Go to full description of the project » Outline This project will provide assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve their ability to combat a growing number of environmental problems. The project will assist with this goal by breaking ground for establishing a professional and independent National Environmental Agency (EPA). The project will be implemented in two major phases: A "working group" will be set up (with the involvement of representatives from each entity and state level, and international experts), the main assignment for which is to help in drafting the general Environmental Law, and to assess relevant entities/state ministries. This in order to propose the most efficient way for establishment of the National EPA, the division of work and responsibilities between the EPA and other governmental institutions and bodies by way of cooperating on state, entity, canton and inter-ministerial levels. A study tour in Italy will be organised in order to introduce the Italian-model of EPA. The Italian Protection Agency tour will show how, in practice, the structure of the EPA, its functions and its relations with relevant laboratories, inspectorates, institutes, ministries, etc. It will provide some good examples of EPA project implementation or organisational work. In particular the Italian hosts will demonstrate some of its practices and procedures -- i.e. administration, information and reporting, technical liaising and more.

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