Table 5 Key Stakeholders' Involvement in Project Preparation and Implementation Stakeholder Involvement in Role and responsibility project in project preparation implementation Key government project partners FBiH Ministry of Foreign Trade The state-level MOFTER has Consultations in Exchange of information and Economic Relations primarily a coordinating role capacity as GEF and political support. (MOFTER) with regard to environmental Operational Focal Participant of the Project and energy issues, including Point Board. serving as GEF Operational Focal Point. The ministry has limited implementing capacities, but coordinates its activities through Entities. Also, the Ministry represents the country on international level with regard to environment. However, no new competencies with regard to environmental protection are to be transferred from entities to the state level in the next few years. In the however, this administrative reorganisation should have more efficient and capable state level ministry capable of taking competencies from entities, and not only having a coordination role as it is the case now. FBiH Ministry of Environment The previous State level focal Extensive Political support in and Physical Planning point for implementation of the consultations and approval of bylaws on CBD was the FBiH Ministry of wide support to mining, and resolution of Environment and Physical project elaboration. water management issues. Planning, but this responsibility Focal Point for CBD Support for cross-border has been transferred to the agreements with Croatia. Federal Ministry for Participant of Project Environment and Tourism Board. (FMOIT). FBiH Ministry for Environment As CBD focal point, the None, as this FMOIT representatives and Tourism (FMOIT) Ministry for Environment and ministry did not were invited to Project Tourism is responsible for exist at the time. Board, but they have communication with never nominated a international bodies, the representative or initiation of activities required participated in meetings. by the Convention and coordination with other relevant authorities and concerned stakeholders. The FMOIT is the competent authority for environment issues. FBiH Ministry of Energy, Competency in coordination and Consultations during Political support for Mining and Industry implementation of projects the preparation approval of mining related to energy and mining that process, exchange of rulebooks. are of interest for the Federation, information with
Table 5 Key Stakeholders' Involvement in Project Preparation and Implementation Stakeholder Involvement in project preparation Role and responsibility in project implementation Key government project partners FBiH Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (MOFTER) The state-level MOFTER has primarily a coordinating role with regard to environmental and energy issues, including serving as GEF Operational Focal Point. The ministry has limited implementing capacities, but coordinates its activities through Entities. Also, the Ministry represents the country on international level with regard to environment. However, no new competencies with regard to environmental protection are to be transferred from entities to the state level in the next few years. In the however, this administrative reorganisation should have more efficient and capable state level ministry capable of taking competencies from entities, and not only having a coordination role as it is the case now. Consultations in capacity as GEF Operational Focal Point Exchange of information and political support. Participant of the Project Board. FBiH Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning The previous State level focal point for implementation of the CBD was the FBiH Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, but this responsibility has been transferred to the Federal Ministry for Environment and Tourism (FMOIT). Extensive consultations and wide support to project elaboration. Focal Point for CBD Political support in approval of bylaws on mining, and resolution of water management issues. Support for cross-border agreements with Croatia. Participant of Project Board. FBiH Ministry for Environment and Tourism (FMOIT) As CBD focal point, the Ministry for Environment and Tourism is responsible for communication with international bodies, the initiation of activities required by the Convention and coordination with other relevant authorities and concerned stakeholders. The FMOIT is the competent authority for environment issues. None, as this ministry did not exist at the time. FMOIT representatives were invited to Project Board, but they have never nominated a representative or participated in meetings. FBiH Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry Competency in coordination and implementation of projects related to energy and mining that are of interest for the Federation, Consultations during the preparation process, exchange of information with Political support for approval of mining rulebooks.
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