National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP)

I. General information
What is the type of the document?:
Other

Country:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

Title of the programme/strategy:
National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP)

Title of the programme/strategy:
Akcioni plan zaštite okoliša za Bosnu i Hercegovinu

Keywords:

• Environment

Overview:
National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) for BiH which is based on national sustainable development priorities, Rio Agenda 21 and on objectives and priorities of The Sixth European Community Environment Action Programme 2001-2010, also considers climate change issues (NEAP BiH, 2003). Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a party to the UNFCCC, has participated in the work of Conference of the Parties (CoP6 to CoP13) and has carefully analyzed its obligations towards the Convention, such as commitment to prepare its Initial National Communication. Unfortunately, due to the after war activities that have occurred during the last decade, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a developing country, has found itself in quite a difficult economic situation.

Background and rationale:
key element of the NEAP is the comprehensive analysis of the state of the environment. Ten thematic areas were identified as covering the key environmental issues (air, water, land, forests, waste, space, economy, biodiversity, health and demography, legal and institutional framework), which were analyzed by working groups comprised of 50 local experts from all over BiH. During 2001 and 2002, four workshops were held, which, besides the experts, were also attended by the representatives of the state and entity authorities, representatives of Brčko District, municipal authorities, institutions and professional institutes, NGOs and the private sector. Representatives of international organizations and donors including the World Bank, OHR, USAID, UNDP and REC, significantly contributed to the NEAP process through active participation. Eight priority areas of NEAP were established through a joint multidisciplinary approach (Water resources/wastewater, Sustainable development of rural areas, Environmental management, Protection of biodiversity and landscape diversity, Waste/waste management, Economy, Public health and Demining). Following this process, the participants and experts defined the priority measures and activities, which are a necessary precondition for undertaking actions in each of the above areas.

II. Detailed information
Start date:
01/03/2003

Expected end date:
31/12/2010

Research policy priorities targeted:

• Basic research
• International research collaboration
• Knowledge transfer (between researchers)
• Networking

Geographic coverage:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Target group(s):

• Others (please comment below

Target fields:

• Energy
• Environment (including Climate Change)
• Health

IV. How to find out more
Information source:
http://www.neapbih.ba/home.php

Funding agency:
International Development Fund (IDF) grant from the World Bank for environmental capacity building.

Administering agency:
Denis Zvizdić Co-Director, FBiH Federalno ministarstvo prostornog uređenja i okoliša E-mail: dzvizdic@bih.net.ba or Dragan Milojčić Co-Director, RS NEAP BIH DIRECTORATE IURS, Banjaluka E-mail: milojcic@inecco.net

Date of submission:
19/11/2008 14:44