LocationsEnergy and Environment Sector
PROTECTING DEVELOPMENT GAINS.
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and address poverty and inequality, tackling climate change and disaster risks is essential. The Energy and Environment Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina plays a crucial role in building resilience by strengthening environmental governance, promoting renewable energy, and enhancing disaster risk reduction.
Through close collaboration with national and international partners, UNDP supports the country’s transition to a greener and more sustainable economy. Efforts focus on increasing access to climate finance, advancing low-carbon development, and integrating risk-informed policies that drive economic growth, job creation, and improved quality of life.
Recognizing the importance of inclusivity, the sector also promotes gender-responsive climate action by ensuring women’s participation in decision-making and access to climate finance and technologies. By integrating these approaches, UNDP strengthens Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ability to meet its international climate commitments.
ZERO-CARBON. RISK-INFORMED. SUSTAINABLE.
UNDP’s support to countries on climate change and disaster resilience is shaped by three important global agreements: the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNDP works with countries to help them reduce greenhouse gases and advance a long-term goal of zero-carbon development. At the same time, we work together with partners to adapt to the impacts of climate change, enhance access to clean energy, reduce the risk of disasters and, where needed, support resilient disaster recovery. Taken all together, these efforts are the path towards sustainable development that is risk-informed, zero-carbon and resilient.
Launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019, UNDP’s Climate Promise supports over 100 countries in enhancing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. As the world’s largest initiative for strengthening climate pledges, it promotes an inclusive, whole-of-society approach to ensure climate action advances equality and sustainabiliy. Leveraging its global expertise and country networks, UNDP provides tailored technical support to align NDCs with national development priorities across five key service areas.
GENDER AND CLIMATE ACTION.
Recognizing the connection between climate change and gender equality, UNDP in BiH works to amplify women's voices by increasing their participation in decision-making and improving their access to climate finance, technologies, and knowledge. Through initiatives such as the Gender and Climate Coalition, UNDP fosters cross-sector collaboration to integrate gender-responsive approaches into climate policies and actions. By addressing these interconnected priorities, UNDP supports BiH in its transition to a greener economy, advancing international climate commitments, and fostering a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future.
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
Through various projects and programs, UNDP supports Bosnia and Herzegovina in transitioning to greener energy solutions, strengthening environmental governance, reducing disaster risks, and mitigating the impacts of environmental degradation.
