Albania Revised Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).

This Albania Revised Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), which refers to Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) of the Republic of Albania following decision 1/CP.19 and decision 1/CP.20 is an updated nationwide sectoral document with the aim to achieve the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
The revised NDC of Albania presents an ambition that contributes to achieving the objectives of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, and to achieve regional and national strategies and plans. At the national level, the NDC is aligned with Albania’s long term national and sectoral development strategies, plans and goals. On mitigation, sectoral projections used for the NDC scenario are based on national strategies, including the National Strategy on Development Integration 2015-2020, the National Strategy on Climate Change, the National Action Plan on Mitigation, the National Energy Strategy, and other sectoral plans. On adaptation, the planned adaptation measures for settlements, populations and tourism are aligned with the National Strategy for Development and Integration 2015-2020, especially the pillar 4th on Growth through the sustainable use of resources and territorial development. They are also in tune with the objectives of the National Adaptation Plan, as well as the ones of the Integrated Cross-Sectoral Plan for the Coast and the National Strategy for Sustainable Tourism Development 2019-2023, among others. The revised NDC is also in harmony with Albania’s post-earthquake/disaster and COVID-19 green recovery strategies and plans. The proposed adaptation measures, and especially the ones on the built environment and on disaster risk management, are aligned with and contribute to the guiding principles of the Albania post-disaster needs assessments, which specifically aims to achieve reconstruction and recovery in a manner that increases the resilience of infrastructures, ecosystems, the environment, and vulnerable communities to future disasters, including anthropogenic and climate shocks, and to promote adaptation to climate change by introducing specific measures into sectoral recovery and reconstruction programs. The revised NDC is also aligned and contributes to the UN Albania COVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery and Response Plan, which complements the Government of Albania’s National Response Plan and the National Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP). The revised NDC supports the need to invest in a low-carbon and resilient economy, by promoting clean, green, sustainable and resilient investments, ensuring post COVID-19 green recovery. This text contains mitigation measures whose primary drivers are (i) maintaining the low greenhouse gas emissions of the electricity generation; and (ii) decoupling growth from increase of greenhouse gas emissions in other sectors. The greenhouse gas inventory was carried out in the following sectors (i) energy; and (ii) industrial processes. To contribute to cost‐effective implementation, Albania intends to sell carbon credits during the period until 2030 of the low emission development pathway through participation in international market mechanism.
The implementation of the mitigation and adaptation measures included in this revised NDC will contribute to human rights in a broader sense, in line with Albania’s national policies and regional and global commitments, including the 2030 Agenda and the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters, through participatory processes, including a strong engagement of youth. By promoting the climate proofing of residential and productive infrastructure, touristic accommodation and assets and health (and other social) facilities, and the strengthening of disaster risk management, the revised NDC is aligned and directly contributes to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 which outlines four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks: (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and; (iv) Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.