Regional Dialogue of the EU, the Candidate Countries and the Potential Candidates on INDCs in Istanbul, 28 April 2015

Regional Dialogue of the EU, the Candidate Countries and the Potential Candidates on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the 2015 Climate Agreement will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 28th of April 2015. This dialogue is organized under the EU funded project “Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network (ECRAN)”. Besides official representatives of the participating countries, the event will be attended by representatives of DG Clima, IEA, UNDP and other stakeholders.
The wider objective of this event is to strengthen regional cooperation between the EU candidate countries and potential candidates in the fields of climate action and to assist them on their way towards the transposition and implementation of the EU climate policies and instruments as a key precondition for the EU accession.
The specific objective of the meeting is to provide a platform for the exchange of views on the preparation and submission of INDC between the EU and the EU candidate countries and potential candidates’ senior public officials.
The aim of Round Table discussions, which will be held during the event, is to elaborate on next steps to prepare for the adoption and implementation of the 2015 Agreement. How can it best be ensured that individual INDCs will be put forward on time; that they promote synergies between climate, energy and other policies; and that they will bring benefits both to the countries and to the international process? How can cooperation between the Candidate Countries, Potential Candidates and the EU best be enhanced?