Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mainstreaming environmental governance: linking local and national action in Bosnia and Herzegovina
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $5,500,000
Delivery Rate
Participating Agencies UNDP, FAO, UNEP
Main Achievements
- State of Environment Reporting process developed and Designated National Authority established. 60% of LEAP development process completed with 5 grants in implementation. Large numbers of stakeholders mobilized in 23 municipalities.
- Strategy agreed for implementation of grants to improve energy efficiency in public buildings.
- Capacity of local experts in the area of energy efficiency increased.
Contact Sinisa Rodic, JP Coordinator
srodic@undp.ba
srodic@undp.ba
The proposed programme to be jointly implemented by FAO, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO and UNV will address and overcome barriers to delivering environmental services and management at the local level in BiH. Interventions centre around providing capacity for developing Local Environmental Action Plans for 40 municipalities, providing seed funding for local service delivery priorities, raising the awareness and national level support for environmental action through an environmental innovation fund, and systems for capturing environmental data.
The programme will strengthen management of environmental resources and service delivery through improving local environmental governance and developing replicable models for local environmental planning. The knowledge generated will inform and support national planning and policy. This will help achieve MDGs 1, 6, 7 and 8 in BiH. Implementation will involve the participation of central and local government that have committed to provide co-financing.