Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Western Balkan Mountains

Acronyms

BiH BMU CAP CBD CCS CDM CEIS CIC

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit Common Agricultural Policy Convention on Biological Diversity Climate Change Strategy Clean Development Mechanism Croatian Environment Information System International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation Carbon dioxide Conference of Parties Dinaric Arc and Balkans Environment Outlook Dinaric Arc Initiative Dynamic Interactive Vulnerability Assessment Drought Management Centre for South- Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Management Ecosystem-based adaptation European Bank for Reconstruction and Development European Community European Centre for Nature Conservation (European Expertise Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability) Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network Energy Efficiency European Environment Agency European Investment Bank Environment and Security Initiative Energy Services Directive European Union European Union of 27 member states Experten für Naturschutz in Europa Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Former Yugoslav Republic Green Climate Fund Gross Domestic Product Global Environment Facility Greenhouse gas Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit hectare

NEAP NEEAP NFP

National Environmental Action Plan National Energy Efficiency Action Plan National Focal Point Non-governmental organization National Strategy for Development and Integration Neretva and Trebišnjica Management Project Projects of Energy Community Interest Petajoule Regional Environmental Center Republika Srpska Special Climate Change Fund Sustainable Development Goals South-East Europe Transport Observatory Small and medium-sized enterprises Netherlands Development Organisation Total final energy consumption Tons of oil equivalent Total primary energy supply Terawatt hour United Kingdom United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo 1 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 United States Agency for International Development United States Dollar The World Bank EU Water Framework Directive Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage World Meteorological Organization World Wildlife Fund

ha HCVF HEWS ICI ICID

High Conservation Value Forests Heatwave early warning systems International Climate Initiative International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage International Court of Justice International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests Integrated coastal zone management Initial National Communication Intended Nationally Determined Contributions Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change International Union for Conservation of Nature Integrated Water Resource Management Kosovo 1 Environmental Protection Agency Kosovo 1 Environmental Strategy Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Kilotonne of oil equivalent Least Developed Countries Fund Least Developed Countries Low Emission Development Strategy Least Developed Countries Expert Group Mountain Area Development Agency Mediterranean Action Plan Multilateral Environment Agreements Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Administration (in Albania) Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (in BiH) Million tonnes of oil equivalent National Adaptation Component National Action Program National Adaptation Programmes of Action National Adaptation Plans National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan National Communication National Coordination Body National Capacity Self-Assessment for Global Environment Management

NGO NSDI

NTMP PECI PJ REC RS SCCF SDGs SEETO SMEs SNV TFEC toe TPES TWh UK UNCCD UNDP UNECE

ICJ ICP Forests

CO

2 COP DABEO DAI DIVA DMCSEE

ICZM INC INDCs IPA IPCC IUCN IWRM KEPA KES KfW ktoe LDCF LDCs LEDS LEG MADA MAP

DRM EbA EBRD EC ECNC

ECRAN

UNEP UNESCO-BRESCE

EE EEA EIB ENVSEC ESD EU EU-27 EuroNatur FAO

MEAs MESP MoEFWA

UNFCCC

UNMIK

MoFTER

UNSCR 1244

Mtoe NAC NAP NAPAs NAPs NBSAP NC NCB NCSA

USAID

FASRB FBiH

US$ WB

FYR GCF GDP GEF GHG GIZ

WFD WIM

WMO WWF

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