Central 

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations is responsible for:

• Defining policy general principles;
• Coordinating activities and harmonizing plans of the Entity authorities and institutions at the international level;

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
 

Regional

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism is responsible for:

• Environmental protection of air, water and soil;
• Strategies and policies for environmental protection;
• Quality standards for air, water and land;
• Environmental monitoring and control of air, water and land;

Republika Srpska

• Environmental protection;
• Water management;
• Integrated protection and improvement of environment and nature in general;
• Research, planning and management of environmental protection;
• Comprehensive protection of natural resources, natural and
  cultural heritage;
• Participation in development and implementation of projects on international and domestic level in the field of environmental protection;
• Cooperation and exchange experiences with international and domestic agencies, organisations and NGOs in the field of environment;
• Participation in the implementation of projects financed by international financial organisations in the field of environmental protection.

Intermediate
Cantons (FBiH)

• Development and implementation of adaptation activities as defined by the national Climate Change Adaptation Strategy;
• Integration of mitigation objectives into other action/development plans;
• Promotion of energy efficiency;

Responsible ministries/bodies

Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism

Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology (RS)

Local

FBiH’s Municipalities

• Environmental protection policies (establishment and implementation);
• Management of natural resources of the local self-government units;
• Management, financing and improvement of the operations and facilities (water supply, wastewater disposal and treatment and solid waste collection and disposal);
• Management, financing and improvement of parks.

Republika Srpska’s Municipalities

• Ensure the preservation of natural resources in the area;
• Ensure the improvement of air quality and publish information about the state of air quality;
• Determine the water management requirements;
• Implementation of specific activities for protection and preservation of the environment.

Sources:

Council of Ministers of BiH portal, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations

FBiH portal, Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism

RS Government, Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology

Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1/94, 13/97, 16/02, 22/02, 52/02, 60/02, 18/03, 63/03, 9/04, 20/04, 33/04,71/05, 72/05, 32/07 (Corrigenda), 88/08; FBiH Government portal, Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism.

Constitution of Republika Srpska, Official Gazette of Republika Srpska, 6/92, 8/92, 15/92, 19/91, 21/92, 28/94, 8/96, 13/96, 15/96, 16/96 and 21/96.

Zakon o republickoj upravi [Law on Republic administration- unofficial translation], Official Gazette of Republika Srpska 118/08.

Zakono Principima Lokalne Samouprave U Federaciji Bosne I Hercegovine [Law on the principles of local government in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - unofficial translation]. “Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, 49/06, 51/09.

Закон о локалноj самоуправа [Law on Local Government in Republika Srpska] (Last consultation 27.04.2012)

Council of Ministers of BiH, Climate Change Adaptation and Low Emission Development Strategy for BiH, adopted in 2013.