The Ministry is responsible for promoting effective and sustainable use of the environment while at the same time facilitating support for adaptation to and mitigation of the effects of climate change through low carbon developments. The Ministry also has responsibility to strengthening the institutional framework for implementing climate change commitments and effectively utilizing the natural wealth. It is also responsible for the administration of the United Nations Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Desertification (UNCCD) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) operational as focal point. 
THe National Biosafety Authority falls under the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment.