Reducing the Vulnerability of Albania's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options

dc.creatorSutton, William R.
dc.creatorSrivastava, Jitendra P.
dc.creatorNeumann, James E.
dc.creatorStrzępek, Kenneth M.
dc.creatorDroogers, Peter
dc.date2013-10-25T19:45:39Z
dc.date2013-10-25T19:45:39Z
dc.date2013-10-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:35:32Z
dc.descriptionChanges in climate and their impact on agricultural systems and rural economies are already evident throughout Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Adaptation measures now in use in Albania, largely piecemeal efforts, will be insufficient to prevent impacts on agricultural production over the coming decades. There is growing interest at the country and development partner levels to have a better understanding of the exposure, sensitivities, and impacts of climate change at farm level, and to develop and prioritize adaptation measures to mitigate the adverse consequences. Specifically, this report provides a menu of climate change adaptation options for the agriculture and water resources sectors, along with specific adaptation actions, that are tailored to four distinct agro-ecological zones (AEZs) within Albania. This menu reflects the results of three inter-related activities, conducted jointly by the team and local partners: (1) quantitative economic modeling of baseline conditions and the effects of climate change and an array of adaptation options; (2) qualitative analysis conducted by the team of agronomists, crop modelers, and water resources experts; and (3) input from a series of participatory workshops for national decision makers and farmers in each of the AEZs. This report provides a summary of the methods, data, results, and adaptation options for each of these activities.
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dc.identifier978-1-4648-0047-4
dc.identifier10.1596/978-1-4648-0047-4
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16198
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0047-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406850
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Study;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAgribusiness
dc.subjectagricultural crop
dc.subjectagricultural economy
dc.subjectagricultural experts
dc.subjectagricultural extension
dc.subjectagricultural extension service
dc.subjectAgricultural Information
dc.subjectagricultural land
dc.subjectAgricultural markets
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectAgricultural Policy
dc.subjectAgricultural Production
dc.subjectagricultural productivity
dc.subjectAgricultural Products
dc.subjectagricultural research
dc.subjectagricultural research institutes
dc.subjectAgricultural Systems
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectAgriculture Organization
dc.subjectagronomic practices
dc.subjectagronomists
dc.subjectannual precipitation
dc.subjectassessment of climate risks
dc.subjectAverage yield
dc.subjectbeef
dc.subjectbeef cattle
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectCapacity Building
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectcarbon dioxide
dc.subjectcarbon dioxide concentrations
dc.subjectcereals
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectclimate adaptation
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectClimate Change Analysis
dc.subjectClimate Change IMPACT
dc.subjectClimate Change IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectClimate Change Impacts
dc.subjectclimate change scenarios
dc.subjectclimate changes
dc.subjectclimate conditions
dc.subjectclimate data
dc.subjectclimate forecasts
dc.subjectclimate hazard
dc.subjectClimate Hazards
dc.subjectClimate Impact
dc.subjectClimate Impacts
dc.subjectclimate model
dc.subjectClimate Modeling
dc.subjectClimate Resilience
dc.subjectClimate Scenarios
dc.subjectclimate science
dc.subjectclimate stresses
dc.subjectclimate variability
dc.subjectclimate variables
dc.subjectClimatic changes
dc.subjectco
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectcolors
dc.subjectConvention on Climate Change
dc.subjectCost Analysis
dc.subjectCost-Benefit
dc.subjectCrop
dc.subjectcrop areas
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectcrop varieties
dc.subjectCrop Yield
dc.subjectCrop Yields
dc.subjectcropping
dc.subjectCrops
dc.subjectDairy cows
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectdiseases
dc.subjectdrip irrigation
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectEcological Zones
dc.subjecteconomics of adaptation to climate change
dc.subjectEffect of Climate Change
dc.subjecteffect of temperature
dc.subjectelectricity
dc.subjectemission scenario
dc.subjectemissions scenario
dc.subjectEmissions Scenarios
dc.subjectevaporation
dc.subjectevapotranspiration
dc.subjectextension agency
dc.subjectextension agents
dc.subjectextreme events
dc.subjectextreme heat
dc.subjectextreme heat events
dc.subjectextreme precipitation
dc.subjectextreme temperature
dc.subjectextreme weather
dc.subjectextreme weather events
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectfarming
dc.subjectfarmland
dc.subjectfarms
dc.subjectFertilization
dc.subjectfinancial constraints
dc.subjectfloods
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectforage crops
dc.subjectFord Foundation
dc.subjectforestry
dc.subjectForests
dc.subjectfresh fruit
dc.subjectfruits
dc.subjectfuture climate change
dc.subjectfuture climate changes
dc.subjectfuture climate scenarios
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectgeneral circulation model
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectGoats
dc.subjectgrain
dc.subjectGreen Revolution
dc.subjectGreenhouse
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas emission
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas emission reductions
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas emissions
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas Mitigation
dc.subjectgreenhouse gases
dc.subjectHail
dc.subjectheavy rains
dc.subjecthigh yields
dc.subjecthigh-yield crop varieties
dc.subjectICARDA
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectImpact of Climate
dc.subjectImpact of Climate Change
dc.subjectImpacts of Climate Change
dc.subjectimplications of climate change
dc.subjectincrease in temperature
dc.subjectinfrastructure investments
dc.subjectIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
dc.subjectInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIrrigation
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectLivestock
dc.subjectlivestock products
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectmeteorological data
dc.subjectmeteorological information
dc.subjectmeteorology
dc.subjectMoisture Index
dc.subjectnatural resources
dc.subjectovergrazing
dc.subjectpests
dc.subjectplant breeding
dc.subjectplant growth
dc.subjectpoverty reduction
dc.subjectpower supply
dc.subjectPrecipitation
dc.subjectquantitative analysis
dc.subjectrainfall
dc.subjectrainfall events
dc.subjectresilience to climate change
dc.subjectRisk management
dc.subjectrisks of climate change
dc.subjectRockefeller Foundation
dc.subjectroots
dc.subjectRural Development
dc.subjectrural economies
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjectscientific research
dc.subjectScientist
dc.subjectsea level rise
dc.subjectseason
dc.subjectseed varieties
dc.subjectseeds
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectsoil conservation
dc.subjectsoil degradation
dc.subjectsoil erosion
dc.subjectsoil moisture
dc.subjectsoil type
dc.subjectsoils
dc.subjectstorm surge
dc.subjectsummer temperature
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectTechnology Transfer
dc.subjectTemperature
dc.subjecttemperature changes
dc.subjecttemperature increase
dc.subjecttemperature increases
dc.subjecttemperature stress
dc.subjecttemperatures
dc.subjecttrees
dc.subjectUNDP
dc.subjectUnited Nations
dc.subjectUnited Nations Development Programme
dc.subjectvegetable crop
dc.subjectvegetable production
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectVulnerability to Climate Change
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectWater Use Efficiency
dc.subjectwatershed
dc.subjectwatershed management
dc.subjectWheat
dc.subjectwheat yields
dc.subjectwinter temperatures
dc.subjectwinter wheat
dc.subjectworld food supply
dc.subjectyield losses
dc.titleReducing the Vulnerability of Albania's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options

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