Albania’s Energy Sector : Vulnerable to Climate Change

Energy security is a critical concern in Albania which relies on hydropower for about 90 percent of its electricity production. While renewable energy resources like hydropower play a fundamental role in moving the world towards a low-carbon economy, they can also be vulnerable to climatic conditions. This Knowledge Brief provides an overview of a pilot vulnerability, risk, and adaptation assessment undertaken for Albania's energy sector by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the World Bank and the Trust Fund for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (TFESSD), in partnership with stakeholders in Albania's energy sector. The assessment raised awareness and initiated dialogue on energy sector adaptation. It was aimed at building greater understanding of the climate risks faced by the energy sector and of priority actions that could be taken to reduce vulnerabilities.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ebinger, Jane
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-09
Subjects:	AIR, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, BIOMASS, CARBON ECONOMY, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CLOUDINESS, COLORS, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, DEMAND FOR POWER, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DOMESTIC ENERGY, DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES, DROUGHT, ECOSYSTEM, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY GENERATION, ENERGY MARKET, ENERGY PLANNING, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY STRATEGY, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY SYSTEM, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, GAS TURBINE, GLOBAL WARMING, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HYDROLOGY, HYDROPOWER, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPORT PRICES, IMPORTS, IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, LOAD SHEDDING, LOW-CARBON, PORTFOLIO, POWER GENERATION, POWER PRODUCERS, POWER PRODUCTION, POWER SECTOR, POWER SUPPLY, PRECIPITATION, PRESENT VALUE, RAINFALL, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SCENARIOS, SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY, SENSITIVITY ANALYSES, SMALL HYDROPOWER, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION, SOLAR POWER, SOLAR WATER HEATING, SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY, SUMMER PEAK, SUMMER PEAK DEMAND, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THERMAL POWER, THERMAL POWER PLANTS, TOTAL DEMAND, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, WIND,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/09/14282089/albanias-energy-sector-vulnerable-climate-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10161
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