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and implementation of and implementation of projects in the futureprojects in the future

Environment in Environment in Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina

WKO Austria, Graz, 9 September 2004

Environment in Environment in Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina

WKO Austria, Graz, 9 September 2004

Mladen RudežChief of Air, Water, Soil Protection and Waste Management

Department Co-president of Environmental Steering Committee/ESC in

B&H (as Inter-Entity Government Body)

Mladen RudežChief of Air, Water, Soil Protection and Waste Management

Department Co-president of Environmental Steering Committee/ESC in

B&H (as Inter-Entity Government Body)

Federal Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment

Titova St. 9A, 71000 SARAJEVO

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tel./Fax. + 387 33 445 146

E-mail: [email protected]

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.fmpouio.gov.ba

IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroduction

Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in northeastern part of the Balkan peninsula (border with Croatia and Serbia/Montenegro)

B&H covers an area of 51.129 sq. km of which are 5% plains, 24% hills, 42% mountaines and 29% karst with approx. 3,500.000 inhabitants (before war 4,250.000)

B&H is the country of mountains, forestry, rivers, lakes, hills, and has short coastal zone of Adriatic Sea, length 20km

High level of biological diversity, there are a number of endemic species and habitats, number of ecosystems with endemic and relict forms (30% namely 1800 species of total endemic flora at the Balkan are within of B&H tertitory)

Main relevant the authorities for environment in B&H

Main relevant the authorities for environment in B&H

1. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• The Federal Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment

- The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry,...etc.

2. In the Republic Srpska:

• The Ministry for Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology

- The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management,..etc.

FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ENTITY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

PREMIER

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

MINISTRY OF TRADE

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

MINISTRY OF FINANCES

MINISTRY OF

HEALTH

MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINING

& INDUSTRY

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION

& COMMUNICATION

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION,

SCIENCE, CULTURE &

SPORT

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL

WELFARE & REFUGEES

MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL PLANNING

& ENVIRONMENT

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, WATER UTILITY & FORESTRY

GOVERNMENT OF FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND

HERZEGOVINA

FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR

PUBLIC HEALTH

FEDERAL STATISTIC INSTITUTE

FEDERAL METEOROGYCAL

INSTITUTE

REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

MINISTRY OF

EDUCATION

MINISTRY OF

HEALTH

MINISTRY OF

TRAFFIC

OTHER MINISTRIES

MINISTRY OF ENERGY &

MINING

MINISTRY OF CULTURE & SCIENCE

MINISTRY OF

AGRICULTURE & WATER

MINISTRY OF FINANCES

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY

MINISTRY OF

PHYSICAL PLANNING, CIVIL ENGINEERING & ECOLOGY

“Balkan Environmental Regulation Compliance Enforcement Network” –BERCEN

FEDERATION OF &H: CANTON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

CANTONAL GOVERNMENT

PRESIDENT OF CANTON

PRESIDENT OF CANTONAL GOVERNMENT

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND

ADMINISTRATION

MINISTRY OF

PLANNING & HOUSING

MINISTRY OF

ECONOMIC

MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

MINISTRY OF

HEALTH

MINISTRY OF FINANCES

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATION

MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE &

INFORMATION

MINISTRY OF CULTURE & SPORT

MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL WELFARE & REFUGEES

MINISTRY OF

OTHER ISSUES

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE STATE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PRESIDENCY OF

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (Rotation between three ethnic

members)

COUNCIL OF MINISTRIES OF B&H

DISTRICT OF

BRCKO

MINISTRY OF CIVILE AFFAIRS AND

COMUNICATION

MINISTRY EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND

ECONOMIC RELATION OF JUSTICE

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

GOVERNMENT OF THE

FEDERATION OF B&H

MINISTRY OF TREASURY

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND REFUGEES

ENVIRONMENTAL STEERING COMMITTEE

(ESC)

GOVERNMENT OF THE

REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

INTITUTE FOR STANDARDISATION, METROLOGY AND PATENTS

AGENCY FOR STATISTICS

ARCHIVE

Competent Inter Entity Body

Main environmental Problems in B&HMain environmental Problems in B&H

Main problems in the area of B&H environmental issues are:

• lack of capacity, trained staff and expiriance (“brain drain” due to the war)

• lack of equipment for national environmental monitoring, information system and database

• lack of air, water, soil and waste of monitoring and polluter registers

• insufficient of environmental inspections for enforcement and compliance of regulatory

• lack of institutional capacity and own funds

• insufficient of co-operation between different sectors on environmental issues (vertical and horizontal level of responsibilities)

Environmental International Environmental International Agreements of B&H: Conventions and Agreements of B&H: Conventions and

Protocols Protocols A. B&H is Party of 46 Environmental Conventions,

Protocols,Treaties, Agreements and Amendments as succession country of the former Yugoslavia and 4 new conventions as independent state.

B. Bosnia and Herzegovina has ratified:• Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements

of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal – Basel Convention

• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC• UN Convention on Biological Diversity• UN Convention to Combat Desertification - UNCCDC. B&H is in procedure of accession:• Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and

Sustainable Use of Danube River – Danube Convention

InternationalInternational Community Assistance Community Assistance for B&H Environmental Needsfor B&H Environmental Needs

1) EU/EC Programs:– PHARE / CARDS Programme – LIFE TCY

2) World Bank/IDA/IFC – WB Programs

3) Japan Assistance Program - JICA

InternationalInternational Community Assistance Community Assistance for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)

EU/EC CARDS

Environmental Programs:• CARDS 2002 – in develop1. “Support for Capacity Building

of Environmental Management”

2. “Development of a National Environmental Monitoring System in B&H”

3. “Support for Improved Waste Management in B&H”, ...etc

• CARDS 2003 - underway1. “ Pilot project–Waste Recycling”

2. “Support to Air Monitoring in B&H”,...,etc

• CARDS 2004 - in preparation

1. “Suport to Sustainable Environmental Management – Public Awarenes Programme”

2. “Support to Environmental Field Inspection”

InternationalInternational Community Assistance Community Assistance for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)

World Bank/IDA/IFC – WB Programs1) National Environmental Action Plan/ NEAP in B&H 2) Solid Waste Management Project – Building of

Sanitaric Regional Landfills

( Implementation of EU/EC PHARE Project: Solid Waste

Management Strategy in B&H )

3) WB/GEF Projects in process preparation: - ”Integrated Eco-systems Management in the Neretva

and Trebisnjica River Basin” - “Forest and Mountain Biodiversity Conservation Project”

InternationalInternational Community Assistance Community Assistance for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)

Japan Assistance Program Japanese grant via WB for Feasibility Studies of

Sanitary Regional Landfills: Banja Luka, Bihac, Livno, Mostar, Tesanj, Tuzla, Zenica

- Studies in Plan: Gorazde, Bugojno JICA - Study for “Transport Master Plan in B&H

Hazardous Waste in B&H JICA – Study on Sustainable Development

through Eco-Tourisam in B&H

Environmental regional cooperation on Environmental regional cooperation on cross border issues cross border issues

1) Regional projects:

Pact Stability-Work Table II -Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programme/ REReP, 4. Regional Cross-Border Projects

2) Cross-border and bilateral co- operation:

B&H, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany

3) Cross-border co-operation and meeting: Signing of

Letter/Statement of Intent

The co-operation cconcerning the Management of the Sava River Basin Between: B&H, Croatia, Slovenia and

Yugoslavia (Serbia& Montenegro), signed 29 November 2001 in Sarajevo

Reform and Reform and development of development of evironmental evironmental legal and policy legal and policy

frameworkframeworkUnder support of EU/EC PHARE Programme: “Preparation Environmental Legislation in B&H

1) Since 2002/2003 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (in both of Entities) has adopted and came in force of the new set environmental laws:

Environmental Framework Law; Law on Air Protection; Law on Water Protection; Law on Waste Management; Law on Nature Protection; Law on Ecological Fund

(published by Official Gazette of RS, No. 53/2002 and Official Gazette of Federation B&H, No.19/2003)

Reform and dReform and development of legal and evelopment of legal and policy framework (continue)policy framework (continue)

2) Underway:

- Drawing up of secondary legislation in both of B&H Entities under provisions the mentioned set of environmental laws – 86 regulations ( until the end

of 2004 expeckt publishing 1/3 the above by- laws concerning air, waste, nature and environmennt protection issues )

3) Also, underway at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

- Preparation of the Environmental Law –roof law and Fisibility study as ligal the frame of EPA B&H

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

1) In process of implementation:

Solid Waste Management Strategy in B&H (EU/EC PHARE Project)

2) Implementation of WB Project:

National Environmental Action Plan/ NEAP B&H

3) In process of develop:

PRSP – Development Strategy of B&H (2003 to 2007) Part – Anex VII, Sectors Priority: Environment

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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Goals of NEAP B&H- The comperhensive analysis of the state of

environmennt in Bosnia and Herzegovina- Identification of short and long-term priority actions

and measures in the area of environment protection - Preparation a long-term environmental protection

strategy in B&H, and- Facilitate building of unified environmental protection

policy and strategy in context of microeconomic reform, poverty reduction strategy and transition process.

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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Priority areas of NEAP B&H• Water resources/ Wastewaters• Sustainable development of rural areas• Environmental management/Environmental

information system, integral planning and education/• Protection of biological and landscape diversity• Waste/ Waste management• Economy/ Sustainable development of economy• Public health , and• Demining

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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NEAP Project Priority:1. Water Resources/ Waste Waters

– Preparation of integral plans of river basins– Project for long-term water supply of population in most

dengered B&H regions – Reconstruction existing plants of waste water treatment

and building new– Reconstruction and construction sewage systems– Rehabilitation of flood prevention systems– Projects related to use of water for irrigating agricultural

fields and production of electrical power

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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NEAP Project Priority:2. Sustainable development of rural areas

– Program of organic food production– Cultivation of agricultural soil – achieve higher production in

agriculture in line decreasing poverty – Soil categorisation-achieving rational soil use and

sustainable development – Program for long-term development of forestry

3. Environmental management/ Environmental information system, integral planning and education/– Establishment of B&H environmental information system

(monitoring and databases, GIS, etc.– Environmental education

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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NEAP Project Priority:

4. Protection of biological and landscape diversity– Strategy and B&H action plan for balanced management of

biological, geological and landscale diversity

– Preparation program for protection of 15-20% B&H teritory

5. Waste/ Waste management– Implementation projects of Solid Waste Strategy in B&H

– Reconstruction of current landfillds and building of sanitaric regional landfills, elmination and rehabilitation of number illegal and wild dumps

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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NEAP Project Priority:

6. Economy/ Sustainable development of economy– Sustainable development strategy of B&H economy

7. Public health – Establishment of unique health policy and strategy in

accirding with program document “Health for the 21 century”

8. Demining– Implementation comperhensive projects of demining spaces

for disimillar users

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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Implementation of NEAP B&H – Future activities 1) The Entity Governments and Assemblies has adopoted NEAP B&H –

20032) In line of NEAP implementation process:

- the Inter-entity environmental protection program, and- regional and local environmental action plans/ LEAPs

3) NEAP implementation process:- short and long-term Strategy for sustainable economic development and Poverty reduction strategy paper/ PRSP in B&H ( ensure proper balance between socio-economic development and environmental protection in B&H )

4) ESC approved as urgent priority List of project briefs under name «NEAP 100 projects» - as further implementation of NEAP in the Practice ( First presentation at Mostar Investment Conference in Februar 2004)

DDevelopment evelopment and implementation and implementation of of environmental program documentsenvironmental program documents

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More of detailed information at the web pages:

www.neapbih.ba

www.koo.ba