The Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) recognises that findings of the initial DRR needs assessment conducted between August and October 2010 provide a basis to look into capacity development aspects in order to advance DRR in Albania. Where relevant, extracts of the needs assessment report may be used in this report to show some of the challenges also identified to affect capacity development aspects. Regarding recommendations, the report will only propose actions that can realistically be implemented in the next three to five years, based on the existing in-country capacities to absorb them. There is a list of annexes at the end of the report with, for example, the report by World Meteorological Organization on capacities of the Hydro-Meteorological Services.