The overarching goal of this component is to support BiH and their just transition to a decarbonised, low greenhouse gas emissions, low air pollution and environmentally sustainable future that is coherent with other development priorities. Through this component, the programme will support stakeholders in identifying and implementing pathways that limit emissions through decarbonisation and other strategies, by filling key knowledge gaps, enhancing capacities to develop quantitative analyses, and engaging with policy and decision making. This effort is designed to lead to the uptake of new technologies, behaviours, management approaches, and planning systems, as well as to the design and implementation of ambitious, yet feasible, policies, actions, and measures at different jurisdiction levels.
The programme is focusing on Municipality of Breza, Municipality of Banovići, Municipality of Ugljevik and City of Živinice in BiH as pilot areas. In the future, this will hopefully be an inspiration and experience to learn from for the other coal regions in BiH.
In supporting the transition of coal regions in BiH, the programme team is working in the following work areas:
Defining Sustainable Transition Pathways. This work area aims to support LSGUs to develop comprehensive and participatory Transition Plans to guide long-term transformation towards more sustainable society. Priorities of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans will serve as the broad framework for the analysis, while the unique priorities for every partner LSGU will be taken into account. The areas will also be analyzed through the social, financial, and governance implications of the transition, taking into account the wider landscape of megatrends, technologies and cultural norms, and behavioral practices.
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Enabling Transitional Processes. By providing technical assistance for the development of transition policies and projects (project preparation documents/project fiches) BiH SuTra will support the LSGUs with the transition process. It will also involve actors with high potential to contribute positively to transitions, practices to capacity-building of transformative actors, and support innovation and deployment of sustainable solutions.
Support to Learning and Knowledge Exchange. This work area will support LSGUs in networking and exchanging experience within the BiH and with the Swedish, EU and international partners.
