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  • Leading Organization:
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    Implementing Agency:
    UNDP, National Execution (NEX), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration through the Climate Change Unit
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNDP-GEF National Communication Support Unit (NCSU), UNDP CO, Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Water Administration, Institute of Hydrometeorology, Regional Environmental Center.
    Summary:

    BACKGROUND: The Drini and Mati River Deltas (DMRD) are two of the three deltas on the northern Adriatic coast of Albania. River deltas are a distinct feature of the northern coastal region which extends from the border with Montenegro 54 kms south to the Rodoni Peninsula. The DMRD harbours significant biodiversity and provide wintering grounds for the endangered pygmy cormorant and over 70 other species of waterfowl and waterbirds. The Drini Delta is an internationally recognized Important Bird Area. The Patok lagoon, within the Mati Delta, serves as an important feeding area for globally endangered loggerhead turtles. Climate change, including variability, could undermine biodiversity conservation efforts in the DRMD’s protected areas, unless the system can fully accommodates mid to long term alterations and management strategies are put in place to respond to climate-related stress. Currently, there are no efforts underway to address climate change impacts on the DMRD ecosystem.

    Project Components:

    The overall development goal of this medium size project is to assist Albania in establishing a mechanism by which strategies to moderate, cope with, and take advantage of the consequences of climate change are enhanced, developed, and implemented. The specific objective of the project is to build adaptive capacities in the DMRD to ensure resilience of the key ecosystems and local livelihoods to climate change. This will be done by first identifying, and then integrating climate change response measures into development programming in the DMRD.

    Expected Outputs:

    This objective will be achieved through the following outcomes. Outcome 1: Capacities to monitor and respond to anticipated climate change impacts in the DMRD at the institutional and community levels developed Outcome 2: DMRD region’s conservation and development programmes, plans and policies integrate climate change risks and take local pilot actions for coastal adaptation Outcome 3: Capacity for adaptive management, monitoring and evaluation, learning, and replication of project lessons developed

    Contacts:

    Ermira Fida Programme Manager Climate Change Umbrella Program Tel/Fax: (+355) 4 225101 Mobile: (+355) 682029754 E-mail: mirafida@icc-al.org / ermira.fida@undp.org Mirela Kamberi National Projects Cordinator Tel/Fax: (+355) 4 271941 Mobile: (+355) 682072314 E-mail: mkamberi@icc-al.org / mirela.kamberi@undp.org

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-SPA
    Cofinancing Total:
    $984,530
    Total Amounts:
    $1,959,530
    Resources:
    GEF Project Details - GEF Online
    UNDP - Albania Project Details
    UNDP Climate Change Programme - Albania
    Launching Event of the Medium Size Project: "Identification & Implementation of Adaptation Response Measures on the Drini - Mati River Deltas"
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    File(s):
    ALM - Climate Change Adaptation Profile - Albania
    Launching Event of the Medium Size Project: Press Release - 11 June 2008
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