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Albania and Germany sign the agreement on climate change risks

2024-07-15 14:25:00, Aktualitet CNA

Albania and Germany sign the agreement on climate change risks

Albania and Germany will strengthen cooperation for the management of risks from climate change through a program aimed at urban development resistant to climate change in our country.

The Minister of Tourism and Environment, Mirela Kumbaro, and the Ambassador of Germany to Albania, Karl Bergner, signed the "ALBAdapt" agreement with the aim of improving the information system for the meteorological service and the climate through the creation of a system for early warnings according to international standards.

"The measures to be taken are not just theoretical. Municipalities, the community, institutions, agencies and the government must take many actions in order to prevent these from happening. That's why we are together, it's not just an Albanian issue. The whole Mediterranean has such problems and Albania is at the heart of this territory. Thanks to the cooperation with the German Embassy, ??with our important partners, we start a new action in this direction", said the Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro.

"We are happy to help Albania cope with climate change. Climate change is a fact and we must adapt to the consequences. With this project, we also help the Meteorological Service with more accurate forecasts in order to save lives in extreme weather conditions", said Ambassador Karl Bergner.

This project aims to increase the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of Albania through the generation, coordination and effective use of climate information in the form of a national hydrometeorological service and a functional national framework for climate services, an early warning system warning people of risks , which together constitute an "unified" climate information and warning system (CIEWS).

As for adaptation measures, the aim is to support municipalities in investments for sustainable and climate-resistant solutions. Thanks to the support of Germany, Switzerland and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), over 36 million euros will soon be made available to prepare Albania for climate change.

The agreement between the Albanian and German governments supports Albania's ongoing efforts towards the Green Agenda and the approval of this agreement marks the start of work on the "Albadapt" project, Albania's most important adaptation project in the field of climate change./ CNA 





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