2021 - 2027 IPA CBC Bosnia and Herzegovina - Montenegro

Fundamental information

Programme’s character code identifier (CCI)

N/A

Programme website

http://cbc.bih-mne.org/

CBC Structures

BA - Directorate for European Integration

ME - Ministry of European Affairs

Contracting Authority

Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Joint Technical Secretariat

JTS main office: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

JTS antenna office: Nikšić, Montenegro

Programme Document

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Total budget (including technical assistance)

EUR 9,734,117.64

EU funding (outstanding EU funding)
(including technical assistance)

EUR 8,400,000.00

Eligible Geographical Area

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Breza, Olovo, Vareš, Grad Visoko, Foča (FBiH), Grad Goražde, Pale (FBiH), Fojnica, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Grad Čapljina, Čitluk, Jablanica, Konjic, Grad Mostar, Neum, Prozor-Rama, Stolac, Ravno, Grude, Grad Ljubuški, Posušje, Grad Široki Brijeg, Centar Sarajevo, Hadžići, Ilidža, Ilijaš, Novi Grad Sarajevo, Novo Sarajevo, Stari Grad Sarajevo, Trnovo, Vogošća, Kupres, Grad Livno, Tomislavgrad, Berkovići, Bileća, Višegrad, Gacko, Istočni Mostar, Istočna Ilidža, Istočni Stari Grad, Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Pale, Sokolac, Trnovo, Kalinovik, Kupres, Ljubinje, Nevesinje, Novo Goražde, Rogatica, Rudo, Grad Trebinje, Foča, Čajniče.

Montenegro: Berane, Bijelo Polje, Kolašin, Mojkovac, Petnjica, Pljevlja, Plužine, Šavnik, Žabljak, Danilovgrad, Nikšić, Herceg Novi, Kotor, Tivat.

Programme core indicators

Reconciliation, confidence building and good neighbourly relations

Number of organisations participating in cross-border networks/partnerships formed, disaggregated by type of organisation (especial mention of women’s associations) (Baseline 2021: 5 – Intermediate target 2024: 20 - Target 2029: 50)

Number of organisations directly involved in the implementation of the projects, disaggregated by type of organisation (especial mention of women’s associations) (Baseline 2021: 277 – Intermediate target 2024: 300 - Target 2029: 400)

Economic, social and territorial development of border areas

Number of new jobs resulting from programme activities, disaggregated by the sex and type of vulnerable group of the new employees (Baseline 2021: 54 (85% PWD, 57% women) – Intermediate target 2024: 56 - Target 2029: 74)

Number of new businesses established, disaggregated by the sex and age of the owner (Baseline 2021: 44 – Intermediate target 2024: 46 - Target 2029: 64)

Capacity building at all levels

Number of organisations/institutions with increased capacities, disaggregated by the type of organisation (especial mention of women’s associations) (Baseline 2021: 63 – Intermediate target 2024: 70 - Target 2029: 100)

Priorities, specific objectives and indicators

Thematic priority: Environment protection, climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management

Impact indicator:
• Percentage of population in the programme area benefitting from disaster risk reduction measures supported by the programme (Baseline 2021: 0% – Target 2029: 1%)
• Percentage of municipalities implementing climate change adaptation solutions (Baseline 2021: 0% – Target 2029: 10%)

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Specific objective(s)/outcome(s)	Results/outputs	Types of activities	Indicators
Communities improve resilience to natural and manmade disasters and climate change challenges	Result 1: The capacity of authorities and emergency services to manage natural and manmade disaster risks is enhanced	• Generation of knowledge on the existing and expected future disaster risks (including those associated with climate change and environmental degradation) that builds on higher level studies and addresses the needs of local decision-makers (e.g. small-scale research and collection of data, analysis, risk assessment, mapping, monitoring, in areas vulnerable to floods, landslides, fires, snow, etc.) • Developing cross-border frameworks for cooperation and pooling resources for civil protection and disaster response when such arrangements would be mutually beneficial • Development of rescue protocols and/or operational procedures for civil protection services and other bodies involved in disaster risk management • Design and implementation of multi-hazard information and early warning systems • Investments in equipment for prevention, preparedness, rescue and recovery, including ICT solutions and technology improvements and training for the use of equipment • Capacity building for disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery services, including professionals and volunteers (trainings, workshops, conferences, seminars, practical exercise, etc.) • Small-scale investments in protection measures in disaster-prone areas, which will improve the safety of the local population and settlements, businesses and productive assets, critical infrastructure and ensure nature and environmental protection, including biodiversity • Testing or demonstrating locally appropriate solutions for enhancing resilience of critical infrastructure and systems to plausible risks that may affect their functionality • Exchange of experience and dissemination of good practices related to disaster risk management • Engagement of policy makers and key stakeholders who may be affected by climate change and other emergent risks into design of suitable response measures or risk informed development (e.g. climate proofing of future urban plans instead of having separate climate change adaptation plans) • Dissemination of disaster risk information to the local population, taking into account different categories of users living and working in areas of high risk of natural or man made hazards how to prepare for and act in emergency situations • Generation of knowledge on the effects of climate change on living and working conditions in the programme area, as well as on the potential for green and circular economy, and green and sustainable jobs • Capacity building and knowledge dissemination on climate change effects, potentials for green and circular economy and green and sustainable jobs as well as mainstreaming adaptation approaches in decision-making, where possible with a cross-sectoral approach • Development of professional skills to ensure a fair transition to a sustainable economy, including through re- and up-skilling towards green jobs and the greening of jobs, and through adequate social protection measures • Development of local strategies and action plans for strengthening resilience and assessing risks and vulnerabilities to climate change • Development, testing and demonstrating innovative solutions to promote climate change adaptation and mitigation, including specific measures in forestry and agriculture, tourism, biodiversity, water systems, green energy • Promotion of green and circular economy and promotion of green jobs by reducing the use of resources • Support to climate change adaptation of urban areas with green infrastructure (e.g. green surfaces in urban areas, ecosystem services in urban areas) • Investment related to the testing and demonstrating of solutions and measures • Exchange of experience and dissemination of good practices on possible solutions in identifying adaptation options to climate change • Dissemination of information to specific groups (agriculture and forestry sector, nature protection, homeowners, seniors and other vulnerable groups, etc.), living and working in areas of climate change effects and possible adapting strategies	Outcome Number of organisations/ institutions with improved capacities to respond to cross border disaster situations, disaggregated by the type of organisation (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 6) Output Number of disaster risk management systems/tools developed or improved (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 8) Number of protection measures developed or improved (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 8) Number of persons with capacity to contribute to disaster risk reduction, disaggregated by gender (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 100) Number of persons with increased awareness on risk preparedness, disaggregated by gender (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 300) Number of organisations directly involved in the implementation of the projects, disaggregated by type of organisation (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 6)
Communities improve resilience to natural and manmade disasters and climate change challenges	Result 2: The capacity of local authorities, economic operators and CSOs to address climate change challenges is enhanced	• Generation of knowledge on the existing and expected future disaster risks (including those associated with climate change and environmental degradation) that builds on higher level studies and addresses the needs of local decision-makers (e.g. small-scale research and collection of data, analysis, risk assessment, mapping, monitoring, in areas vulnerable to floods, landslides, fires, snow, etc.) • Developing cross-border frameworks for cooperation and pooling resources for civil protection and disaster response when such arrangements would be mutually beneficial • Development of rescue protocols and/or operational procedures for civil protection services and other bodies involved in disaster risk management • Design and implementation of multi-hazard information and early warning systems • Investments in equipment for prevention, preparedness, rescue and recovery, including ICT solutions and technology improvements and training for the use of equipment • Capacity building for disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery services, including professionals and volunteers (trainings, workshops, conferences, seminars, practical exercise, etc.) • Small-scale investments in protection measures in disaster-prone areas, which will improve the safety of the local population and settlements, businesses and productive assets, critical infrastructure and ensure nature and environmental protection, including biodiversity • Testing or demonstrating locally appropriate solutions for enhancing resilience of critical infrastructure and systems to plausible risks that may affect their functionality • Exchange of experience and dissemination of good practices related to disaster risk management • Engagement of policy makers and key stakeholders who may be affected by climate change and other emergent risks into design of suitable response measures or risk informed development (e.g. climate proofing of future urban plans instead of having separate climate change adaptation plans) • Dissemination of disaster risk information to the local population, taking into account different categories of users living and working in areas of high risk of natural or man made hazards how to prepare for and act in emergency situations • Generation of knowledge on the effects of climate change on living and working conditions in the programme area, as well as on the potential for green and circular economy, and green and sustainable jobs • Capacity building and knowledge dissemination on climate change effects, potentials for green and circular economy and green and sustainable jobs as well as mainstreaming adaptation approaches in decision-making, where possible with a cross-sectoral approach • Development of professional skills to ensure a fair transition to a sustainable economy, including through re- and up-skilling towards green jobs and the greening of jobs, and through adequate social protection measures • Development of local strategies and action plans for strengthening resilience and assessing risks and vulnerabilities to climate change • Development, testing and demonstrating innovative solutions to promote climate change adaptation and mitigation, including specific measures in forestry and agriculture, tourism, biodiversity, water systems, green energy • Promotion of green and circular economy and promotion of green jobs by reducing the use of resources • Support to climate change adaptation of urban areas with green infrastructure (e.g. green surfaces in urban areas, ecosystem services in urban areas) • Investment related to the testing and demonstrating of solutions and measures • Exchange of experience and dissemination of good practices on possible solutions in identifying adaptation options to climate change • Dissemination of information to specific groups (agriculture and forestry sector, nature protection, homeowners, seniors and other vulnerable groups, etc.), living and working in areas of climate change effects and possible adapting strategies	Outcome Number of organisations and institutions with raised capacity on climate change adaptation as a result of the programme, disaggregated by the type of organisation (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 8) Output Number of practical demo/pilot solutions and measures contributing to climate change adaptation (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 3) Number of participants to capacity building activities with increased understanding of climate change (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 300) Number of staff of local administration with increased knowledge on mainstreaming of climate change in decision-making (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 20) Number of organisations directly involved in the implementation of the projects, disaggregated by type of organisation (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 50)

Thematic priority: Tourism and cultural and natural heritage

Impact indicator:
Number of arrivals to the programme area (Baseline 2021: TBD – Target 2029: 3 - 4 % Increase)

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Specific objective(s)/outcome(s)	Results/outputs	Types of activities	Indicators
Sustainable natural and cultural heritage tourism contributes more to the tourism of the programme area	Result 1: More sustainable and better cultural/natural tourism products	• Development of cross-border tourism products based on sustainable use of local cultural, natural and other resources (Development of new sustainable, circular and/or low-waste tourist products/experiences based on local cultural, natural and other resources, ensuring compliance with valid regulations on decent working conditions and employment, and using innovative methods and technical approaches or diversification of eco- and sustainable tourist offers to new target groups and markets, Small scale cross-border research related to tourism product development and innovation, Mapping and valorization of cultural and natural heritage in a sustainable way, ensuring balance between protection (including biodiversity) and development, Preparation of Visitor Management Action Plans, which should define the visitor capacity of areas in order to achieve sustainability of the activities, Development of complementary offers based on local resources, such as local food, handicrafts products, etc., Creation, improvement and connection of local offers in specific cross-border thematic products (e.g. hiking, biking, culture, nature, food), Development of itineraries and packages, including links between urban and rural offers) • Investments in renovation of cultural and natural sites and related visitors’ infrastructure (Small scale investments in conservation, restoration and preservation of the cultural and natural sites and values, Investments in enhancing visitors’ infrastructure (e.g. interpretation centres, info points, physical access to cultural and natural sites) and necessary accessibility measures, including special needs for people with disabilities, Supply of equipment to improve visitors’ experience, specific measures to enable - experience to people with disabilities or other specific vulnerable groups, Establishment or improvement of visitor management in nature and other areas under pressure by increased visits, where preservation of the heritage and environment is necessary) • Awareness raising and motivational activities for potential tourist providers, tourism and tourism related business start-up support based on local potentials and needs • Training and related activities - Capacity building for the actors of local/regional tourism ecosystems, such as training, mentoring, awareness raising, exchange of good practices, mobility, study visits in relation to relevant areas. Indicative examples of topics: Understanding the customers, their needs and trends, especially with a view to address the post COVID-19 market changes, Support destinations to prepare and implement Action recovery plans to support their quick recovery and readiness to welcome visitors again, Knowledge sharing and workshops for local stakeholders to integrate circular and sustainable principles in their products, Innovation in product and service development, Quality of services, standards, hospitality, safety, Use of new interpretation methods, Regional branding and marketing, including digital marketing, Cross-border product and destination management, internationalization) • Setting up new or strengthening existing cooperation forms to manage cross-border tourism products (Connecting operators of cultural and natural sites, businesses, tourist organizations and other actors in cross-border cooperation and management forms, like local value chains, clusters, networks, product-based management, cross-border exchanges and networks for the management of unsustainable forms of tourism in the programme area) • Joint promotion and marketing activities (Development of innovative marketing concepts, including branding, and (digital) promotion tools, Promotion of new tourism offers through collaboration with already established destinations, Implementation of joint promotion/marketing actions to address domestic and international markets).	Outcome • Number of visitors to supported sites, of which visitors to rural hinterlands (Baseline 2021: 0% - Target 2029: 3% increase) • Number of organisations/ institutions with increased capacities, disaggregated by the type or organisation (Baseline 2021: 27 - Target 2029: 60) • Number of upgraded natural and cultural assets integrated in tourism offers (Baseline 2021: 2 - Target 2029: 10) • Number of cross border partnerships formalised and operational beyond project completion (Baseline 2021: 0 - Target 2029: 4) Output Number of sustainable joint tourism products (Baseline 2021: 12 - Target 2029: 18) Number of participants with improved competence on sustainable tourism, of which young and from rural areas, disaggregated by gender (Baseline 2021: 63 - Target 2029: 200) Number of persons with improved competences in tourism(Baseline 2021: 63 - Target 2029: 110) Number of natural and cultural sites rehabilitated and made accessible to visitors (Baseline 2021: 2 - Target 2029: 8) Promotion and visibility actions/ campaigns (Baseline 2021: 10 - Target 2029: 6) Number of organisations participating in cross border networks/ partnerships formed (Baseline 2021: 5 - Target 2029: 20) Number of Visitor Management Action Plans (Baseline 2021: 1 - Target 2029: 6)

2021 – 2027 IPA CBC Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro

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