Electric mobility for sustainable tourism in Albania To accelerate low-carbon e-mobility adoption to reduce emissions in tourism sector in Albania. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. Socio-economic benefits:  The project will have multiple socio-economic benefits at the national and local levels. At national level, the shift to electric vehicles will decrease Albania's dependency on imported gasoline and has a significant potential in reducing national deficit and supporting economic development. The project will enhance and promote the access for both women and men to safer, cleaner, and more efficient transport, thereby support economic development by minimizing travel time and reliability of transport modes. The benefits at economic growth will be in improved energy efficiency in energy, employment prosperity and more competitive market. At local level, the project will help create additional jobs and income opportunities through developing technical skills and enable business environment in the emerging sector of e-mobility and thus eventually improve the livelihoods.   Cutting CO2 emissions in tourism mobility is by far the key factor in creating a more sustainable form of tourism.[1] Touristic municipalities should comply with the trends such as sustainable tourism to remain an attractive destination for visitors. For instance, a success story/good practice model that Albanian cities can follow is the case of Slovenia, which confirms its leading role among tourist destinations[2]. Slovenia received the Best of Europe 2020 Award[3] in the field of sustainability, for its sustainable tourism management practices and for involving local communities in tourism activities, while successfully managing the challenges posed by tourist growth trends. The project will increase the awareness of the municipalities and the private tourism enterprises on future-proofing their tourism related income considering increasing sensitivity of the tourists on their emission footprints.  Health benefits:  Besides contribution to climate action, improving the national and local air quality is a critical benefit that will be gained through adoption of EVs. Replacing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with EVs will directly improve the local air quality in urban areas by removing tailpipe emissions of CO2, CO, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). In addition, the shift to e-mobility can reduce noise pollution since EVs have very quiet electric motors compared to ICE vehicles. Numerous studies have linked noise pollution to increased anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Mitigating harmful emissions and noise pollution will improve the public health (e.g., reduce the lost life years caused by the respiratory diseases linked to breathing polluted air) and well-being.        [1] “The impact of the EU car CO 2 regulation on the energy system and the role of electro-mobility to achieve transport decarbonisation”, Energy Policy, Vol. 96, pp. 153-166.      [2] https://www.slovenia.info/en/stories/green-story-of-slovenia       [3] Awarded by the ITB Berlin (Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin)