"An improved quality of life for all Samoans that is premised on sustainable development and management of the country's Natural Resources and Environment"
"To implement and utilize the principles of best practice in mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation in the sustainable management of the country's natural resources and environment through partnerships with all relevant stakeholders."Home
As part of the Ministry's annual monitoring and evaluation processes, an internal corporate review was conducted in June 2010 with the theme "to mainstream climate change into existing programmes and national plans". Whilst the main focus of the review was to evaluate the overall performance of the Ministry on how well each Division had achieved its deliverable (based on outputs and performance measures outlined in the Management Plan), it was also the opportunity to revisit and review national responses and adaptation measures to mitigate impacts of climate change on the environment. This also supports the need by the Ministry to re-affirm and integrate strategies in line with national priorities of the Government that will address issues on environmental sustainability. This includes addressing capacity needs in mitigation and adaptation, with the emphasis on building capacity in mainstreaming to integrate climate change into existing programmes and national plans, advocacy and leveraging funding opportunities. In this regard, the MNRE stands to take a leading role in terms of negotiations and soliciting partnership from all its relevant stakeholders to support sustainable development and environmental management. Thus, the Ministry aims to demonstrate this commitment through improved and efficient service delivery to the public and its stakeholders as well as supporting resource sharing and cooperation in a proactive manner.