Albania’s Second National Communication to the Conference of Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
I. General information
What is the type of the document?:
Other
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NATIONAL COMMUNICATION UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)
Country:
Title of the programme/strategy:
Albania’s Second National Communication to the Conference of Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Title of the programme/strategy:
Albania’s Second National Communication to the Conference of Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Keywords:
Overview:
The main objective of this document is to develop and enhance national capacities and facilitate the process of mainstreaming climate change issues into national planning and policy, thus enabling the country to deal with climate change and consider it not only as environmental issue but as an issue of sustainable development.
For Climate Change Research proposed mesurments see chapter 4. and 5. (
Background and rationale:
The Second National Communication is the second assessment of Albania’s present situation with
regard to climate change. At the same time, it serves as the basis for future action, research, improvement,
offering opportunities for policy refinement and development.
This document goes beyond the reporting commitment of a non-Annex I Party, under the existing
guidelines for the preparation of the National Communications to the UNFCCC. Albania, has
developed the time series for GHG inventories for the period 1990 – 2000, has updated the mitigation
analysis and has developed the Action Plan for Adaptation to facilitate the process of mainstreaming the
climate vulnerability and adaptation response to the national planning and policy.
A set of prioritized measures/technologies are recommended to bring GHG emissions reduction, cut
energy demand and increase energy supply, contribute to sustainable development and enable Albania to
mobilize resources from Kyoto or market based mechanisms.
New resources have been mobilized on priority areas/technologies, like enabling activities to access
carbon financing, Albanian program under Global Solar Water Heating Initiative, identification and
implementation of adaptation measures in Drini – Mati River Deltas, low carbon and climate change
resilient local development in the regions of Kukës and Lezhë, development of a set of project ideas for
CDM projects, public awareness through the implementation of the climate change Communication
Strategy, etc.
II. Detailed information
Start date:
23/11/2009
Research policy priorities targeted:
- Applied industrial research
- Basic research
- International research collaboration
- Networking
- Problem driven (basic) research
The programme/strategy was inspired by:
Geographic coverage:
Albania
Target group(s):
Target fields:
- Biotechnology
- Energy
- Environment (including Climate Change)
- Food and Agriculture
- Health
- Socio-economic sciences and the Humanities
IV. How to find out more
Information source:
http://unfccc.int/national_reports/non-annex_i_natcom/items/2979.php
Administering agency:
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration
http://www.moe.gov.al/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=5&Itemid=28
Date of submission:
10/10/2010 14:29