Project
Joint UN Programme: Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Project duration: 01-01-2019 Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Geographic Coverage: Bosnia and Herzegovina; SDGs 13, 11, 10, 9, 5, 4, 3 Key figures: 5 years | 8.4 million KM
Programme Goals
The programme will introduce and operationalize an integrated risk management and disaster risk management model at the local level to initiate disaster risk management from lower to higher levels of government. At the same time,the programme will facilitate the affirmation of the "model" of the system of preparedness and prevention at the local level with the potential of spreading throughout the country.
The "Reducing Disaster Risk for Sustainable Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina" is a joint program of the Government of Switzerland and the United Nations {UN) worth 8.4 million BAM. UN agencies responsible for its implementation: United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) in partnership with local authorities.
Partners
The Joint Swiss UN Programme will address key priorities in disaster risk reduction (DRR) identified by local authorities and various actors in the sectors: protection and rescue, education, social and child protection, health and agriculture.
The programme places particular emphasis on improving local coordination mechanisms in the area of disaster risk reduction, as well as on affirmation of the strategic risk planning process with an emphasis on the most vulnerable categories of population.
