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REReP regional meeting on “Energy and
climate” in South Eastern Europe
May 22-23rd, 2008
Brussels, Belgium
ALBANIA
Short overview of the climate change and energy status,
regional/cross-border projects, reporting
Prepared by: Ermira FIDA, MBA
Manager,
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Climate Change Program/Unit
General country background
• Joined the UNFCCC in 1995
• Status under the UNFCCC
– Non-Annex 1 Party to the
UNFCCC
• No emission reduction targets
• Joined the Kyoto Protocol
– 16 December, 2004
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Status of the National
Communication
• First National Communication: completed in July
2002
– Launched at COP8, India;
• Followed up by a Technology Needs Assessment:
completed in November 2004;
• Second National Communication: in-process
– Stocktaking exercise completed in October 2004
– SNC project started in March 2005
– Planned to be finalized by March 2009
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Institutional framework for Climate
Change in Albania
• Climate Change issues rely upon the the Climate Change
Unit/Program (CCU/P):
– Hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and
Water Administration of Albania;
– Funded jointly from UNDP and GoA and some other
donors
– Responsible for:
• Implementation of the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol
– UNFCCC Focal Point
– Focal point for DNA for CDM
• Design nation policy for climate change;
• Management and implementation of climate change projects portfolio;
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Structure of
the Climate
Change
Program and
main
activities/proj
ects
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Climate Change Projects under
implementation
• UNDP/GEF: Enabling Albania to prepare its Second National
•Communication;
• UNDP/GEF: Identification of Adaptation Response measures in
Drini-Mati River Deltas;
• UNDP/UNEP/GEF: Market transformation for Solar Water
Heating in Albania
• UNDP/ADA: Building Capacities to access Carbon Finance in
Albania
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Current Legal Framework for
KP/CDM in Albania
• Law No. 9334 dated 16.12.2004 on: “Ratification of Kyoto Protocol from the
Republic of Albania”
• •Amendment to the Law No. 9385, dated 4.5.2005 on “Forests and Forest
service”
– The MoEFWA is responsible for implementation of the KP in the Republic of
Albania
– Forest definition for the purposes of the KP/CDM projects
• Amendment to the Law No. 9890 dated 20.03.2008 on the “Environmental
Protection”
– Gives the responsibility to the Minister of Environment of Albania to issue rules
and procedures for hosting the CDM projects in Albania
• Memoranda of Understanding / Agreements:
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Gov’t of Italy; Gov’t of Denmark;
• Other CDM related agreements:
– WB Bio-carbon fund; Austrian Technical Cooperation.
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Regional and cross-border
projects in climate change/energy
• Albania is part of the following climate change related
regional /sub-regional initiatives/projects:
– UNDP regional project on: “Building Capacities to access
Carbon Financing in Eastern Europe and CIS”
– UNDP regional project: “Capacity Development for Climate
Risk Management in Eastern Europe and CIS”
– REC sub-regional project “Enhance regional South East
European (SEE) cooperation in the field of climate
policy”
• covering SEE countries: Albania, Bosnia & H,
Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey
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Climate Change reporting
• Albania (a Non Annex 1 Party ) reports to the CoP
through National Communications as per the
guidance provided through 17/CP8:
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GHG inventory
GHG emission scenarios
Climate Change scenarios, impacts and adaptation
measures
Other information relevant to Climate Change
Public awareness, training and education
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Status of reporting in Albania
• Albania has completed FNC (2002) and has reported on:
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GHG inventory for 1994
GHG emission scenarios by 2020 for all sectors
Climate Change scenarios, impacts and adaptation measures (all Albania)
Other information relevant to Climate Change
Public awareness, training and education
• Albania has completed the TNA in 2004
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Technology needs for GHG mitigation
Technology Needs for Adaptation (Coastal zone)
• Albania is preparing the SNC which will contains (due in 2009):
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GHG inventory for 2000 and time series 1990-2005
GHG emission scenarios until 2030 (all sectors)
Vulnerability and adaptation for Drini River cascade
Other information relevant to Climate Change
Public awareness, training and education
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For more info on Albania’s climate
change activities please visit the
national web site:
www.ccalb.org
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THANK YOU!
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