World Bank2014-03-312014-03-312009-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17532Many countries are increasingly vulnerable to destructive weather events, floods, droughts, windstorms, or other parameters. The vulnerability is driven in part by recent extremes in climate variability but also by countries' sensitivity to events exacerbated by past practices, socioeconomic conditions, or legacy issues. The degree to which vulnerability to weather affects the countries' economies is driven by their coping or adaptive capacities. This overview showcases a pilot vulnerability, risk, and adaptation assessment undertaken for Albania's energy sector to raise awareness and initiate dialogue on energy sector adaptation. This pilot assessment demonstrates an approach that can be used to help countries and energy sector stakeholders develop policies and projects that are robust in the face of climatic uncertainties, and assist them in managing existing energy concerns as the climate changes. It identifies key direct risks to energy supply and demand and options for adaptation to establish where to focus subsequent in-depth analyses. It also identifies additional research needed to better understand the implications of extreme climatic events for the energy sector as well as potential indirect impacts, such as possible adaptation actions in the agriculture sector that may affect energy supply.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAIRANNUAL PRECIPITATIONAPPROACHBIOMASSCLCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLOUDINESSCOST BENEFIT ANALYSISCOST-BENEFITCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISCYCLONESDAMSDEFORESTATIONDEMAND FOR POWERDISCOUNT RATESDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOMESTIC ENERGYDOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIESDROUGHTECONOMIC GROWTHECOSYSTEMELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMPLOYMENTENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURESENERGY GENERATIONENERGY INFRASTRUCTUREENERGY MARKETENERGY PLANNINGENERGY SECURITYENERGY STRATEGYENERGY SUPPLYENERGY SYSTEMEXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTSEXTREME EVENTSFLOODSGASGAS PRODUCTIONGAS TURBINEGENERATIONGENERATION CAPACITYGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHYDROLOGYHYDROPOWERHYDROPOWER FACILITIESHYDROPOWER PLANTHYDROPOWER PLANTSHYDROPOWER PRODUCTIONHYDROPOWER SYSTEMSIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPORT PRICESIMPORTSIMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCYINCOMEIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION CANALSLARGE HYDROPOWERLOAD SHEDDINGOILPORTFOLIOPOWERPOWER DISTRIBUTIONPOWER PRODUCERSPOWER PRODUCTIONPRECIPITATIONPRESENT VALUERAINFALLRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONRESERVOIRRESERVOIRSRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGERIVERRIVER BASINRIVER FLOWSRIVERSSCENARIOSSEDIMENTSEDIMENT MANAGEMENTSENSITIVITY ANALYSESSMALL HYDROPOWERSOLAR ENERGYSOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTIONSOLAR POWERSOLAR WATER HEATINGSOURCE OF ELECTRICITYSUMMER PEAKSUMMER PEAK DEMANDSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE ENERGYTHERMAL POWERTHERMAL POWER PLANTTHERMAL POWER PLANTSTOTAL DEMANDTRANSMISSION CAPACITYTRANSMISSION SYSTEMTURBINEUNCERTAINTIESWATER LEVELSWATER SUPPLIESWATER SUPPLYWEATHER PATTERNSWINDWIND POWERWIND POWER GENERATIONWIND SPEEDSClimate Vulnerability Assessments : An Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability, Risk, and Adaptation in Albania's Energy SectorVleresime mbi vulnerabilitetin ndaj klimes : vleresimi mbi vulnerabilitetin, rrezikun dhe adoptimin e sektorit shqiptar te energjise ndaj ndryshimeve klimatike10.1596/17532