Current status of reforms in environmental sector - regulatory and policy, program documents and implementation of projects in the future Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina WKO Austria, Graz, 9 September 2004 Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina WKO Austria, Graz, 9 September 2004

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, SARAJEVO Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel./Fax Web:

IntroductionIntroduction  Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in northeastern part of the Balkan peninsula (border with Croatia and Serbia/Montenegro)  B&H covers an area of sq. km of which are 5% plains, 24% hills, 42% mountaines and 29% karst with approx. 3, inhabitants (before war 4, )  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.

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 C.B&H is in procedure of accession: Convention on Cooperation for the Protection and Sustainable Use of Danube River – Danube Convention

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 underway 1. “ Pilot project–Waste Recycling” 2. “Support to Air Monitoring in B&H”,...,etc CARDS 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)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”

International Community Assistance 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 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:  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 –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

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 – )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: