Ebinger, Jane2012-08-132012-08-132010-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10161Energy 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOAIRANNUAL PRECIPITATIONBIOMASSCARBON ECONOMYCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE RESILIENCECLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLOUDINESSCOLORSCOST BENEFIT ANALYSISDEMAND FOR POWERDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOMESTIC ENERGYDOMESTIC PRODUCTIONDOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIESDROUGHTECOSYSTEMELECTRICITYELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONEMISSIONSENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY GENERATIONENERGY MARKETENERGY PLANNINGENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY SECURITYENERGY STRATEGYENERGY SUPPLYENERGY SYSTEMFINANCIAL INCENTIVESGAS TURBINEGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSHYDROLOGYHYDROPOWERIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPORT PRICESIMPORTSIMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCYLOAD SHEDDINGLOW-CARBONPORTFOLIOPOWER GENERATIONPOWER PRODUCERSPOWER PRODUCTIONPOWER SECTORPOWER SUPPLYPRECIPITATIONPRESENT VALUERAINFALLRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCESRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGESCENARIOSSECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLYSENSITIVITY ANALYSESSMALL HYDROPOWERSOLAR ENERGYSOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTIONSOLAR POWERSOLAR WATER HEATINGSOURCE OF ELECTRICITYSUMMER PEAKSUMMER PEAK DEMANDSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTHERMAL POWERTHERMAL POWER PLANTSTOTAL DEMANDTRANSMISSION SYSTEMWINDWorld Bank10.1596/10161