1. Updated information on the status of UNECE conventions may be found at: <
http://www.unece.org/env.
/env.>.
2. See at: <
http://www.iah.org/News/2001/016.html
>.
3. The relevant correspondence between the GEF secretariat and the authorities of Bosnia-Herzegovina is on file with the author.
4. During the recent Prague Economic Forum, organised by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on 28–31 May 2002, the author was informally informed by the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina that a focal point for the Global Environment Facility was established at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
5. The information on the cooperation with regard to the NSAS is based on an oral lecture presented by Dr. Mohamed Bakhbakhi, CEDARE, during the International Workshop on Managing Shared Aquifers in Africa, Tripoli, Libya, 2–4 June 2002.