1. Western Balkan Climate Resiliance Workshop Vienna, May 11-12, 2016 Influence of Climate Change on Water Sector in B&H Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations B&H www.mvteo.gov.ba Boško Kenjić, Head of Department Tel: +387 33 262 155 E-mail: bosko.kenjic@mvteo.gov.babosko.kenjic@mvteo.gov.ba

2. Content o Legal Framework – Regional dimension o Legal Framework – National dimension o Climate Change Adaptation and Low Emission Development Strategy for B&H o Climate change effects o On-going initiatives o Further activities

3. Legal Framework for Water Management - Regional dimension o Water Convention o Bilateral cooperation (Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro) o NEXUS for the Sava and the Drina River Basin o Danube River Protection Convention o RBM and FRMP adopted o ICPDR Climate Change Adaptation Strategy o Framework Agreement on Sava River Basin o Protocol on Flood Protection o RBM adopted o FRMP and FF&EWS under development o SavaGIS and SavaHIS fully operational o Water & Climate Adaptation Plan for the Sava River Basin

5. Legal Framework for Water Management – National dimension Integral Water Management Strategies adopted Action Plan for Flood Protection and River Management in B&H 2014-2017 including climate change Water Laws in line with EU legislation Draft RBMs including climate change as cross- cutting issue reflected in PoM Climate Change Adaptation and Low Emission Development Strategy for B&H

7. o Vision: o by 2025 B&H will be a sustainable and prosperous ‘green economy’ o EU member state with low emissions, a high quality of life for everyone, preserved natural ecosystems, sustainable natural resources management and high level of climate resilience o Water Resources and Agriculture highest priorities for adaptation – Biodiversity and sensitive ecosystems, Energy (hydropower), Forestry, Human health and Tourism

8. Climate Change effects o Negative effects of climate change are visible o historical climate data generally shows: warming trends in temperature, variation in precipitation patterns, and change of hydrology o More frequent extremes

11. On-going initiatives o Legal Framework o River Basin Management Plans by 2017 o Meteorological and hydrological observation network (Bosna, Vrbas, Drina, Una sub-basins) o Hydrological and hydraulic modelling capacities (flood and droughts forecasts) o Preliminary risk assessment finalized o Flood Hazard and Flood Risk mapping up to 2018 o Investments in “no-regret” flood protection infrastructure taking place o Inter-sectorial cooperation at national and regional level

12. Further activities o Capacity building (legal framework, improvement of cooperation, knowledge gaps and further analysis of impacts, long term sustainability) o Implementation of the PoM of River Basin Management Plans o Flood Risk Management Plans with program of measures o Hydro-meteorological observation network (Dinaric karst)

13. Further activities o Modelling and forecasting capacities o Improvement of the water information system to support decision making process o Investments in reconstruction of the existing flood protection infrastructure and investments in new one o Efficiency of the water supply and sanitation systems and operation of the public service providers o Regional cooperation (bilateral, Sava and Danube)

14. Western Balkan Climate Resiliance Workshop Vienna, May 11-12, 2016 Thank you for your attention! Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations B&H www.mvteo.gov.ba Boško Kenjić, Head of Department Tel: +387 33 262 155 E-mail: bosko.kenjic@mvteo.gov.babosko.kenjic@mvteo.gov.ba