to enhance the legitimacy of the planning processes and to increase the understanding of and engagement with the activities in the cities.
• During the development of the master plan, it is ensured that Kharkiv’s and Mykolaiv’s citizens have a relevant say and are empowered to shape their neighbourhood’s and city’s future.
• The development process aims to be transparent and inclusive taking into account a wide range of perspectives from the local population.
Further Project Information
Project website: https://un4ukrainiancities.org/
UN4Kharkiv
• UNECE’s webpage: https://unece.org/housing/un4kharkiv-rehabilitation
UN4Mykolaiv
• UNECE’s webpage: https://unece.org/housing/un4kharkiv-mykolaiv
• TEDxTalk: "Building back better together“ by Ana Paez from One Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlJXnyvxG8
• "Building Back Better: A new vision for Mykolaiv" - an article on the development of the masterplan for Mykolaiv, Domus Air Journal (in English and Ukrainian): https://unece.org/isu/documents/2022/12/informal-documents/building- back-better-new-vision-mykolaiv
#urbandevelopment, #sustainableurbandevelopment #housingandlandmanagement
Building back better Ukrainian Cities
Project presentation
UN4Kharkiv & UN4Mykolaiv
Background
1. Revising the draft National Framework for Programmes for the Integrated Rehabilitation of Settlements and Territories, and support its implementation; and developing an online interactive Toolbox for reconstruction of Ukrainian cities;
2. The implementation of the reconstruction plan for the city of Kharkiv;
3. The implementation of the reconstruction plan for the city of Mykolaiv;
4. Based on the revised draft National Framework for Programmes for the Integrated Rehabilitation of Settlements and Territories, establish a list of potential donors and elaborate innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure projects to fund reconstruction of the two cities and implement blueprint and innovative financing mechanisms in other cities in Ukraine
Given the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) thorough knowledge and extensive experience in supporting Ukraine’s urban development, housing and land management systems, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development invited UNECE in 2022 to support with:
UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces
• In 2022, UNECE established the UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces which now comprise more than sixteen UN agencies and international organizations
• The Task Forces, coordinated by UNECE, support work of international and Ukrainian architects, engineers and other experts on the development of the reconstruction master plans for the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv
• Through the Task Forces, UNECE plays the role of matchmaking by bringing together the best professionals in the world of architecture, planning and engineering and the two cities in Ukraine
UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv
Task Forces
• Members of the UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces are
representatives of sixteen UN agencies and international
organizations, including UNECE, IOM, OCHA, OCHCR, UNDP,
UNDRR, UNECE, UNEP, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UNICEF,
UNOPS, WHO, UN RC Office in Ukraine, C40 network and the
OSCE
• Funding institutions participate as observers in the Task Forces
meetings
Lord Foster meets Mayor Terekhov at the Forum of Mayors
How it started:
Objectives of the ongoing activities
• To support the national and local governments of Ukraine in their efforts to plan a staged urban recovery following a balanced, evidence-based, participatory approach that links emergency and long-term strategic objectives to “build back better”
• The project pilots this approach in the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, working closely with other municipalities in its surroundings and further across the country to support implementing the approach in other cities, towns and human settlements.
• The project supports linking relief, rehabilitation and development through a series of activities that promote a balanced and inclusive urban development that is grounded in the new Masterplans of the cities.
• The initial, preparatory work in 2022 and until June 2023 was funded by the United Nations Regular Programme of Technical Cooperation (RPTC)
Kharkiv
By Kharkiv City Council
Kharkiv
By Kharkiv City Council
UN4Kharkiv
• Since April 2022 upon the request of the Mayor of Kharkiv, Mr. Ihor Terekhov, UNECE supports the city government of Kharkiv.
• A new Master Plan for the city of Kharkiv is currently being developed by the Norman Foster Foundation, ARUP Berlin and international experts on a pro-bono basis and in close collaboration with and with the full participation of local experts and citizens.
• In parallel, professors Edward Glaeser, Harvard University, and Ian Goldin, University of Oxford, provide expert assistance with developing a new urban economic vision for the City of Kharkiv towards 2030.
© Norman Foster Foundation
Activities within UN4Kharkiv in
2022
12 April 2022 Building Back Better Kharkiv: First coordination meeting with the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine and City Government of Kharkiv to discuss the cooperation on a draft reconstruction plan of the city
18 April 2022 Meeting with the City Government of Kharkiv, Architect Norman Foster and representatives of the Norman Foster Foundation, ARUP Berlin to discuss the planning of the work on the pilot project on urban reconstruction
5 April 2022 First meeting of the UN4Kharkiv Task Force with participation of representatives of 12 UN agencies and other international organizations (LINK to the press release)
24 April 2022 Second meeting of the UN4Kharkiv Task Force
28 May+17 June 2022
First meetings with local architects in Kharkiv on the master plan (continued on a weekly basis; LINK to the press release)
© Norman Foster Foundation Activities within UN4Kharkiv in
2022
20 June 2022 First in-person meeting at Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid
26-29 June 2022 Side events at the World Urban Forum 11 with UN4Kharkiv project presentations in Katowice, Poland
17 August 2022 Third Task Force meeting
Weekly coordination meetings and local architects’ meetings are organized bringing together the Kharkiv city government, Kharkiv architects, the Norman Foster Foundation, Arup Berlin, and other relevant experts.
Activities within UN4Kharkiv in
2022
Masterplan approach for Kharkiv
Please find detailed information about the
Masterplan approach for Kharkiv developed
by the Norman Foster Foundation
BY CLICKING THIS LINK
Mykolaiv
By Kharkiv City Council By Sergey Ovcharyshyn
UN4Mykolaiv
• Since July 2022, UNECE is also working to help the city of Mykolaiv (LINK to the press release)
• One Works, a global design and architecture company, who in close collaboration with Ukrainian architects and citizens works on the development of a new master plan for the city of Mykolaiv to support future rebuilding of the city.
• Also One Works services are provided on a pro-bono basis.
Activities within UN4Mykolaiv
• UNECE is working to help the city of Mykolaiv through a newly established UN4Mykolaiv Task Force.
• Weekly coordination meetings are organized engaging the city government, international and local experts to coordinate and discuss planning of work.
• On 29 September, the first results of the data analysis and the vision for the Masterplan were presented by One Works to the city government
Masterplan approach for Mykolaiv
Please find detailed information about
the Masterplan approach for Mykolaiv
developed by One Works
BY CLICKING THIS LINK
Other activities and meetings in
2022
5 September 2022 Thematic workshop on urban transport with the focus on electric urban transport (LINK to workshop’s webpage)
26 September 2022 Thematic workshop on decent, affordable and accessible housing in cities with a focus on temporary housing. Organized as a side event to the Tirana Architecture Week (LINK to the workshop’s webpage)
3-7 October 2022 Project information at 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, San Marino (LINK to the event’s webpage)
18 November 2022 Workshop “Energy efficient buildings and progress towards carbon neutrality in Ukrainian cities“ (LINK to the event’s webpage)
22 November 2022 Fourth UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Force Meeting (LINK to the meeting’s webpage)
25 November 2022 Workshop "Promoting circularity in rebuilding Ukrainian cities“ (LINK to the meeting’s webpage)
13 December 2022
4 May 2023
Workshop on knowledge sharing of Helsinki experience with civil defense shelters (LINK to the meeting’s webpage)
Workshop on “Digitalization in cities” as part of the 7th UNECE International PPP Forum in Athens
Impressions from the 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management in San Marino
In the photo: Mr. Dmytro Falko, Chairman, Mykolaiv City Council, Ukraine
In the photo: Ms. Olga Demianenko, Director, Department for Cooperation with International Agencies and Financial Institutions, Kharkiv City Council, Ukraine
Click here to go to event’s website
94 meetings
160 hours of interpretation
2 401 translated pages
Thematic policy papers by UNECE to support the masterplan development (to be published)
Policy paper 1 Thematic policy paper on affordable housing and legal acts that relate to the regulation of urban planning activities in Ukraine
Policy paper 2 Thematic policy paper on “energy-efficient buildings and progress towards carbon neutrality in Ukrainian“
Policy paper 3 Thematic paper on “Advanced Energy Efficiency Technologies for Heating and Hot Water Supply, Draft Study for Considerations, Proposals and Corrections”
Policy paper 4 Thematic paper on “Promoting Circularity in rebuilding Ukrainian Cities”
Policy paper 5 Thematic paper on environmental sustainability (to be finalized)
Planned meetings and events in 2023
• Healthy cities and housing by WHO – date tbc
• Presentation at the 84th session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land management – 4 October 2023
• Meeting of the UN4Kharkiv and UN4Mykolaiv Task Forces – tbc
Planned activities 2023-2024
under the BMZ funded project ”Enhancing urban planning in the cities of Kharkiv and
Mykolaiv in Ukraine by supporting to the implementation of the new master plans and facilitating investments in
sustainable urban infrastructure”
Components of the new
project
Component 1: Support to revisions of the national policy framework for housing and development of an online platform containing a Toolbox for reconstruction of Ukrainian cities
Component 2: Economic and social assessment: Impact survey-based assessment of the socio-economic impact of the war on Kharkiv and Mykolaiv
Component 3: Formulation of pilot projects and identification of investors: Support to the implementation of the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv reconstruction master plans, including formulation of concrete projects
Component 4: Capacity building and public involvement as well as city-to-city networking activities
Component 5: Monitoring of implementation and investments: Development of an investment tracker.
Participation of international partners, civil society and local experts
• The project will coordinate activities with international partners including international architects, European Commission, EU Committee of Regions, cities networks and more.
• Local groups of architects and experts were formed in both cities in order to co-create the master plan together with the team of international architects and experts. Regular meetings are organized to ensure continuous communication and knowledge sharing.
• The involvement of the civil society has been and will continue to be an essential part of the project to enhance the legitimacy of the planning processes and to increase the understanding of and engagement with the activities in the cities.
• During the development of the master plan, it is ensured that Kharkiv’s and Mykolaiv’s citizens have a relevant say and are empowered to shape their neighbourhood’s and city’s future.
• The development process aims to be transparent and inclusive taking into account a wide range of perspectives from the local population.
Further Project Information
Project website: https://un4ukrainiancities.org/
UN4Kharkiv
• UNECE’s webpage: https://unece.org/housing/un4kharkiv-rehabilitation
UN4Mykolaiv
• UNECE’s webpage: https://unece.org/housing/un4kharkiv-mykolaiv
• TEDxTalk: "Building back better together“ by Ana Paez from One Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlJXnyvxG8
• "Building Back Better: A new vision for Mykolaiv" - an article on the development of the masterplan for Mykolaiv, Domus Air Journal (in English and Ukrainian): https://unece.org/isu/documents/2022/12/informal-documents/building- back-better-new-vision-mykolaiv
Housing is one of the sectors most affected by the war in Ukraine, with over US$50 billion of damage recorded since the invasion by the Russian Federation. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, some 3,367 apartment buildings and 1,823 single apartment buildings have been destroyed and damaged, according to the City Council. In the Southern city of Mykolaiv, housing stock accounts for 77% of overall damage, according to a One Works assessment.
Overall damage to the housing sector alone following the Russian invasion of Ukraine is estimated at over US$50 billion. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, some 3367 apartment buildings and 1823 single apartment buildings have been destroyed and damaged, according to the City Council. The city’s infrastructure has also been severely damaged.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have negatively affected economic development in UNECE member States, significantly disrupting international trade, investment and cooperation. Because of their geographical location and development stage, these shocks have hit especially hard in transition economies in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (EESC) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have negatively affected economic development in UNECE member States, significantly disrupting international trade, investment and cooperation. Because of their geographical location and development stage, these shocks have hit especially hard in transition economies in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (EESC) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have negatively affected economic development in UNECE member States, significantly disrupting international trade, investment and cooperation. Because of their geographical location and development stage, these shocks have hit especially hard in transition economies in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (EESC) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.