Building Forward Better

The document argues that Ukraine's post-war recovery, with estimated long-term needs exceeding USD 524 billion, offers a unique opportunity to implement a 'build forward better' approach. It recommends the creation of a unified national green recovery strategy aligned with EU standards, the strengthening of local government capacity, and the coordination of ESG safeguards by international financial institutions. Additionally, it suggests enhancing the Digital Restoration Ecosystem for Accountable Management (DREAM) platform with environmental indicators and emissions calculators to track climate performance.

• Ukraine faces long-term recovery needs exceeding USD 524 billion as of late 2024 due to damages from Russia's invasion, which the report views as an opportunity to embed sustainability and climate alignment into the core of reconstruction.
• Effective sustainable recovery requires a unified national cross-sectoral strategy aligned with EU standards, supported by local institutional capacity and coordinated ESG safeguards from international financial institutions to prevent fragmentation.
• The Digital Restoration Ecosystem for Accountable Management (DREAM) platform should be expanded to include emissions calculators, environmental sustainability indicators, and model projects to guide sustainable reconstruction.

APA

Soman,, A. A. O. T. (2025). Building Forward Better. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-forward-better-sustainable-recovery-ukraine

Chicago

Soman,, Anna Ackermann,Yuliia Oharenko,Anika Terton,Samuel. Building Forward Better. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2025. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-forward-better-sustainable-recovery-ukraine.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{soman2025building, author = {Soman,, Anna Ackermann,Yuliia Oharenko,Anika Terton,Samuel}, title = {{Building Forward Better}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-forward-better-sustainable-recovery-ukraine}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }