Climate Vulnerability Assessments : An Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability, Risk, and Adaptation in Albania’s Power Sector

Energy security is a key 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, t...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Environmental Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACTIVITIES AIR AIR TEMPERATURES ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY ALTITUDE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION APPROACH ATMOSPHERE AVAILABILITY BALANCE BENEFITS BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS BIOMASS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS CARBON ECONOMY CARBON FINANCE CH4 CHANGES IN CLIMATE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE EXTREMES CLIMATE RESILIENCE CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLOUDINESS CO CO2 COAL COAL INDUSTRY COAL PRODUCTION COLORS COMBUSTION CONSUMER DEMAND COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COSTBENEFIT ANALYSIS DEMAND FOR ENERGY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT DIESEL DISCOUNT RATE DISCOUNT RATES DISTRIBUTION GRID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ELECTRICAL POWER ELECTRICAL POWER SECTOR ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY MARKETS ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY SYSTEM EMISSIONS EMISSIONS SCENARIO ENERGY ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY MARKET ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITIES ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGY ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY SYSTEM ENERGY SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ET EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME PRECIPITATION EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FLOODS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FUEL SUPPLY GAS GAS PRODUCTION GAS TURBINE GCM GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL GHG GHGS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GREEN PRODUCTION GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS SCENARIOS GREENHOUSE GASES GRID SYSTEMS HEAVY FUEL OIL HIGH ENERGY INTENSITY HYDROLOGY HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PLANT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCENTIVES INCOME INSURANCE INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS IPCC LAKES LEAD LESS LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LNG LNG TERMINAL LOAD SHEDDING LOW-CARBON METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS METHANE MODELS N2O NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NITROUS OXIDE NO NUCLEAR POWER OIL OIL PRODUCTION OIL REFINERIES OIL REFINERY OPTIONS PETROLEUM PIPELINE POLICIES PORTFOLIO POWER POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER GENERATION POWER PLANT POWER PRODUCERS POWER PRODUCTION POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS POWER SECTOR POWER SUPPLY PRECIPITATION PRESENT VALUE PRICE PRICES RAINFALL RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RESERVOIRS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RISK MANAGEMENT SEA LEVELS SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY SENSITIVITY ANALYSES SMALL HYDROPOWER SO2 SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION SOLAR POWER SOLAR POWER PLANTS SOLAR WATER HEATING SPACE COOLING SPACE HEATING SULPHUR SULPHUR DIOXIDE SUMMER PEAK SUMMER PEAK DEMAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE USE TARIFF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANT THERMAL POWER PLANTS TOTAL DEMAND TRANSMISSION CAPACITY TRANSMISSION CONSTRAINTS TRANSMISSION GRID TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTION TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UNCERTAINTIES UNEP WATER WATER QUALITY WEATHER PATTERNS WIND WIND FARMS WIND POWER WIND POWER GENERATION WIND PROJECTS WIND SPEEDS WMO
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