Austria commits to increase green and decent jobs, while developing the necessary human capital, improve access to services, healthy living and well-being, and promote public participation and education for sustainable development.
The commitment falls under focus areas 7, 8, 9.
It is relevant to SDGs 8, 12, 13.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Austria commits to channel private financial flows into climate-neutral and sustainable economic activities.
The commitment falls under focus areas: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9.
It is relevant to SDGs 8, 12, 13.
Partners include the Ministry of Finance (BMF).
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Latvia commits to the development of a separate collection system for textile waste. For that Latvia will develop and implement a regulatory framework for the separate collection of textiles in all municipalities.
The commitment falls under focus area 4.
It is relevant to SDG 12.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Latvia commits to the development of a life cycle assessment tool for sustainable construction. For that a calculator for sustainable procurement in construction will be developed.
The commitment falls under focus areas 2 and 4.
It is relevant to SDG 12.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Kazakhstan commits to prioritize nature-based solutions in infrastructure. Within the framework of the national project "Green Kazakhstan", in order to achieve the Task of preserving the ecosystems of the country's water bodies, an inflow into Lake Balkhash of at least 12 km3/year will be planned. It is also planned to increase the volume of the Northern Aral Sea by 35% (from 20 to 27 km3). Four lakes (Kopa, Borovoe, Shchuchye and Shalkar) will be cleaned and restored. Measures have been taken to reduce the volume of fresh water intake in industry by 1.3 km. For additional accumulation of water with a volume of 1.7 km3, 9 reservoirs will be built. It is planned to increase the country's forest cover up to 5% by 2025 by planting 2 billion trees.
The commitment falls under focus area 3.
It is relevant to SDGs 9, 13, 14 and 15.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Georgia commits to private investment mobilization in sustainable development. Georgia plans to introduce measures to mobilise private investment in sustainable infrastructure. The country is steadily shifting towards the sustainable utility of various resources by introducing energy-efficient and alternative energy stoves to halt environmental degradation. Through the joint commitment of the state and private sector, the country is planning to further enhance investments for energy-efficient and alternative energy stove production facilities aimed at lowering the pressure on forests.
The commitment falls under focus area 4.
It is relevant to SDGs 12 and 15.
Partners include Green Climate Fund (GCF), GIZ, SIDA, BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) and the microfinancial organisation “Crystal”.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Georgia commits to strengthen environmental legal frameworks that govern infrastructure development. Elaboration of the draft law of Georgia on Biological Diversity is in the process, which will create a legal basis for the fulfilment of the obligations under the EU/Georgia Association Agreement to harmonise Georgian legislation of nature conservation with European. It should be also noted that as some issues connected to fisheries are still regulated by sub-laws, it is planned to develop a comprehensive legislative basis to ensure sustainable use of fish resources. As a first step, it is planned to develop a National Concept on Sustainable Fisheries. The above mentioned laws and the concept will facilitate the effective governance of infrastructure development.
The commitment falls under focus areas 3 and 4.
It is relevant to SDGs 14 and 15.
Partners include SIDA and GIZ.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Georgia commits to implement staff training programmes on sustainable infrastructure. 500,000 school students will have opportunity to gain basic knowledge on important issues such as the Concept of Sustainable Development, Biodiversity Conservation, Water Conservation and Sustainable Management, Protecting the Air from Pollution, Climate Change and Natural Hazard Reduction, Land Management and Fight Against Desertification, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Safety and Quality.
The commitment falls under focus area 9.
It is relevant to SDGs 2, 4, 6, 7 and 12.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
European ECO Forum commits to establish sustainable tourism pathways through the plastics crisis with public awareness campaigns, capacity building, preparation of policy papers, recommendations, publications, multi stakeholder dialogues for NGOs, governments, tourism organizations and the general public.
The commitment falls under focus areas 4 and 9.
It is relevant to SDGs 3, 11, 12, 14, 15.
Partners include the European ECO-Forum, Eco-Accord, Integrative Strategies Forum, Global Research Forum on Sustainable Production & Consumption, and members of the European ECO Forum.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.
Estonia commits to embedding sustainability criteria into procurement processes in Estonia. The Ministry of the Environment will help to set up the corresponding criteria, in creating the necessary guidance documents and with advisement for embedding the Green Public Procurement principles into Estonian public procurement framework.
The commitment falls under focus area 5.
It is relevant to SDG 12.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.