The department is concerned with participating in preparing and implementing the national plan for environmental protection and pollution control in addition to conducting environmental assessment for various projects and carrying out field visits to development and tourism projects and infrastructure projects to find out their environmental suitability and then issuing environmental
examples of department responsibility
- Prepare environmental protection plans and programs in line with national objectives.
- Participate in the preparation and implementation of the national plan for environmental protection and pollution control.
- Participate in the preparation of environmental regulations and guides.
- Participate in the preparation and implementation of environmental research and studies.
- Coordinate with the competent authorities on development and investment projects.
- Follow up and implement planning policies.
- Participate in the committees formed to study development projects and strategic studies with the competent authorities.