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Detail of GEF Project #291
| GEF Project ID | 291 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 119 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Enabling Albania to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC |
| Country | Albania |
| Region | Europe and Central Asia |
| Focal Area | Climate Change |
| Operational Program | EA |
| Approval Date | 1996-06-28 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1998-06-06 |
| Project Status | IA Approved |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Government of Albania, Committee for Environmental Protection |
| Description | 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. |
| Implementation Status | The project finished all its activities and was closed operationally in January 2005. |
| GEF Project Grant | 278,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 278,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 278,000 USD |
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