Drita Dade is a Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist at the World Bank country office in Tirana.

Prior to joining the World Bank, Mrs. Dade was Project Manager of UNDP/GEF Regional Project on the Conservation of Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems in the Mediterranean. She worked as International Relations Officer in the Department of Legislation and International Relations in the National Environmental Agency and former Committee of Environmental Protection.

Her key qualifications are in environmental management, environmental policies and legislation, and project management. Her area of expertise is natural resources management, integrated water management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, land management and rural development.

Mrs. Dade holds a Master degree in European Studies and Law, a Bachelor degree in Law specialized in European Environmental Law, and a Bachelor degree in English Language and Literature.