Enabling Albania to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC

This project will help respond to the objectives of the Convention on a continuous basis and support the preparation of the first National Communication to the CoP. A national plan for adaptation to climate change will be formulated. It will enhance general awareness and knowledge of climate change related issues to enable these issues to be taken into account in planning and strategic formulation for different economical/technical sectors and strengthen the country's role in international scientific for a and negotiation processes related to climate change; it will develop an institutional mechanism/framework to facilitate dialogue, information exchange, etc, among relevant players and help identify concrete projects to reduce GHG emissions (or enhancing sinks) which may be eligible for GEF, and other funding.