This roadmap was written under the guidance of Andreas Schaal, OECD Director for Global Relations and Co-operation and OECD Sherpa to the G7, the G20 and APEC; and Marzena Kisielewska, Head of the OECD South East Europe Division.
The work was led by Anita Richter, Deputy Head, and Jovana Pavlovic Djukic, Team Lead for Green Economy and Sustainability, both from the OECD South East Europe Division.
The principal authors are Jovana Pavlovic Djukic, Clémence Girin and Dafina Marashi (all from the OECD South East Europe Division) and Katarína Svatíková (OECD Environment and Economy Integration Division). The roadmap benefitted from substantive inputs and guidance from Peter Börkey (OECD Environment and Economy Integration Division). The lead review of the report was conducted by William Tompson (OECD Eurasia Division).
The OECD team extends its gratitude to the European Commission’s Directorate-General Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), particularly Sandrine Beauchamp, for her comprehensive support and valuable inputs during the development of the roadmap. The roadmap was also reviewed by the EU Delegation in Albania, notably by Jean-Noel Gangloff and Edvin Pacara.
Expert input and feedback were also collected from László Uhri from the Hungarian Ministry of Energy, and Rovena Preka from the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, as well as other participants of the regional peer-to-peer learning platform on the circular economy, created by the OECD South East Europe Division.
The authors express their appreciation to Albania’s national circular economy co-ordination team at the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, led by Sofjan Jaupaj, Director General for Economic Affairs and Support Services, and Elvana Ramaj, Director in Charge, Directorate of Circular Economy.
The stakeholder group comprised of government and non-government stakeholders, established by the Ministry of Tourism and Environment of Albania as part of the process of developing this roadmap, provided invaluable feedback on drafts of the roadmap, and contributed to the prioritisation of policy recommendations. The authors thank more than 70 participants from Albanian ministries, agencies, public bodies, private sector representatives, civil society, locally present international organisations and academia for their involvement.
Susan Rantalainen (OECD South East Europe Division) provided administrative and formatting support, Jennifer Allain (independent editor) edited and proofread the document, and Robert Akam (OECD Global Relations and Cooperation Directorate) provided communication guidance. Andrew Esson (independent graphic designer) developed the cover and graphic design of the communication materials for the report.
This roadmap has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union.