Politics of Climate Change in Armenia: Commitments and Expectations from the International Climate Negotiations Armenia has already reported evidence of climate change, having documented a 1.1oC increase in the average summer temperature and a 10% reduction in average precipitation over the past 80 years. By Astghine Pasoyan and Diana Harutyunyan
Energy Transition Study Trip to Germany for Georgian and Armenian Stakeholders On October 12-16, 2015 11 professionals from the Armenia and Georgia participated in the Energy Transition study-trip organized by HBS. The participants were able to meet and engage into active discussions with the representatives of German government, German parliament, business sector, NGOs and think thank organizations and understand how the energy-related decisions are made and at what extant each of those sectors affect on the final decisions.
Six hypotheses on the role of civil society actors in the Great Transition The professional NGO world is unable to reverse the major global trends. It can, however, prevent projects and policies by forging powerful alliances - and build alternatives. By Barbara Unmüßig
Climate Policy as an Impetus for Modernization in East and Southeast Europe The offices of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Kiev, Tbilisi, Belgrade and Sarajevo from 2014 to 2018 will implement a new programme – Climate Policy as an Impetus for Modernization in East and Southeast Europe.