Joint UN Programme: Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Project name :

Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Budget :

500K$ - 1M$

Project duration :

01-01-2019

Location :

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic Coverage: Bosnia and Herzegovina; SDGs 13, 11, 10, 9, 5, 4, 3
Key figure: 

5

years

8.4

million KM
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Programme Goals

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. The Joint UN Programme "Reducing Disaster Risk in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Sustainable Development" will support Bosnian citizens, especially the most vulnerable categories and high-risk local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to prepare and adapt to the risks of disasters and strikes in different sectors of development.

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: the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Children's Fund {UNICEF), the United Nations Educationat Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the 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.