Composition & Structure of the National Climate Committee

Institutional framework

On climate change Issues, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) co-ordinates the activities through the National Advisory Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development while the technical input is provided by various other national institutions, universities, research organizations, industry associations and NGOs. In order to keep sufficient liaison with international scientific developments, the Department of Meteorological Services (DMS) which is one of the bodies providing technical support to the MET on climate change issues closely liaises with the World Meteorological Organisation as well as the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Environment and Land Management Sector (ELMS). The MET co-ordinates convenes and chairs technical meetings for the different task forces assigned to produce the initial National Communication.

In Zimbabwe, Climate Change activities have been closely conducted with close cooperation with some non-profit research facilities. One such is the Southern Centre for Energy and Environment. Southern Centre for Energy and Environment is a Zimbabwe based non-profit research facility established in 1992 to spearhead tertiary research on the ongoing search for responses on climate change phenomenon and sustainable energy management. The Centre has managed to cooperate closely with Government and Industrialists and the other non-governmental organisations in Zimbabwe in its attempt to influence policy and finding means of ensuring harmony between economic development and environmental protection. Through its studies and programmes, they have managed to investigate and obtain technical information to support Zimbabwe's contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC). Apart from working to fulfil UNFCCC commitments for Zimbabwe, Southern Centre has also assisted neighbouring countries in their research endeavours.

The nstitutions that have to date dealt with issues relatiing to the Convention include:

All relevant ministries are coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on issues related to the environment. The Ministry's mandate encompasses the following bodies:
    ð Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
    ð Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management (DNPWM)
    ð Natural Resources Board (NRB)
    ð Forestry Commission
    ð Zimbabwe Tourist Development Cooperation

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