10 15 2014 130000 13 140000 12 12 1200 14 1000 Ministry of the Environment, www.moe.gov.al; Ministry of Agriculture - www.bujqesia.gov.al; Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe http://albania.rec.org; Ministry of Agriculture www.bujqesia.gov.al No Not applicable Institute of Statistics www.instat.gov.al 6 8 7 6 Government reports: NBSAP implementation reports; reports for the EC; Conventions enforcement repo Reports compiled by donor funded projects: World Bank forestry project, MCPA project, NBSAP project; CSO reports: www.inca-al.org; www.iliria-al.org/projects.html; www.ppnea.org 5 Yes The implementation of the GEF funded project on the NAP alignment and reporting process is working on this issue for the promotion of the CSOs and STIs for the Conventions' programmes, initiatives and strategic plans 3 5 4 4 Ministry of Education and Sports, www.arsimi.gov.al National Environmental Agency www.akm.gov.al Regional Environmental Center, http://albania.rec.org 5 Yes The initiatives undertaken are in the wider framework of environmental education which includes the nature and biodiversity conservation matters - in this context DLDD issues are dealt with. REC - Regional Environmental Center for Central and eastern Europe office has implemented since 2000 a number of projects that target the issue of awareness raising on DLDD issues. Meanwhile research projects carried out by scientific staff of the Universities contribute with the component of advocacy and awareness raising. www.iwlearn.org No No 1 The ongoing GEF funded project is working on the NAP alignment for Albania with the strategic plan of the convention. The NAP for Albania will start to be drafted in the last quarter of 2014 and the final draft will be completed by middle 2015. The document is planned to be endorsed by the Minister of the Environment by November 2015, which is in the same time the end of the project. Ministry of the Environment, www.moe.gov.al National Environmental Agency, www.akm.gov.al 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Reports to the Conventions section at the Ministry's website Ministry of the Environment www.moe.gov.al Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Water Administration www.bujqesia.gov.al National Environmental Agency www.akm.gov.al Yes Yes Yes The limitation in financial resources allocated each year by the state budget on monitoring systems for DLDD is the major obstacle. Another point to be addressed is the sustainability of government institutions carrying out the monitoring process. Monitoring of soil erosion, monitoring of river beds, monitoring of coastal erosion, monitoring of polluted areas, monitoring of water used for irrigation - all components in the frame of the environmental monitoring programme monitoring of river beds monitoring of coastal erosion monitoring of polluted areas. monitoring of waters used for irrigation www.akm.gov.al; also published in the State of the Environment yearly report Centers of technology transfer http://www.bujqesia.gov.al/al/ministria/institucione-ne-varesi/qendrat-e-transferimit-te-teknologjive-bujqesore-qttb Yes No Since the NCSA and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) projects implemented during the period 2005-2006 and 2007 in Albania capacity building issues have been addressed based on the recommendations and outcomes of the project. NCSA final report Albania, 2006 SLM project, 2007 Yes Yes 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 No Not applicable 1 3 3 3 No USD - US Dollar USD - US Dollar 490000.00000000 481385.00000000 No Ministry of the Environment; www.moe.gov.al Ministry of Finance; www.minfin.gov.al Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Water Administration; www.bujqesia.gov.al No information available to assess the increase on financial resources allocation. In Albania there are established seven Centers of Agriculture Technology Transfer which also deal with the technology transfer for land degradation related issues Part 1 of 6 TF 013194 Harmonization of National Action Plan to Combat Desertification in Albania and Preparation of National Report Country Albania On-going GEF USD - US Dollar 160000.00000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Albanian Government 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 15000.00000000 5000.00000000 No 5 3 7 1 USD - US Dollar USD - US Dollar No Human and financial resources constraints are major gaps that need to be addressed Yes Yes No No No 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Elvana Ramaj 2014-07-31 Elvana.Ramaj@moe.gov.al Odeta Cato Odeta.Cato@moe.gov.al 2014-07-31 Albania 1 Part 2 of 6 BD MSP 3997 MCPA project Country Albania On-going GEF USD - US Dollar 2927500.00000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Albanian Government 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Part 3 of 6 Integrated Management of National Park Divjake-Karavasta Country Albania Committed JICA USD - US Dollar 2200000.00000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Part 4 of 6 BMZ - Nr 2001 66 785 Spa National Park Country Albania On-going German KfW EUR - Euro 2725000.00000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Co-financing by Government of Albania 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Part 5 of 6 TF012599 National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan revision and update Country Albania On-going GEF USD - US Dollar 220000.00000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Co-financing by Albanian Government 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Part 6 of 6 P-1211186 Water resources and irrigation project Country Albania On-going IBRD/IDA USD - US Dollar 45000000.00000000 SIDA USD - US Dollar 5000000.00000000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0