The Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome brought together over 6,000 participants from around the world \u2014 from governments and donors to communities and civil society organizations. Our long-time partners \u2014 Ecoaction, Ecoclub, and other environmental NGOs \u2014 were present in person to make one thing clear: sustainable development is not optional, it is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udd0d What was achieved?<\/strong> However, despite the visible presence of civil society at the conference: Many NGOs emphasized a deep disconnect between official platforms and the real needs on the ground. The conference program was structured in a way that effectively excluded full participation by civil society organizations. This is deeply concerning, as sustainable development is impossible without open dialogue between authorities and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The situation was further exacerbated by recent developments in Ukraine \u2014 particularly legislative initiatives threatening the independence of anti-corruption institutions. Weakening such institutions calls into question the feasibility of implementing environmental reforms, as oversight bodies require independent monitoring \u2014 including by entities like NABU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Protests in Ukraine and public debates about the future of the anti-corruption infrastructure have only intensified concerns about the transparency of processes and the genuine inclusion of civil society \u2014 at local, regional, and national levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udce3 Anna Ackermann<\/strong>, board member of Ecoaction, summarized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We saw more openness \u2014 but also a deeper gap between high-level platforms and reality. Without a clear focus on security and without the participation of Ukrainian experts and frontline communities, no recovery process will be sustainable.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are working to ensure these voices are heard. Together with Ukrainian partners: The next #URC conference will take place in Poland. Our key demands: The Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome brought together over 6,000 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":9464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,300],"tags":[],"years":[327],"countries":[47],"topics":[107,101],"ppma_author":[325],"class_list":["post-9467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-newsletter","years-327","countries-ukraine-en","topics-conflict-mitigation","topics-ukraine"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 09:43:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"authors":[{"term_id":325,"user_id":16,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mkutnyakova","display_name":"Mariia Kutniakova","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-11.png","url2x":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-11.png"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":"","9":"","10":"","11":"","12":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9468,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9467\/revisions\/9468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9467"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=9467"},{"taxonomy":"countries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/countries?post=9467"},{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=9467"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austausch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=9467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong> \u2705 A Recovery Fund was established with the participation of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, and the EIB
\u2705 The EU and EBRD will invest \u20ac1.5 billion in the development of 1 GW of renewable energy
\u2705 An EU aid package worth \u20ac2.3 billion \u2014 including support for communities and NGOs
\u2705 \u20ac600 million from the European Investment Fund for SMEs, transport, and energy efficiency
\u2705 New partnerships between Ukrainian and Italian cities<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u26a0\ufe0f Its voices were almost entirely absent from key panels
\u26a0\ufe0f The environmental recovery panel lacked independent Ukrainian expertise
\u26a0\ufe0f Issues of security, countering disinformation, and social cohesion were largely overlooked<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2714\ufe0f We developed a roadmap for sustainable recovery
\u2714\ufe0f We delivered environmental recommendations to the government
\u2714\ufe0f We maintain ongoing dialogue with international donors<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udd39 Equal inclusion of communities, NGOs, and local experts in all decision-making processes
\ud83d\udd39 Strong international support for Ukraine\u2019s air defense \u2014 in view of the ongoing and growing threat of missile and drone attacks by Russia
\ud83d\udd39 Environmentally safe, transparent, and green recovery must become a mandatory and cross-cutting principle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"