Section 22: Climate Change obligations of MDAs.
(1) MDAs shall establish a climate change desk to be supervised by an officer not below the Directorate cadre, who shall be responsible for ensuring integration of climate change activities into their core mandate.
(2) The Desk Officer referred to in subsection (1) shall ensure adequate planning and budgeting for all climate change programmes, projects and activities.
(3) The Ministry responsible for Finance, Budget, and National planning shall ensure that all budget proposals submitted by MDAs have been properly vetted and costed for climate change considerations, and that adequate allocation is provided for them under appropriate sub-heads in the annual budget.
(4) NIDAs shall adhere to the annual carbon emission reduction targets, in line with the Action Plan and carbon budget made under this Act.
(5) Any MDA that fails to meet its carbon emission reduction target shall be subjected to a review and its principal officers, upon being found liable, sanctioned and where appropriate fined as determined by the Council.
(6) Where an evaluation report from an N'DA discloses unsatisfactory performance-
(a) the Secretariat shall undertake investigations and report its findings to the Council; and
(b) the Council acting on that report may recommend appropriate measures and sanctions.
Cite this section
Section 22, CLIMATE CHANGE ACT, 2021 (2021).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/climate-change-act-2021/section/22/