In Croatia, UNDP's activities aim to ensure that natural resources are used in a sustainable manner and in compliance with the international obligations and agreements that the Republic of Croatia has assumed, with regard to the achievement of national Millenium Development Goal (nMDG) 7 - sustainable development. The main points of UNDP's focus in the Energy and Environment area are climate change and biodiversity. The climate change outcome is a reduction of the institutional barriers that prevent the use of energy efficient technologies and practices in the residential and service sectors. UNDP-supported interventions will contribute to National efforts to reach the Kyoto protocol targets for reducing greenhouse gasses. The biodiversity outcome intends to support greening and sustainable conservation actions and practices among the key sectors driving coastal and island development in Croatia.
This is being implemented through the following programme: