Regional Regulatory Decree No. 32/2020/M approving the Regional Directorate for the Environment and Climate Change. Country/Territory Madeira Islands (Portugal) Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 93, 13 May 2020. Subject Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Institution Climate change Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Coastal zone management Environmental planning EIA Waste management Waste prevention Marine area Pollution control Policy/planning Entry into force notes This Regional Regulatory Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Regional Regulatory Decree, consisting of 11 articles and one Annex, approves the Regional Directorate for Environment and Climate Change (DRAAC). DRAAC is a central executive service of the direct administration of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, integrated in the Regional Secretariat for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, referred to in article 5 of Regional Regulatory Decree No. 5/2020/M of 15 January. DRAAC's mission is to implement the regional policy on quality management of the environment and circular economy, water resources, waste, basic sanitation, coastal management and climate change, contributing to a sustainable and articulated development between the various sectoral policies. DRAAC has the following duties: propose the guiding principles of regional policy for the environment and circular economy, climate action, water resources and coastal management; implement policies and strategies on the above mentioned areas, by promoting the valorization of resources and the competitiveness of communities, ensuring sustainability, protection of natural and cultural heritage and systems resilience; promote related legislative and regulatory proposals; d) licensing and monitoring powers of the different sectors of the environment; coordinate the instruments of environmental management, monitoring, information and public participation, as contributions to improve the quality of life of citizens; implement communication, education, training and awareness-raising strategies in the field of action of DRAAC, with a particular focus on climate change and the circular economy; promote public participation, environmental citizenship and access to information in decision-making processes in the domain of DRAAC's activities; participate in the development of integrated sectoral policies with the aim of contributing to carbon neutrality; exercise the powers of the Regional Waste Authority; implement operational and legal policies and instruments for the prevention of waste production and for the integration of the waste management; promote the prevention and reduction of marine waste, establishing the appropriate coordination between waste management, circular economy, and marine waste on the coast, promoting corrective and mitigating measures; promote social, economic and environmental sustainability of waste management systems; exercise the powers of the Regional Environmental Impact Assessment Authority; implement guiding principles and monitor the execution of operational and legal policies and instruments in the context of combating climate change, in terms of mitigation and adaptation (climate action), integrated with the various socio-economic sectors and biophysical systems; etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt