This presentation was presented by Jan Andersson during the annual SITE Development Day 2021 conference at Stockholm School of Economics via Zoom. Disclaimer: SITE has the permission from Jan Andersson to upload this presentation slide.

1. Sida cooperation with Russia on climate change.
Presentation by Jan Johansson
SITE Development Day, 8 December 2021

2. Strategy for Swedish support to Russia 2020-
2024
• Environment, climate and energy.
Sida’s support should strengthen the capacity in Russia:
1. sustainable management of natural resources,
biodiversity, reduce emissions to Baltic Sea;
2. combat climate change and phasing out of fossil fuels;
3. civil society and other relevant actors for improved
environment and reduced impact on the climate.

3. Northern Dimension Environmental
Partnership (NDEP)
• Fund established 2002 under EU Northern Dimension policy
• Two windows:
–Nuclear Safety projects – 100% grant funded
–Non nuclear projects – loans and grants
• Primary objective: improve the environment in the Baltic and
Barents Seas Region of the Northern Dimension Area

4. NDEP Support Fund 2021
Environmental Nuclear
€44m European Union €40m
€60m Russia
France €40m
Canada €20m
€16m Germany €10m
€26.3m Sweden
€19m Finland €2m
UK €30m
€10m Denmark €1m
€4.4m Norway €17.7m
Netherlands €10m
Belgium €0.5m
€2m Belarus
€181.7m €171.2m
€352.9m

5. +
IFI
LOANS
NDEP
GRANT
LOCAL
FUNDS
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Structure of NDEP projects

6. Over 30 projects
in Russia
and Belarus
•Baltic Sea
● Vitebsk
● Grodno
● Brest
•Barents Sea

7. Petrozavodsk Solid Waste Management
Total financing 12 MEUR
• NEFCO loan 4 MEUR
• NDEP grant 3 MEUR
v Closure of old landfill
v Construction of new EU
compliant landfill
v Sorting facility
v Reductions of emissions of
CO2 by 143,000 tonnes/y

8. Thank you for your attention!
Jan Johansson
Senior Programme Manager and Advisor
Sida Department for Europe and Latin America
jan.johansson@sida.se