Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resourses (HCENR) - Republic of Sudan
Mission
The HCENR is the arm of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Sudan responsible for environmental protection and sustainable development of the country’s natural resources. The HCENR is constituted to function as the inter-ministerial government agency coordinating the environmental affairs and sustainable management of natural resources across all sectors of economic and social activities at federal and state levels under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
The primary mandate of the HCENR is formulation of environmental policies and legislation and strategic planning for conservation and sustainable management of the country’s environmental and natural resources. Its mandate also includes the oversight and facilitation of the implementation and enforcement of the government environmental policies and legislation in coordination with respective executive bodies of the federal and state governments. The HCENR also aims to promote international cooperation and coordinate participation in global environmental conventions and protocols and utilize associated multilateral financing instruments and technology transfer mechanisms.
HCENR engages in the following activities:
- Supporting early warning systems;
- Developing and promoting risk -informed environment polices;
- Conducting environmental risk assessment;
- Documenting and sharing best practices and lessons learned;
- Reagitating degraded ecosystems;
- Organizing training workshops and awareness campaigns.
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Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.