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MHTE was formed on 11th November 2008, with the merger of four former Ministries; namely the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Thus the majority of the infrastructure developments within the country is being facilitated through this Ministry.
MHTE has the overall mandate for the facilitation of the development and delivery of sustainable solutions for housing, infrastructure, transport, environment, climate change, energy and water and sewerage.
Further the MHTE is also mandated to oversee and regulate the social infrastructures for the country as well as, for the creation and development of the necessary regulatory framework for the construction industry.
MHTE is responsible for ensuring that the overall developments in the country are targeted towards achieving sustainability and environment conservation.
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.