TIRANA, Oct.13/ATA/ FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, conducted a series of visits and activities to raise awareness among the farmers, smallholders, private sector, public institutions, academia and civil society of climate-change impacts, as well as climate actions that everyone can practice daily to mitigate environmental impacts and adapt to the changing environment.
In the series of activities, FAO national and international experts presented adaptation measures and recommendations for several sectors, including agriculture and crops, forestry, livestock, lagoons, pastures and meadows, fisheries and aquaculture.
“The agriculture, forestry, fisheries, wetland, and ecosystems sectors play an important role in building the resilience of society and the country at large to climate change,” Assistant FAO Representative in Albania, Arben Kipi said.
“There is still much work to be done, and we can use the potentials of Albania’s rural areas,” Kipi said.
Expert recommendations include the use of greenhouses to protect crops and vegetables from hail, modern irrigation systems (rain pipes and drip irrigation), diversification of farm animals, and livestock mix, such as; sustainable food system during winter grazing and pastures in spring-autumn.
FAO is supporting the Government of Albania define and implement its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, particularly in the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector. //a.i/
