UNECE Centre of Excellence in Estonia to support energy efficient reconstruction of multi-apartment buildings in Ukraine

12.06.2023

 

09 June 2023

Housing is one of the sectors most affected by the war in Ukraine, with over US$50 billion of damage recorded since the invasion by the Russian Federation. In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, some 3,367 apartment buildings and 1,823 single apartment buildings have been destroyed and damaged, according to the City Council. In the Southern city of Mykolaiv, housing stock accounts for 77% of overall damage, according to a One Works assessment. The City Council of Zhotomyr, situated approximately 130 km west of Kyiv, reports over 300 residential buildings as damaged or destroyed.

In response, the government of Estonia has started a capacity-building and cooperation programme for the reconstruction of residential areas in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Zhytomyr. The project is supported by the Estonian Center for International Development Cooperation (ESTDEV) and will be coordinated through the Estonian Union of Cooperative Housing Associations (EKÜL) in Tallinn, Estonia, which hosts the UNECE Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Housing.

Read the news from the UNECE: https://unece.org/media/press/379611