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In order to determine the extent to which a policy
framework could support improvements to the
adaptive capacities of mountain ecosystems and
the people living there, it is necessary to analyse the
influence and power dynamics of all the actors in the
climate change adaptation regime (Sova
et al.
, 2013).
According to the Multilevel Stakeholder Influence
Mapping in Climate Change Adaptation Regimes
(ibid), there is a power imbalance between different
stakeholders in a variety of contexts around the world.
Stakeholder mapping
Using the International Institute for Environment
and Development (IIED) (Sova
et al.
, 2013) tool and
the analysis of the policy and strategic documents in
Albania, BiH, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro,
Serbia and Kosovo,
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the main groups of stakeholders
and beneficiaries for climate adaptation were identified:
• Representatives
of
national
governments,
including ministries of environment, agriculture,
forestry, energy, water management, health, and
spatial planning
• Government institutes, agencies and inspectorates
for food security, agriculture, forestry, water
management, hydrometeorology, environment
and related funds, bodies responsible for disaster
preparedness and response (including flooding,
forest fires, landslides, earthquakes, wind, and
hail), and civil security
• Management and staff of protected areas
• UN conventions & GEF National Focal Points
• Representatives of NGOs
• Academia
Institutional and stakeholder analysis
• Other local and international experts on climate
change adaptation measures and mountain
ecosystems (includingrelatedtopicsof biodiversity,
land management, hydrometeorology, water,
energy, and industry)
• International bodies with a strong presence in
the country, including international and regional
projects and bilateral donors
• Private sector (including farming co-ops, and
trade unions)
• Healthcare
• Chambers of commerce
• Forest industry
• Environmental businesses, including eco-tourism
businesses
• Forestry associations
• Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations (as
part of disaster preparedness and response)
• Local community representatives
• Traditional populations.
These stakeholders represent groups that were
identified as being directly or indirectly involved
in the climate change adaptation regimes of the
respective countries, being either responsible for or
influenced by the implementation of climate change
adaptation measures. It is important, however, to
draw attention to other stakeholder groups that are
not currently involved in the adaptation regime,
but who nevertheless have a stake in adaptation,
including the general public, vulnerable groups (e.g.
the poor, elderly, children, single parents, and people
with disabilities), and private business owners and
educational workers.
Jezerca Massif, Albania