Municipal Clients in Ukraine
Client:
The EBRD currently supports over 15 active projects in Ukraine’s municipal sector, spanning solid waste management, public transport, and district heating in more than 10 cities across the country. Since the onset of the war, municipalities and their utility companies have faced a sharp increase in operational expenditures required to maintain essential social infrastructure and services.
Given the extensive damage from ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure, urgent emergency support is essential to help cities cover day-to-day operational costs, maintenance, and repairs. This includes projects in cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih.
Municipal companies are operating under intense pressure due to the war, with limited capacity to address growing Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) risks. To respond to these challenges, the EBRD initiated support for strengthening ESHS management capacity within its municipal clients.
This task involved conducting an ESHS screening audit to assess the operational performance of municipal companies and city authorities. It examined environmental, health, safety (including road and public safety), and social aspects.
AVG assessed ESHS damage caused by the war, increased population, internal displacement, business relocation, and other impacts. The task also included consultations with municipal companies, city authorities, and relevant ESHS bodies to identify urgent needs, assess restoration requirements, and begin planning for both wartime and post-war recovery.
Based on the findings of Task 1, AVG developed an ESHS management capacity support strategy tailored to immediate wartime demands and pressures from internally displaced persons (IDPs), business relocation, and traffic increases.
The approach draws on international best practices and aligns with Build Back Better and sustainable development principles. It outlines a practical strategy with clearly defined results, necessary resources, key stakeholders, and a realistic implementation timeline.
AVG delivered ESHS management support to relevant municipal personnel through a mix of capacity-building activities, targeted training, and hands-on project support. Training was designed to meet the specific needs of individual municipal companies and addressed key war-related challenges such as IDPs, traffic safety, waste collection, and energy efficiency.
A specific sub-task focused on greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting—reviewing current methodologies used by municipal companies, proposing improvements, and establishing monitoring systems where needed.
Organise knowledge sharing workshop with other companies and key relevant international and national stakeholder.
Outcome 1:
Completed ESHS screening, evaluating operational performance in terms of environmental, health, safety (including road and public safety), and social criteria. Identified and assessed ESHS damage due to war-related factors including population displacement, increased service demands, and business relocations.
Outcome 2:
Developed approach to ESHS capacity support, addressing both urgent wartime needs and the evolving demands of the municipalities.
Outcome 3:
Provided direct ESHS support through training, capacity building, and advisory work on EBRD projects. Delivered tailored training to municipal companies to address environmental and social challenges caused by the war, focusing on key areas like IDPs, waste management, traffic safety, and energy use.
Outcome 4: Organised workshops with key stakeholder for knowledge and experience sharing.
Facilitated a knowledge-sharing workshop with key stakeholders. Workshops incorporated interactive tools to enhance participant engagement and experience-sharing, helping build a community of practice among municipal actors.
