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Puntland State Water and Land Resources Data Management Law No. 2 of 2021.

Country/Territory
Somalia
Territorial subdivision
Puntland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Land tenure Data collection/reporting Institution Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden, Sahel
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the establishment, duties and administration of the Water and Land Resources Data Management Center (IMC), which will be a special agency under the Puntland State of Somalia. The main function of the Centre shall be to collect, process and analyze water and land resources information in coordination with the relevant government institutions, in support of policy development for sustainable and integrated water and land resources management, and to provide water and land related data and information to the end users. The Center shall be governed by an Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee, composed of Directors General of national planning; water; agriculture; environment; livestock and disaster management agency. The Center shall have an executive director, who will be appointed by the President of Puntland based on a recommendation from the Committee.

Full text
Somali