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Eastern Europe – key region for climate protection
For a successful European and global energy transition and climate policy in the direction of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the building sector is undoubtedly of the greatest relevance. There is immense potential for energy savings and efficiency in this sector, the exploitation of which also promotes environmental protection and decarbonisation. This is particularly true for the building stock in Eastern Europe due to the historical developments in the region in the residential building sector.
In questions of climate protection and sustainability, the countries of the Eastern European region have committed themselves to the same goals as their Western European neighbours and the international community of states. Their conditions and challenges, however, sometimes differ considerably.
Connect and understand
Based in the heart of Berlin, the Initiative Wohnungswirtschaft Osteuropa (IWO) e.V. – Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe brings together private and public partners from Germany and many other countries. Our common goal is to support a market-based, sustainable, ecologically and socially compatible development of the housing and building sectors in Eastern Europe (also beyond the EU), the Caucasus and Central Asia.
The NGO was founded in 2001 on the initiative of the then Federal Ministry of Construction and has since pursued exclusively and directly charitable purposes. Our work and topics concern a social interest that is not immediately apparent: But without increased efforts for more climate protection, higher energy-efficient (residential) building renovation rates and improved living and housing standards, also in the Eastern European region, whose derelict building stock currently represents a large and increasing burden on the climate, the achievement of European and global climate protection and sustainability goals is not possible.
25 years IWO!
IWO has been operating for 25 years as a non-profit association dedicated to promoting professional exchange and cooperation within the housing sector between Germany and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Read more about IWO´s work of the last 25 years!
News
Ukrainian Cities Explore Lithuanian Experience in Building Renovation and OSS Models
Lithuania – July 22–24, 2025. Representatives from the Ukrainian cities of Lviv, Mykolaiv, and Kryvyi Rih visited Lithuania to explore best practices in the modernization of multi-apartment buildings and the implementation of one-stop-shop (OSS) models for...
Invitation to the EuroFest2025
Dear friends, The Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan is delighted to invite you, your family, your colleagues and friends to EuroFest 2025, a vibrant celebration dedicated to Europe Day! Join us on 1 June 2025, from 12:00 to 18:00, at the Park...
ENABLE Partners Studied Best Practices in Housing Modernization in Lithuania
In April 2025, as part of the ENABLE project, an educational trip to Lithuania took place, focused on mechanisms for energy-efficient modernization of multi-apartment buildings. The program of the trip included seminars, visits to agencies and ministries, inspections...
Maslikhat* delegates as drivers of housing stock modernisation
On April 8, 2025, a webinar on The Role of Maslikhat Deputies in the Development of Sustainable and Energy Efficient Housing: International Approaches and Local Solutions was held, organized within the framework of the EU ENABLE project by IWO's partner, the...
Nukus and Kokshetau on the road to an energy-efficient future
On 24 and 25 March 2025 in Nukus (Uzbekistan, Republic of Karakalpakstan), the next stage of activities under the FELICITY II pilot project aimed at energy modernisation of apartment buildings kicked off. The project is implemented with financial support from the...
Stakeholder Dialogue: First Meetings on Energy Modernisation of Residential Buildings in Kazakhstan
On 14-15 February 2025, two initial events took place in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan, in the framework of the project "Maintaining Stakeholder Dialogue for Pilot Projects for Energy Retrofit of Residential Buildings" implemented by the German NGO "Initiative for Housing in...