{"id":251,"date":"2026-07-14T13:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/green-booster.org\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:10:47","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/green-booster.org\/?page_id=251","title":{"rendered":"OVERVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"251\" class=\"elementor elementor-251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a659c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34a659c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924d077 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"924d077\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6862f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f6862f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OVERVIEW<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e54589 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e54589\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fa9ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55fa9ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67086b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67086b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BACKGROUND<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a073a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a073a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia have committed to the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans. As Contracting Parties to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy-community.org\/aboutus\/whoweare.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy Community Treaty<\/a>\u00a0these countries support the goal of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. The building sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro offers major potential for cost-effective energy savings. Financial and technical barriers slow down energy-efficient renovation and renewable energy uptake. Serbia requires public utility companies (PUCs) with high energy use to introduce energy management systems. The implementation has not yet begun. The project supports local delivery of climate and energy goals, by supporting municipalities and PUCs to implement these goals. It builds on Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans and aligns with Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s Integrated Energy and Climate Plan, Montenegro\u2019s decarbonisation commitment, Serbia\u2019s Low-Carbon Development Strategy, and the European Union\u2019s REPowerEU and Fit for 55 agenda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e721cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e721cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT DESCRIPTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a6c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a6c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project strengthens local climate action in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia through practical cooperation between civil society organisations, local self-governments and PUCs. In Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, joint teams develop policy and financial mechanisms that support large-scale investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings. In \u017divinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the project applies these mechanisms in a pilot scheme and co-finances energy-efficiency measures for around 30 homes.<\/p><p>In Serbia, the project introduces energy management systems in three PUCs in the water supply, district heating, and waste management sectors. It appoints energy managers, develops studies on energy-saving and renewable energy measures, and prepares implementation roadmaps.<\/p><p>Training, workshops, and technical support enable local actors to design and implement climate measures. A public awareness campaign, including the \u201cGreen Champions\u201d Awards, highlights local leadership, energy efficiency, renewable energy, gender equality, and energy poverty, thereby strengthening public support for decarbonisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c291fc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c291fc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c762bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c762bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INFORMATIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51eb58c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51eb58c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT NAME<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cff51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41cff51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Green Booster<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c7946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c7946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BUDGET<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783f5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"783f5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>645.039,07 \u20ac<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec60a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec60a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOURCE OF FUNDING<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825b5f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"825b5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This project is funded by the <strong>Austrian Development Agency (ADA)<\/strong> as part of International Partnerships Austria and the <strong>European Climate Initiative (EUKI)<\/strong> of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d95d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51d95d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PERIOD<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8131cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8131cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4\/2026 \u2013 8\/2028<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854edc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"854edc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COUNTRIES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e65fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e65fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7675d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7675d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> IMPLEMENTING ORGANISATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5901599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5901599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Center for Development and Support (BIH)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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