Climate change actual situation and risks in Albania

Abstract

As it is known Albania is a small country where the main economy is services, some industry and agriculture and there are many challenges in addressing the climate changes risks. Actually main problems are heavy floods and landslides. Also the weather is changing in Albania bringing increase of temperature, extreme weather, floods, drought, waves, rainfall, etc. This papers gives an overview of climate actual situation, and risks in Albania. It brings information on how climate change impact main resources and infrastructure in Albania. It gives also a general overview on sectorial impacts and vulnerabilities to climate change, the policy context and information regarding ongoing climate change recently development in Albania. The paper ends with conclusion and recommendations.