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On 13 April 2006, Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Water Administration of Albania and UNDP Albania through the
Climate Change Unit/Program held the National workshop on Climate Change. The
workshop aimed at:
1. Bring together
all national climate change experts and stakeholders involved under the
climate change activities to work through, among others, the following
technical aspects for the Albania’s Second National Communication and
other issues of
implementation of the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol:
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The
technical elements and reporting obligations under each
component of the national communication;
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Strategies to implement the priorities identified in the
stocktaking and stakeholder consultations;
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Plans to
address data gaps and resources allocation for improvement
of data collections in response to priorities and needs
identified;
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Information on methodologies and tools available to carry
out the technical studies;
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Linking
climate change issues with national development
priorities;
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Raising
awareness on climate change, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and
its Clean Development Mechanism and update on last
developments on these issues.
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Address
relevant issues for an effective implementation of the
Article 6 of the UNFCCC which address public awareness,
training and education.
2.
Take the stock of the ongoing and other parallel climate
change related activities by ensuring
synergies and avoiding duplication of efforts among them.
3.
Forward the message that the preparation of the National
Communication can help the country to address climate
change issues onto national planning and development.
During
the workshop, the launching of
Albania’s
Technology Needs Assessment Report prepared under
Phase II of Climate Change Enabling Activities was
done.
A
mini-exhibition
was available with paintings drawn by the pupils of
the high school: “Petro Nini Luarasi” on the topic:
“This is my contribution towards climate change
mitigation…”
Workshop
Agenda
List of Participants
Presentations
Other documents
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