Municipal Environmental Governance,  UNDP - MEG 2 project Kommunal miljöstyrning, UNDP Kapaciteten vad gäller vattenförsörjning och avloppsvatten är ojämnt fördelade mellan lokala myndigheter i Bosnien och Hercegovina (BiH) och deras kvalitet behöver förbättras. Lokala myndigheters begränsade ekonomiska resurser för att tillhandahålla kostnadskrävande offentliga tjänster och överlappande myndighetsansvar, resulterar i ad hoc-betonade och fragmenterade investeringar i infrastruktur, vilket resulterar i offentliga tjänster av dålig kvalitet och svårighet att utkräva ansvar.

Det övergripande målet för MEG2-projektet (Municipal Environmental Governance) är att bidra till demokratisering av det lokala styret i BiH och mer rättvisa, effektiva och effektiva offentliga tjänster för medborgarna, särskilt vattenförsörjning och avloppsvatten. Politisk dialog och politiska förändringar, tillsammans med förbättringar av lagstiftningen på området vattenförsörjning och hantering av avloppsvatten, kommer att möjliggöra en effektivare, mer rättvis och hållbar leverans av viktiga lokala tjänster.

Projektet syftar till att sprida framgångsrika strategier för vattenförvaltning som ökar kapaciteten hos lokala myndigheter för effektivare planering, styrning och leverans av tjänster för vattenförsörjning och avloppsvatten på lokal nivå. Fokus ligger på att öka medvetenheten hos kommunfullmäktige och styrelsemedlemmar i lokala vattenföretag om deras roller och ansvar när det gäller tillhandahållande av vattentjänster. Detta inkluderar förbättring av regelverk i både stads- och landsbygdsområden. Stödet anpassas för att stärka professionalisering och modernisering av lokal vattenförvaltning genom specifik uppföljning och mätning av servicenivåer. 

Svenskt stöd riktar sig till kommunerna Bosanski Petrovac, Mostar, Teslic, Tomislavgrad och Trebinje. Det expertstöd som ges genom MEG2-projektet hjälper dessa kommuner att effektivt kunna underhålla och driva investeringar i avloppsvattenrening som också stöds av Sverige genom andra insatser.

Det fyraåriga projektet finansieras gemensamt av Schweiz, EU, Sverige och BIHs regering. Det är en integrerad del av en bredare uppsättning reform- och investeringsinsatser vilka styrs av den ”gemensamma visionen” för att främja reformer inom vattenförsörjning och avloppsrening i BiH 2021-2028, som utarbetats med stöd av det internationella och givarsamfundet i BiH. Local public service delivery in water supply and wastewater management sectors are uneven across local governments in the country and needs improvement. Limited financial resources of local governments to provide cost-intensive public services and vertically overlapping cross-government responsibilities, result in ad-hoc and fragmented investments in capital infrastructure, which eventually leads to poor quality public services and accountability gaps.

The overall goal of the Municipal Environmental Governance (MEG2) project is to contribute to the democratisation of local governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina and more equitable, effective, and efficient public services for the citizens, particularly water supply and wastewater management services. Policy dialogue and policy changes, together with regulatory improvements in the area of water supply and wastewater management services, will provide for more effective, fair and sustainable delivery of essential local services.

The Project aims at scaling up successful water utility governance approaches to enhance capacities of local governments for more effective planning, management, operationalization and delivery of water supply and wastewater management services at the local level. Focus will be on raising awareness of local government councils and water utilities' boards of directors on their roles and responsibilities when it comes to provision of water services. Integral to this support are improved regulatory frameworks for water supply and wastewater management services in both urban and rural areas within local governments. Customised assistance will support professionalisation and modernisation of water utilities, through a service-specific set of performance benchmarks.

Swedish support will target the municipalities of Bosanski Petrovac, Mostar, Teslic, Tomislavgrad and Trebinje. The technical assistance to be provided through MEG2 project will help these municipalities to be able to efficiently maintain and operate investments in wastewater treatment supported also by Sweden through other interventions.

The four-years Project is jointly financed by the Government of Switzerland, European Union, Sweden and Government of BIH. It is an integral part of a wider set of reform and investment interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina guided by the Joint vision for advancing the water supply and wastewater management services reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021-2028, supported by the international and donor community in the country.

The four-years Project is jointly financed by the Government of Switzerland, European Union, Sweden and Government of BIH. It is an integral part of a wider set of reform and investment interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina guided by the Joint vision for advancing the water supply and wastewater management services reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021-2028, supported by the international and donor community in the country. The Project’s overall goal is to contribute to the democratisation of local governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina and more equitable, effective, and efficient public services for the citizens, particularly water supply and wastewater management services. Policy dialogue and policy changes, together with regulatory improvements in the area of water supply and wastewater management services, will provide for more effective, fair and sustainable delivery of essential local services. The intervention envisages three outcomes:
Outcome 1: State, entity and cantonal governments set in place a more conducive policy and regulatory environment that affirms result-oriented local governance and improved water supply and wastewater management services.
Outcome 2: Local governments improve their performance, are more accountable, inclusive and gender-responsive, and provide high quality services, in particular in the water sector.
Outcome 3: Citizens, including the most vulnerable, benefit from water supply and wastewater management services provided in a more efficient, accountable, and sustainable manner.
Sweden will provide direct support to activities under two Project outputs: 1) State, entity and cantonal governments set in place a more conducive policy and regulatory environment that affirms result-oriented local governance and improved water supply and wastewater management services (Outcome 1) and 2) Citizens, including the most vulnerable, benefit from improved water supply and wastewater management services provided in a more efficient, accountable, and sustainable manner (Outcome 3).
The Project is an integral part of a wider set of reform and investment interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina guided by the Joint vision for advancing the water supply and wastewater management services reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021-2028, supported by the international and donor community in the country.