Agenda

Combating Climate Changes in Albania:

National Commitment and Activities

09:30 Registration of Participants

10:00 Welcome Address

Prof. Dr. Lufter Xhuveli, Minister

Ministry of Environment

"Albanian Commitment and Implementation under UNFCCC"

Dr. Tatjana Hema, Deputy Minister,

Ministry of Environment, Focal Point for Climate Change

10:30 Presentation of the Project "Capacity Building in Balkans in Order to Deal with Climate Change Problem"

Mr. Kostis Perrakis, Co-ordinator,

National Observatory of Athens

10:50 "Climate Change Enabling Activities for Albania"

Mrs. Ermira Fida, National Co-ordinator for Climate Change,

UNDP program for climate change

11:10 Discussions

11:20 Coffee Break

11:40 "Setting Priorities for GHG Emissions' Reduction"

Mr. Giorgos Mavrotas,

National Technical University of Athens

12:00 "National Inventories and Future Projections of GHG Emissions"

MSc. Mirela Kamberi, Director

Ministry of Environment

12:20 "Flexible Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol"

Mr. Sevastianos Mirasgentis,

National Observatory of Athens

12:40 "Measures for GHG Abatement"

Dr. Besim Islami, Deputy Chairman

Albanian Energy Agency

13:00 Discussions

13:10 Coffee Break

13:30 "The Albanian Climate Change Action Plan"

Mr. Gani Deliu,

Ministry of Environment

13:50 "The Greek Climate Change Action Plan"

Mrs. Yianna Nikou, SPEED S.A.

14:10 "Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Measures to Climate Change"

Mrs. Eglantina Demiraj,

Albanian Hydro meteorological Institute

14:30 "Financing Climate-friendly Projects in the Balkan Region"

Mr. Stelios Psomas, National Observatory of Athens

14:50 Discussions

15:00 Closure - Lunch