The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorological Service (MECDM) has launched its two years corporate plan.
It was launched yesterday by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr Malchior Mataki in a brief event held at the MECDM headquarter at Vavaya Ridge.
The corporate plan was launched based on the vision ‘A safe, sustainable and resilient provide an environment for Solomon Islands.’
The mission of the plan is to provide and enabling environment for sustainable socio-economic development of Solomon Islands.
The corporate has highlighted the importance of sustainable use of natural resource together with reducing the risk and impact of climate change and other hazards to communities.
Not only that but the corporate plan also highlighted the importance of leading and managing disaster preparedness and their consequences and the provision of metrological services.
The corporate plan was developed using UNDP funded technical assistance through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorological Capacity Development Project (SIMCAP)
This is the first corporate plan that has been developed involving staff other than those at the level of Deputy Director, Director, Under Secretary and Permanent Secretary.
The 2015 to 2017 corporate plan is the second to be developed since the establishment of the Ministry and it was made possible through institutional strengthening project.
By Biriau Wilson Saeni