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The DEA's mission is to create a prosperous and equitable society that lives in harmony with our environment
Strategic objectives:
- To protect, conserve and enhance our environment, natural and heritage assets and resources.
- Proactively plan, manage and prevent pollution and environmental degradation to ensure a sustainable and healthy environment .
- Provide leadership on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
- Contribute to sustainable development, livelihood, green and inclusive economic growth through facilitating skills development and employment creation
- Contribute to a better Africa and a better world by advancing national environmental interests through a global sustainable development agenda.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.