The six economies of the Western Balkans need to collectively invest at least $37 billion over the next decade to effectively protect people and property from the damaging and escalating impacts of climate change, says the World Bank Group’s Western Balkans regional Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), released today.
The benefits from effective climate action would be huge for the Western Balkans, comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. These investments would help avoid loss of human life, property, and productivity, and would help accelerate economic growth.
Inaction is not…