# Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Somalia: what it does

> What Somalia's federal environment and climate ministry does: climate policy, climate finance, biodiversity and the UN climate talks; who leads it; its budget 2025 to 2027; and what it reports doing.

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Last checked: 2026-11-12
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## What it does

The ministry is the federal body for the environment and climate change. Its work, as reported:

- **Climate policy:** it leads Somalia's climate plans, including the Climate Change Action Plan published through the NAP Global Network in 2026 ([Somalia Climate Change Action Plan](https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/somalia-climate-change-action-plan-V4.pdf)).
- **UN climate talks:** it represents Somalia at the yearly COP. On 10 November 2026 it opened Somalia's national pavilion at COP31 in Antalya, [Türkiye](/en/relations/turkey/). The minister said Somalia needs international financing to reduce climate risks and build resilience ([Dawan Africa, 10 November 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalia-inaugurates-national-pavilion-at-cop31-in-turkiye)).
- **Biodiversity:** with UNDP it launched a national biodiversity conservation programme ([UNDP Somalia](https://www.undp.org/somalia/press-releases/somalia-launches-national-biodiversity-conservation-programme)), and the Global Environment Facility lists Somalia's projects ([GEF, Somalia](https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/documents/2026-06/Somalia.pdf)).
- **Cities:** a UNDP project supports climate resilience in 17 Somali cities ([UNDP Somalia](https://www.undp.org/somalia/press-releases/new-project-boost-climate-resilience-across-17-cities-somalia)).
- **Partners:** it works with WFP on climate resilience and food security ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/environment-minister-and-wfp-country-director-forge-strategic-alliance-on-climate-resilience-and-food-security/)) and with the World Bank ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/somali-minister-of-environment-and-world-bank-country-director-forge-strategic-partnership/)).

## Who leads it

**Bashir Mohamed Jama** is minister. [SONNA](/en/institutions/state-media/) reported him as newly appointed in early January 2025, and he was named as minister in reports from February, April and November 2026 ([Dawan Africa, November 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalia-inaugurates-national-pavilion-at-cop31-in-turkiye); [SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/environment-minister-participates-in-the-africa-regional-forum-on-sustainable-development-in-ethiopia/)). Before him, Ambassador Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi held the post, including at COP29 in Baku in November 2024 ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/somalias-minister-of-environment-signs-landmark-agreement-to-support-vulnerable-communities)). She now leads the [Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development](/en/institutions/ministry-of-family-and-human-rights/).

## The money

From the federal budget ([Appropriation Act for 2027, as submitted](https://mof.gov.so/storage/documents/2026/11/xihvtskp/Appropriation%20Act%20for%202027%20Submitted%20to%20Parlement.pdf)):

| Line | 2025 actual (US$) | 2026 budget (US$) | 2027 proposed (US$) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Ministry of Environment and Climate Change | 1,256,535 | 1,477,936 | 1,467,460 |

Most climate money for Somalia does not pass through this line. It goes through other ministries' projects, such as the World Bank's clean energy and water projects under the energy ministry, or straight to UN agencies (same source).

## What it reports doing

- In 2026 the minister visited [Galmudug](/en/states/galmudug/), where moving sand dunes threaten coastal towns ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/environment-minister-assesses-climate-impact-in-galmudug-as-sand-dunes-threaten-coastal-communities/)).
- He spoke on water security at the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/environment-minister-addresses-water-security-at-arfsd12-in-addis-ababa/)).
- He visited the disaster management agency, SoDMA, to coordinate on climate shocks ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/somali-minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-visits-sodma-headquarters/)). See [Disaster management agency](/en/institutions/disaster-management-agency/).

## Other records on climate

For a century of rain and temperature records, see [Rainfall and temperature, 1901 to 2023](/en/data/rainfall-and-temperature-1901-2023/).

## Its legal basis

The ministry's mandate from the Council of Ministers under the 2012 Provisional Constitution (Article 25 gives every person the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health), as amended in 2024 and 2026.

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