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Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
WKO Austria, Graz, 9 September 2004
Current status of
reforms in
environmental sector regulatory and policy,
program documents
and implementation of
projects in the future
Mladen Rudež
Chief 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
Introduction
 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
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
GOVERNMENT OF
FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
FEDERAL
METEOROGYCAL
INSTITUTE
FEDERAL
STATISTIC
INSTITUTE
MINISTRY
OF DEFENCE
MINISTRY OF
INTERNAL
AFFAIRS
MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORTATION
&
COMMUNICATION
FEDERAL
INSTITUTE FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH
PREMIER
MINISTRY
OF TRADE
MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION,
SCIENCE,
CULTURE &
SPORT
MINISTRY
OF JUSTICE
MINISTRY OF
SOCIAL
WELFARE
& REFUGEES
MINISTRY OF
FINANCES
MINISTRY
OF
HEALTH
MINISTRY OF
PHYSICAL
PLANNING
& ENVIRONMENT
MINISTRY OF
ENERGY,
MINING
& INDUSTRY
MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE, WATER
UTILITY & FORESTRY
REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
GOVERNMENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
MINISTRY
OF
EDUCATION
MINISTRY
OF
HEALTH
MINISTRY
OF
TRAFFIC
MINISTRY OF
PHYSICAL PLANNING, CIVIL ENGINEERING &
ECOLOGY
OTHER
MINISTRIES
MINISTRY OF
ENERGY &
MINING
MINISTRY OF
CULTURE & SCIENCE
MINISTRY OF
FINANCES
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY
& TECHNOLOGY
MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE &
WATER
FEDERATION OF &H: CANTON
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
PRESIDENT OF CANTON
CANTONAL GOVERNMENT
PRESIDENT OF CANTONAL
GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE AND
ADMINISTRATION
MINISTRY
OF
PLANNING &
HOUSING
MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORTATION &
COMMUNICATION
MINISTRY
OF
ECONOMIC
MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL
PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION
“Balkan Environmental Regulation Compliance
Enforcement Network” –BERCEN
MINISTRY
OF
OTHER ISSUES
MINISTRY OF
INTERNAL
AFFAIRS
MINISTRY
OF
HEALTH
MINISTRY OF
CULTURE &
SPORT
MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION,
SCIENCE &
INFORMATION
MINISTRY
OF
FINANCES
MINISTRY OF
LABOUR,
SOCIAL WELFARE &
REFUGEES
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
MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN TRADE AND
ECONOMIC RELATION
OF JUSTICE
MINISTRY EUROPEAN
INTEGRATION
GOVERNMENT
OF THE
FEDERATION
OF B&H
GOVERNMENT
OF THE
REPUBLIKA
SRPSKA
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEERING COMMITTEE
(ESC)
MINISTRY OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AND
REFUGEES
MINISTRY OF
CIVILE AFFAIRS AND
COMUNICATION
MINISTRY OF
TREASURY
INTITUTE FOR
STANDARDISATION,
METROLOGY AND
PATENTS
AGENCY FOR STATISTICS
ARCHIVE
Competent Inter
Entity Body
DISTRICT
OF
BRCKO
Main 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
Agreements of B&H: Conventions and
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 - UNCCD
B&H is in procedure of accession:
Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and
Sustainable Use of Danube River – Danube Convention
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•
•
C.
•
International Community Assistance
for 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
International Community Assistance
for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)
EU/EC CARDS
Environmental Programs:
• CARDS 2002 – in develop
1. “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 - underway
1. “ 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”
International Community Assistance
for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)
World Bank/IDA/IFC – WB Programs
1)
2)
National Environmental Action Plan/ NEAP in B&H
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”
International Community Assistance
for B&H Environmental Needs (Cont.)
Japan Assistance Program
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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
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 development of
evironmental legal and policy
framework
Under 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:
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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 development of legal and
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
Development and implementation of
environmental 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
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
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.
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
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
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
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
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
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
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
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
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
NEAP Project Priority:
6. Economy/ Sustainable development of economy
–
7.
Sustainable development strategy of B&H economy
Public health
–
8.
Establishment of unique health policy and strategy in
accirding with program document “Health for the 21
century”
Demining
–
Implementation comperhensive projects of demining spaces
for disimillar users
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
Implementation of NEAP B&H – Future activities
1)
The Entity Governments and Assemblies has adopoted NEAP
B&H – 2003
2) 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)
Development and implementation of
environmental program documents
(Cont.)
More of detailed information at the web pages:
www.neapbih.ba
www.koo.ba