#1WATER UNECE ACTION DECADE UN WATER 2011-2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina International partnership on the supporting reform of the water supply and sanitation sector Igor Palandzic World Bank#2BACKGROUND BiH's aspirations to EU accession => water and wastewater management is a high priority; BiH water services sector governance, institutional, legal, and regulatory framework in BiH shows a highly fragmented sector; Lack of institutional capacity, weak operation and maintenance (O&M) practices, nonexistent incentive mechanisms; • Past investments in infrastructure (over EUR 500 million in last decade) have not been accompanied by the sector modernization measures. WATER UNECE ACTION DECADE UN WATER 2011-2020#3Access to public water and sanitation services in BiH Proportion of the population 100% 90% Figure 1: WSS Service Delivery Structure in BiH 80% 40% 70% 60% 50% 40% 12% 40% 30% 60% 48% 20% 10% 0% FBiH RS ■Self-supply ■Locally managed system ■Self-supply or locally managed system Public water utility Source: Water Management Strategies for FBiH (2015) and RS (2018). UNECE WATER ACTION DECADE UN WATER 2011-2020#4Progress towards the objectives of the International Water Action Decade and SDG 6 6 CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION SDG 6: ENSURE SANITATION CONDITIONS AND ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER FOR ALL Target 6.1: By 2030 achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable water for all SDG indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using drinking water from safely managed systems Year Indicator value Baseline (2019) 75 Mid-term (2023) 80 Target (2030) 90 Target 6.3: By 2030 improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated waste water and substantially in- creasing recycling and reuse globally SDG indicator 6.3.1: Population connected to urban waste water treatments, u % Year Baseline (2015) Indicator value 3,6 Mid-term (2023) 20,0 Target (2030) 50,0 Alternative SDG indicator 6.3.2.a: Biochemical oxygen demand in rivers Year Baseline (2013) Indicator value 2,30 Mid-term (2023) 2,10 Target (2030) 1,94 Alternative SDG indicator 6.3.2.b: Phosphate in rivers Year Indicator value Baseline (2014) 0,03 Mid-term (2023) 0,03 Target (2030) 0,03 UNECE WATER ACTION DECADE 2011-2020 UN WATER#5Investments (€) 4.000 000.000 RS 3.500 000.000 FBiH 3.000 000.000 2.500 000.000 2.000 000.000 -34% 66% 33%. 1.500 000.000 67% 36% 1.000 000.000 64% 500 000.000 0 Water Sanitation WATER UNECE ACTION DECADE 2011-2020 TOTAL UN WATER#6• • ● Actions Need for coordinated financing and technical assistance to support the modernization of the sector; BiH Water Alliance (EU Delegation, World Bank, Embassies of Switzerland and Sweden, UNDP, EBRD and EIB) - to support modernization of the sector; Agreed and accepted guiding principles of the WA; On technical level: development of the strategic documents and actions (Joint Vision for the Sector, Program for Sector Modernization, tariff methodology, benchmarking => new Law on Water Services); On political level: High level meetings, commitment, adoption of the strategic documents; Providing support for implementation of the new legislation. UNECE WATER ACTION DECADE 2011-2020 UN WATER#7Lessons learned Country very complex institutional organization; Lot of donors and IFIs in the sector - different approaches; Need to set common understanding between international partners and government; one vision => one goal => modernization of the sector => increase efficiency of the service => achieving SDG goals! WATER UNECE ACTION DECADE UN WATER 2011-2020#8Thank you Email address: [email protected] UNECE WATER ACTION DECADE 2011-2020 UN WATER