Kosovo to accelerate adoption of National Energy and Climate Plan

According to research by the Institute for Security and Resilience - Prevent, on natural disasters and challenges caused by climate change, it appears that Kosovo does not have the institutional capacity to face these climate changes that are happening every day.

According to this report, some of the main threats facing society and institutions in Kosovo from climate change are frequent floods, which have caused major damage to infrastructure, agriculture, and residential homes, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

Andi Batusha, a researcher at the Institute for Security and Resilience - Prevent, emphasized that there is no proper inter-institutional coordination and that, according to him, there is low public awareness of efforts for climate sustainability,

Batusha recommends accelerating the adoption of the National Energy and Climate Plan.

Meanwhile, Adea Kondirolli from Open Society Foundations Western Balkans added that this document shows the steps that the state should take to deal with this issue.

This report aims to analyze the capacities of institutions in Kosovo that are responsible for preventing and responding to the consequences of climate change.