Albania, with the support of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), has initiated a self-assessment process to lead to a better understanding of capacity development needs in the context of Albania’s priorities for addressing global environment challenges, and to gain a better understanding of how the global environmental management system may assist Albania to address these capacity development needs. The National Capacity needs Self Assessment (NCSA), project was implemented by a broad-based working group and operating under the guidance of a Steering Committee (SC), comprising significant stakeholders identified in NCSA process.