BiH Sustainable Transition: World Café & Swedish Fika
Join us for a cozy gathering over a cup of warm beverage and delicious Swedish cookies as we come together to explore innovative strategies for advancing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s sustainable transition.
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Megatrends and foresight – key for planning for sustainable transitions
Throughout history people have tried to predict the future, from crystal balls to dream interpretation. Today we have modern foresight methods that can help us interpret change and plan for desirable and sustainable futures – and a key step in this process is understanding global megatrends. This piece summarizes discussions from two recent webinars on these topics.
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From Sweden to Bosnia and Herzegovina: the global movement for sustainable fashion
In recent years, the rise of fast fashion has led to an explosive increase in the production and disposal of clothing. While the best solution is to reduce consumption overall, the next best solution is to make sure that clothing gets reused or recycled, i.e. to create a circular economy for fashion. Europeans, on average, purchase around 26 kilograms of textiles annually, while discarding nearly half of that amount. The textile industry has become thus one of the largest contributors to water pollution and land degradation.
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The Municipality of Breza becomes first in BiH to adopt a sustainable transition plan
After a year-long preparation phase under the BiH SuTra programme, various expert discussions and rounds of public consultations, Breza adopted its first-ever sustainable transition plan. The newly adopted plan aligns with the EU Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, aiming to foster a more sustainable society and improve environmental and living conditions in Breza municipality.
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A Q&A with the Municipality of Banovići
The Municipality of Banovići has been selected as one of the four local self-government units for the implementation of activities under the BiH SuTra programme. The primary objective of the programme is to facilitate the sustainable transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina by creating and implementing effective measures and regulations at the local level, thus improving living conditions for citizens in municipalities and cities located in mining regions. We talked to the Edita Lugavić, adviser to the Mayor of the Municipality of Banovići, who is involved in the programme, who provided short and to the point answers to our questions related to the sustainable transition of the community. This is the last of four Q&As that has been published on the BiH SuTra website.
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A Q&A with the City of Živinice
The City of Živinice has been selected as one of the four local self-government units for the implementation of activities under the BiH SuTra programme. The primary objective of the programme is to facilitate the sustainable transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina by creating and implementing effective measures and regulations at the local level, thus improving living conditions for citizens in municipalities and cities located in mining regions. We talked to the Alija Nurkić, advisor to the Mayor of the City of Živinice, who is involved in the programme, to hear more about their thoughts and ideas for a sustainable transition.
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