Social and Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in the Republic of Moldova
The Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on most vulnerable groups and economic sectors conducted during the period end-May – beginning of October 2020 is a comprehensive service for the Government and partners shedding light on the consequences and impact of the crisis and proposing tactical and medium-term policy and programmatic options for recovery and resilience. It provides ‘food for thought’ and has already ignited several multi-stakeholder policy dialogues and debates, underlying the potential and ambition for recovery, but also the enthusiasm for building new partnerships for development and coagulating efforts to overcome the multiple COVID-19 induced challenges.
Recent publications
Apr 29, 2022
Mainstreaming climate change in the energy sector in Moldova: briefing paper
Moldova has adopted or is developing a number of important national documents reflecting the integration of energy and climate policy issues.
Apr 29, 2022
The report conducts a review and analysis of the national policies, legal and regulatory framework in the energy sector and formulate recommendations for the incorporation of climate change considerations into the respective sector planning processes.
Feb 2, 2022
Dniester Hydropower Complex Social and Environmental Impact Study. Non-technical summary
As part of its efforts to protect the Nistru River, including under the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of protection and sustainable development of the Dniester River basin, the Ministry of Environment considered that a comprehensive scientific assessment of the adverse effects of the operation of the Dniester Hydropower Complex (DHC) was required in order to better understand the source and extent of these effects on one hand, and to address the Ukrainian authorities for their elimination/minimization and to stop the degradation of ecosystems, restore them and conserve the biodiversity, in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned Agreement.
