Climate Action in the Agri-food Sector in Central Eastern Europe

If it is to meet the European Union’s climate targets, agriculture in the EU member states must undergo a fundamental transformation. To this end, national strategic plans must be developed within the framework of the EU’s “Common Agricultural Policy” (CAP) that are in line with the objectives set out in the European Green Deal. To date, no overview exists of the national strategies and measures in place in Central and Eastern European countries.

The project promotes networking and exchange between actors from politics, civil society, business, and policy consulting research across ten Central and Eastern European EU states to strengthen the climate- and biodiversity-friendly design of the CAP in Central and Eastern Europe through the joint development of background analyses, country-specific scenarios and recommendations.

Ecologic Institute has produced a background and analysis paper to provide a common basis of information on the climate and agricultural policy plans of the ten EU member states Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. The report shows the climate protection potential in the agricultural and food systems of the respective countries and presents alternative options for action in agriculture, taking socio-economic goals into account. In a further project phase, actors from various sectors developed proposals for strategies and measures in thematic workshops that can support the transformation of the agricultural sector in the respective countries.