ALBANIA  - CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME / UNIT


Climate Change Projects (prior - on going)

Albania's First National Communication
The project enabled Albania to prepare its First National Communication with the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Technology Needs Assessment - Top up Phase

Additional funds are requested from the Government of Albania under the Operational Guidelines for Expedited Financing of Climate Change Enabling Activities (EA) - Phase II.

Capacity Building for Improving the Quality of GHG Inventories (Europe/CIS region)

The project has initiated a regional programmatic approach to build capacity for improving the quality of national GHG inventories, using the good practices guidance of the IPCC for cost - effectiveness.

 

Stocktaking Exercise

The main objective of the self-assessment exercise was to undertake a highly consultative and participatory process of needs assessment to identify and validate the critical priorities for UNFCCC implementation in Albania in general, and was considered as the first but critical step in preparing the Second National Communication project proposal.

 

Albania's Second National Communication

This project aims at enabling Albania to prepare and report its Second  National Communication with the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Article 6 Project (Education, training & public awareness)

The project on Article 6 of UNFCCC (education, training and public awareness) funded by UNEP aims to enhance the level of public awareness on climate change in Albania in order to enable the country to comply with UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol provisions and to mainstream climate change issues into national policies and strategies.

 

PDF B: Albania - Market Transformation for Solar Thermal Water Heating

The project is seeking to accelerate the market development for solar water heating in Albania with the objective to achieve the level of 50,000 m2 of installed solar water heating capacity by the end of the project and facilitate the sustainable growth of the market at the average annual rate of 20% after the project has ended.

 

PDF A: Identification and implementation of adaptation response measures in Drini - Mati River Deltas

Gef through the UNDp together with cost sharing from the Government of Albania have funded the project preparatory phase PDF A: "Identification and implementation of adaptation response measures in Drini _ Mati Deltas" which aims to to build adaptive capacities in the Dini - Mati River Delta areas in order to protect vulnerable ecosystems and local livelihoods.

Building Capacity to Access Carbon Finance in Albania

The project will help the Government of Albania to develop its public and private sector capacities to access carbon finance in Albania by (i) creating a legal and institutional framework for carbon finance and (ii) building in-country capacities for identification, implementation of and resource mobilization for the greenhouse gas reduction projects eligible for Clean Development Mechanism and other carbon market mechanisms.

Crosscutting Project

The objective of the National Capacity Self Assessment is to assess capacity needs and priorities with respect to the global environment and within the context of sustainable development so that Albania can meet the requirements of the Global Environmental Conventions in a coordinated and strategic manner.



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Last updated April 2008

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