Registration Card - SRM0003

Project Description: 
The project aims to provide floods response and recovery assistance to flood-affected localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically it will i) provide support to the floods response phase, ii) provide floods recovery assistance jointly with bilaterals to help restore livelihoods, reconstruct public spaces for children and assist public service delivery; iii) provide floods recovery assistance jointly with the European Union to affected local governments, public institutions and private sector representatives to restore functionality, as well as reconstruct damaged homes and iv) offer disaster risk reduction assistance to government stakeholders.

Requestor(s): Confidential

Summary of Issues Raised:
Claim of loss of livelihood due to the planting of contaminated seedlings provided by UNDP. Claim of violation of national legal regulations and provisions for the inspection of imported goods.

UNDP Response: Following a series of dialogues between UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Requester, UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina offered reimbursement for agricultural tools or equipment comparable to mitigation offered to others who had experienced impacts from infected seedlings. The complainant accepted this offer.

News and Updates:

• UNDP’s Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) carried out a Compliance Review in response to allegations of non-compliance with UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards and other relevant policies in the context of UNDP's “UN Response to BiH Floods Project” in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For more information, see the SECU Registry: https://info.undp.org/sites/registry/secu.

Current Status: The SRM case is closed.

Project Details
Atlas/Project # 00081239
Project Risk Category Unknown
Implementing Partner Government Entity – Ministry -  UNDP -
Financial Information Total Budget: $84,731,888
Bosnia and Herzegovi