Name of the organisation: Center for Environment
Name of the project: Coalition for the Rivers: Strengthening the Local Communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Program: Aarhus center
| Location | Budget (EUR) | Coordinator or partner | Donor(s) | Amount of contribution (by donor) | Dates |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54,148.00 | Co-beneficiary | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic Ministry of Interior, Czech Republic Gekko Foundation CCFD – Terre Solidaire Pro Natura (FoE Switzerland) | MoFACZ: 47,074.00 MoICZ: 3,241.00 GF: 899.00 CCFD: 1,601.00 PN: 1,332.00 | 1.1.2016. - 31.12.2016. |
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| Description | Objective: Strengthen civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina with regard to participation in environmental decision-making and create conditions for solving specific problems by legal means. Specific objectives: 1. Increasing the potential of citizens to defend their rights in the field of environment; 2. Education of Young Lawyers for Public Support; 3. Enabling a more progressive approach to new legislation. Results: ● An environmental legal clinic created where law students provide consultation to citizens; ● Tutorials established for independent solving of environmental problems aimed at local residents; ● Young lawyers educated in the field of environmental and administrative law and EU legislation; ● Progressive principles promoted for legislative amendments related to openness to environmental information and public participation in decision-making. |