Functional Review of Air Quality Management in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Functional Review of Air Quality Management in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-03T15:55:45Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-03T15:55:45Z
dc.date.issued	2025-01-03
dc.description.abstract	People in many parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are exposed to more toxic particulate matter (PM) air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. This is especially true for residents in urban areas, such as Sarajevo. The burning of solid fuels - often of poor quality - for domestic heating and cooking, prevalence of inefficient stoves and boilers, industry, and aging vehicle fleets are the main contributors to ambient air pollution (AAP). The high levels of air pollution in the country have significant negative effects on human health and the economy. BiH recognizes air quality management (AQM) as part of a broader set of measures geared towards climate change mitigation, energy transition, and sustainable growth, particularly because air pollution control promises significant co-benefits for climate change mitigation. The cost of inaction is high, and the need for more effective AQM is widely acknowledged. Focusing efforts on the residential sector promises substantial improvements in air quality because it is the largest source of PM air pollution. he objective of this functional review (FR) is to provide insights and develop recommendations for strengthening regulatory and institutional frameworks and capacity for AQM, enabling the country, entity, and cantonal governments to deliver better air quality for its citizens. The FR assesses whether existing legislation and policies clearly define the results to be achieved, assign roles and responsibilities, and establish efficient and accountable processes on how the results are to be delivered (what government should do). At an organizational level, the FR offers a mechanism to analyze whether and how institutional and implementation arrangements are fit for purpose (what government can do).	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099121924065022347/P17809016856070041b89d19b7801fca747
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/42599
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42599
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	AIR QUALITY
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject	TOXICITY
dc.subject	PARTICULATE MATTER (PM)
dc.subject	SOLID FUELS
dc.title	Functional Review of Air Quality Management in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	en
dc.type	Report
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2025-01-03
okr.date.lastmodified	2024-12-19T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Other Public Sector Study
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099121924065022347/P17809016856070041b89d19b7801fca747
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okr.identifier.docmid	P178090-6856071e-6394-4e04-b89d-9b7801fca747
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	34438549
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	34438549
okr.identifier.report	195727
okr.import.id	6177
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099121924065022347/pdf/P17809016856070041b89d19b7801fca747.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Europe and Central Asia
okr.region.country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
okr.sector	Other Public Administration
okr.theme	Urban Development,Mitigation,Participation and Civic Engagement,Environmental Health and Pollution Management,Air quality management,Social Development and Protection,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Urban Planning,Climate change,Urban and Rural Development,Social Inclusion
okr.topic	Governance::Governance Indicators
okr.topic	Environment::Air Quality & Clean Air
okr.topic	Urban Development::Urban Environment
okr.unit	ECA ENR PM 2 (SCAE2)