Ecolinks – The Eurasian-American Partnership for Environmentally
Sustainable Economies
EcoLinks is a USAID initiative that promotes market-based solutions
to urban and industrial environmental problems in Central and Eastern
Europe and Eurasia. The program creates partnerships among businesses,
local governments, and associations in the region and between these organizations
and their counterparts in the United States. The partners undertake projects
that not only solve environmental problems but also help local participants
adopt the best available environmental management practices and the most
appropriate technologies. To facilitate these partnerships, EcoLinks
also provides access to information about relevant environmental laws,
policies and regulations, environmental technologies and management systems,
and mechanisms for financing environmental projects.
EcoLinks promotes partnerships using two distinct but complementary
program components: the Partnership Grants Program and the Trade and
Investment Program. The primary responsibility of the Grants Program
is to provide financial assistance for initial partner meetings and for
feasibility studies; the Trade and Investment component facilitates the
transfer of environmental technology. However, both components play essential
roles throughout the process of establishing partnerships and supporting
successful project completion.
For more information on EcoLinks or to participate, please see www.ecolinks.org.
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