The panel discussion of the VII Kharkiv International Legal Forum: “Towards Security, Recovery, and the EU Green Agenda: Shaping Environmental Legal Doctrine of Ukraine” took place on September 28, 2023. It was organized in partnership with the European Commission and within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Unlocking the transformative potential of Ukrainian universities to build climate-neutral and sustainable cities – UniCities”.

The discussion has brought together experts and specialists from various fields to discuss the most relevant issues of the present day:

• Ensuring Environmental Safety and Security in the Face of Modern Challenges and Threats
• Environmental Crimes and Ecocide
• Aiming Net Zero for Environmental Protection, Safety and Security
• Energy Justice and Green Transition
• Pathways to Post-War Green Reconstruction and Recovery of Ukraine
• Role of Green Energy in Ensuring Ukraine’s Energy Security
• Addressing Environmental and Climate Damages Arising from Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine: Compensation and Restoration Efforts
• Ukraine’s Environmental Transformation on the Path to the EU.

However, special attention was paid to the formation of a new environmental and legal doctrine in the context of Ukraine’s post-war recovery and its key role in sustainable development, restoring ecological balance, and ensuring environmental safety. 

The panel discussion has become an important platform for discussing environmental and legal issues related to Ukraine and the European Union and has also helped to increase the awareness of the UNICITIES project among the scientific community.