ABOUT US
The overall mandate of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change as deduced from various pieces of legislation to provide regulatory and policy direction for conservation, development and management of forestry and natural resources for social economic development of the country. The Ministry is headquartered in Lilongwe and has 4 technical departments that fall under it. In addition, the Ministry oversees three regulatory authorities and water boards.
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OUR VISION
OUR MISSION
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
- To develop, conserve and utilize forest resources.
- To strengthen fisheries and protection of breeding grounds, and resilient livelihoods towards food and nutrition security
- To improve management of environment and climate change and provision of climate services
- To improve management services
OUR CORE VALUES
- Value for people
We shall always demonstrate that we value our people and put the obligations of the public service above our personal interests in all regulatory work.
- Professionalism
We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards of professionalism and exhibit high degree of competence and best practices in all our regulatory work.
- Excellence
We shall always strive to be diligent, committed, efficient, and effective in the execution of our regulatory work.
- Environmental Stewardship/ Environmentalism
- Integrity
The Ministry inspires trust and confidence in its clients through maintaining ethical and professional standards and walking the talk in all its business dealings. We shall demonstrate integrity and ethical conduct in all our regulatory work.
- Innovation and Creativity
- Transparency and Accountability
We take responsibility for all our actions and act in a transparent manner by creating communication channels for stakeholder engagement