The aim of the project is to identify imminent threats and challenges in multicultural, multinational Ukrainian Black Sea Coast region and Transcarpathia, where are risks of increasing conflictogenicity due to internal and external factors; developing recommendations for reducing the identified destructive impacts and ensuring good governance at the level of districts (communities), local and central authorities.

​​​​​​​During April-May 2019, representatives of the Centre for International Security and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Ukraine studied the problems of the regional centres of Transcarpathia (Mukachevo, Berehove, Khust), Mykolaiv oblast (Pervomaisk, Yuzhnoukrainsk, Ochakiv), and Odesa oblast (Podilsk, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Bolhrad).

The fieldwork stage included quantitative and qualitative sociological research (employing a questionnaire, in-depth interviews, and focus groups in the format of thematic round table discussions). The sampling quota was based upon sex, age, and representative of the population of the region in which the research was conducted; for experts - targeted (representatives of civil society organizations, business associations, central and local authorities, local self-government, education and culture sectors).

The organization that implemented the study is the Centre for Applied Sciences.

As a result, problem mapping for each studied region and their respective districts was performed.The data was organized by the following categories:

• Regional threats;
• Local threats;
• External influences;
• Internal problems.

The methodology of the research was based on "Methodological Recommendations for Risk Assessment in Communities, Adversely Affected by Armed Conflict", developed by the Ministry for Temporary Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine, as well as on the "Security Passport of Ukraine" developed by the CIS.

The study was presented on July, 4 2019 at the Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and IDPs of Ukraine.