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SDE

Welcomes you to Ministry of Environment.

Welcome to State Department for Environment, Climate Change (SDE)

The SDE was established vide Executive Order No. 1 of 2023 (Revised under Executive Order No. 1 of 2025) on the organization of Government of Kenya, which is under the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry.

Functions:

National Environment Policy and Management;
Climate Change/Action Policy
Promotion of Low Carbon Technologies to Reduce Emissions
Restoration and Protection of Strategic Water Towers
Protection and Conservation of the Natural Environment
Pollution Control
Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme
Restoration of Lake Naivasha Basin
Meteorological Services
Conservation and Protection of Wetlands

Key Reference Documents:

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Strategic plan 2023-2027

Vision - A Clean, healthy, safe and sustainably managed resilient environment and natural resources.

Mission - To promote and facilitate good governance in the protection, restoration, conservation, development and management of environment and natural resources to support Biodiversity and Socio-economic transformation.