Green Lungs Bulletin II

Green Lungs Bulletin II

The bulletin of 2020 is dedicated to the second consecutive publication of the project “Green Lungs for Our Cities”.

Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plan

Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plan

The goal of the UNDP funded “Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plan” project is to increase Local Governance Capacities in local disaster risk reduction in the Municipality of Lezhe. In more specific  terms, the following activities are foreseen: preparation of a LDRR Strategy and Plan; multiple-risk assessment through GIS; participatory planning process for multi-risk assessment; climate change risk assessment; risk scenario development through GIS; mainstreaming LDRR in municipal activities; preparation of

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Roli, sfidat dhe nevojat e bashkive dhe aktorëve në nivel vendor gjatë krizës COVID-19

Gjatë periudhës Mars – Prill 2020, Shqipëria, sikurse edhe vende të tjera Evropiane, u prek nga pandemia COVID-19. Prekja nga coronavirusi i ri u shtri në të gjithë territorin, duke vënë në vështirësi sistemin shëndetësor dhe atë të mbrojtjes civile. Ndërkohë, masat e marra nga qeveria për vendosjen e gjendjes së fatkeqësisë natyrore, karantinimin dhe kufizimin e disa lirive individuale, janë instrumenti i përdorur për të ulur kurbën e infektimit,

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Call for Expression of Interest for International Long-term Consultant!

Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development is seeking expressions of interest from qualified experts in Capacity Development on European Union matters. The services are required in the frame of the “Dialogue for inclusive evidence-based policy development in Albania” project, funded by the European Union and jointly implemented by Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development (Tiranë) and the European Policy Center (Brussels). The deadline for the Expressions of Interest is May 30, 2020.

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Resilience, Uncertainty, and Adaptive Planning

Resilience, Uncertainty, and Adaptive Planning

Annual Review of Territorial Governance in the Western Balkans, I, 2019, 120-128 Simin Davoudi Summary In October 2018, the world received another stark warning from the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change whose latest report stated that we only have 12 years to keep the increase in the global mean temperature to 1.5°C relative to pre-industrial levels; that every fraction of additional warming would worsen the impact of climate change on

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Decarbonisation of the Public Transport Sector in Tirana

Decarbonisation of the Public Transport Sector in Tirana

Annual Review of Territorial Governance in the Western Balkans, I, 2019, 107-119 Rodion Gjoka, Gerti Delli Summary The transport sector is one of the main contributors of air pollution, accounting for 25% of gas emissions in the European Union (EU). In Tirana, Albania, the transport sector plays a big role in pollution concentrations, affecting public health. Compared to other countries, the heavy industry and energy sectors in Albania are barely

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