CAKE at ECEMF Workshop for Western Balkans

CAKE at ECEMF Workshop for Western Balkans

CAKE at ECEMF Workshop for Western Balkans

On the 24.09.2024 CAKE co-organized at the “ECEMF Workshop for the Western Balkans”, which took place in Sarajevo as a side event of the SECW – Sarajevo Energy and Climate Week. The workshop was held both on site and online, which allowed more people to participate.

Emir Fejzic Fejzić, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Marta Rosłaniec, CAKE, welcomed the participants on behalf of the organisers, after which Emir clearly explained the objectives and the formula. After introductory speeches the participants, who came from the Western Balkans region, were challenged to identify the most important problems in the energy sector in their countries and to prioritise what would make the model being developed under ECEMF responsive to real needs.

To help achieve the workshop objectives, key activities within the ECEMF, energy models, and recent publications were presented, followed by engaging breakout sessions that allowed participants to co-design research questions addressing national-level priorities as well as sectoral and regional perspectives. It was a valuable opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas around the region’s energy and climate needs.

Thanks to all the speakers, participants, and organizers for making this event a success, especially to facilitators of regional workshop groups: Emir Fejzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Maryna Henrysson (North Macedonia), Maria Iro (Maro) Baka (Albania), Michał Lewarski (Montenegro), Maciej Cygler (Kosovo), Marta Rosłaniec (Serbia) for their insightful facilitation throughout the sessions.

We appreciate the participation of everyone in contributing to important discussions about the energy future of the Western Balkans.

Learn more on CAKE new project about modelling climate and energy policy impacts in Western Balkans: LIFE ENSPIRE.