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The document highlights progress in poverty reduction and convergence with the EU, while emphasizing persistent energy poverty and ongoing risks from water resource constraints. It details adaptation and mitigation efforts, notes implementation gaps due to limited finance and institutional capacity, and calls for stronger coordination, climate finance mechanisms, and accountability. It also assesses high disaster risk, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, and cascading impacts on health, energy, and agriculture.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nEUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ALBANIA  \nWorld Bank Group  \nOctober 2024  \nExecutive Summary  \nAlbania, a small upper-middle-income country aspiring to join the European Union, has made significant strides in reducing poverty and in narrowing its income gap with the EU. However, energy poverty remains a concern, and a significant portion of the population struggles to meet their energy expenses. Despite this, Albania boasts the lowest carbon and energy intensities in the Western Balkans, largely because of its reliance on renewable energy sources, particularly hydropower. However, the country faces challenges in managing its water resources, crucial for both agriculture and energy production, especially in light of climate change-induced events like floods and droughts. To reduce its power sector’s reliance on hydro resources, Albania is pursuing enhanced regional trade in electricity to improve its energy security and to integrate more renewable energy sources. Cooperation with neighboring countries, particularly Kosovo, is seen as crucial to achieve these goals and integrate into the broader European energy market.  \nAlbania has shown increased attention to climate change adaptation and mitigation through legislative efforts such as the revision and submission of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the passing of the Law on Climate Change in 2020. The country has outlined sector-specific targets and action plans for both mitigation and adaptation, with a focus on areas like energy, transport, agriculture, and coastal ecosystems. Despite these efforts, the implementation of climate adaptation measures, as outlined in Albania’s National Strategy on Climate Change and its Plan for adaptation, is lagging. Additionally, while Albania aims to integrate climate change considerations into various sectors, the road ahead has challenges in the form of inadequate financial resources, a lack of institutional capacity, and potential opposition to certain measures, such as the development of new hydro plants. The country is also preparing a long-term Building Renovation Strategy and establishing a Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) system, although institutional capacity will need to be strengthened if these are to be implemented effectively.  \nThe institutional maturity for implementing climate action in Albania appears to be nascent or just emerging. While Albania’s planning ability is slightly better than the Western Balkans 6 (WB6) average, organizational structures for climate change lack coordination and capacity. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment is formally tasked with leading climate policy, but challenges persist in integrating climate change into sectoral strategies. Disaster risk management responsibilities are defined, but coordination gaps exist. Although efforts are under way to integrate climate priorities into public finance management, implementation remains incomplete. Sustainable climate finance mechanisms and dedicated funds for adaptation are lacking, hindering long-term planning. Local self-governments have a limited role in mitigation and adaptation, with responsibilities changing over time. State-owned enterprises have few obligations to engage in climate preparedness. Accountability mechanisms, including parliamentary oversight and judicial review, are weak. Strengthening coordination, capacity-building, and accountability structures are essential for advancing Albania’s climate action agenda.  \nAmong European countries, Albania has one of the highest levels of disaster risk and exposure to earthquakes, flooding, landslides, and wildfires, which have affected 95 percent of Albanian municipalities in the past two decades. 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