Developing a programme for improving Air Quality Management in BiH Utveckla ett program för att förbättra Air Quality Management i BIH Naturvårdsverket ska genomföra en startfas för att utveckla ett långsiktigt program för att hjälpa Bosnien och Hercegovina att förbättra luftkvalitetsbedömningen och förvaltningen i landet. Naturvårdsverket to carry out an inception phase to develop a long-term programme to provide assistance to Bosnia & Herzegovina for improving air quality assessment and management in the country. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has been assigned to carry out an inception phase and to develop a long-term programme to for improving air quality assessment and management in the country in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The programme is aimed for Sweden’s support to BIH in area of air quality improvement.
The primary goal of this assignment is to carry out a thorough analysis of the current air quality situation in BiH and to develop a proposal for a long-term programme for Sweden to provide expert support to BIH to improve air quality assessment and management in the country.
The project adressed the main problem to be solved - the poor air quality in Bosnia and Herzegovina which is steadily worsening, particularly during winter months. This presents an insurmountable challenge (given their current resources) for institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina in terms of managing and improving air quality. On the other side, responsibilities are spread out over a range of institutions at different levels in BIH, which creates significant challenges for coordination. To that there are perceived gaps in the legislation and inadequate enforcement of existing provisions.