UNFCCC

Responsibilities for environmental statistics

The status of the development of emissions inventories in Bosnia and Herzegovina is primarily specified by the air protection laws for FBiH and RS that are currently in effect. The following should be emphasized in these laws:

» The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of FBiH and the Ministry for Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of RS each release the Report on Air Pollution Emission Inventories for their respective entities in January of each year for the year two years prior.

» Cantons in FBiH release the Report on Air Pollution Emissions Inventories in April of each year (including dissemination from natural resources) for the year two years prior.

» In line with the new Republic of Srpska Law on Air Protection from 2011, an institution authorized for GHG inventory development is the republic Hydrometeorological institute.

» The reports on emission inventories have to be prepared in compliance with reporting requirements determined by the international agreements to which Bosnia and Herzegovina is a party. Emission inventories must be prepared for the following substances: SO2, N2O, CO2, CO, NH3, NOx, CH4, NMVOCs, C6H6, and PM10. The emission inventory registry is maintained by fields of activity. Emission assessments are performed in accordance with internationally approved methods and guidance. Polluters, specialized institutions, and authorized bodies are responsible for submitting the data required for dissemination, assessment, and/or monitoring to the ministries.