Mainstreaming equity considerations into environmental policymaking

The report details a project (2019-2023) to integrate GESEP considerations into Bosnia and Herzegovina's environmental strategy. It outlines a three-level approach targeting the project team, activities, and outputs, resulting in a 'socially aware' strategy. Key outcomes include increased stakeholder awareness and the incorporation of GESEP principles into national development planning laws, though the report notes challenges such as COVID-19 limitations and a lack of redistributive measures.

• The project implemented a GESEP mainstreaming approach across three levels: the project team (inclusive dynamics), project activities (diverse participation), and project outputs (creating a socially aware or redistributive strategy).
• The resulting BiH ESAP 2030+ is characterized as 'socially aware' rather than 'redistributive,' meaning it recognizes the needs of different groups but does not fundamentally tackle the root causes of inequality.
• Specific GESEP-relevant measures were integrated into the strategy, including the creation of just transition plans for coal regions, the inclusion of informal waste collectors in waste management, and a GESEP lens for sustainable mining.
• The project contributed to systemic change in Bosnia and Herzegovina's legal framework, with recent development planning laws now mandating gender equality as a core principle and requiring the evaluation of impacts on men, women, and vulnerable groups.
• The project invested approximately SEK 2.3 million (roughly USD 220,000), representing about 5.5% of the total project budget, to implement the GESEP approach.
• Significant challenges were encountered regarding the availability of disaggregated data and existing examples of GESEP integration in environmental strategic documents, both within the EU and globally.
• The COVID-19 pandemic hindered the project's goals by moving activities online, which limited the space for discussing GESEP and reduced the engagement of stakeholders due to technological barriers and 'online engagement fatigue'.

APA

Strambo, C., & Solujić, S. (2023). Mainstreaming equity considerations into environmental policymaking. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/environmental-equity-bosnia-herzegovina-sei2023.037.pdf

Chicago

Strambo, Claudia, and Saša Solujić. Mainstreaming equity considerations into environmental policymaking. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2023. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/environmental-equity-bosnia-herzegovina-sei2023.037.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{strambo2023mainstreaming, author = {Strambo, Claudia and Solujić, Saša}, title = {{Mainstreaming equity considerations into environmental policymaking}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/environmental-equity-bosnia-herzegovina-sei2023.037.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }