Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources

Ministry`s Vision

Vision

Quality and Excellence in Municipal and Water Services and a Pioneer Social Partnership

Mission

Achieve a continues development and progress in municipal and water services to insure a sound and healthy environment, balanced construction development and active participation in enhancing infrastructure and public services. Sound management of water resources and emphasize the role of municipalities in the development process on the national and local level in accordance with the set standards of quality and adequacy through better institutional and regulative capabilities, expansion in the application of modern technologies, encouragement of creative initiatives and positive activation of the partnership of the society and private sector in the development on the local level.

General Objectives

1- Develop the policies and legislative frameworks to keep pace with the local, regional and global developments in the municipal and water fields.

2- Provide highly efficient municipal and water services.

3- Develop and enhance the sustainability mechanisms and tools of municipal and water resources services.

4- Develop infrastructure and beautification of cities and towns to contribute in achieving a balanced urban development.

5- Preservation of environment and public health.

6- Application and investment of modern technologies to provide municipal services and management of water resources.

7- Develop and foster awareness programs to preserve municipal facilities and water institutions.

8- Improve the institutional capabilities of the municipal and water sectors within the planning process.

9- Enhance the participation of the private sector to invest in municipal and water facilities and services.

10- Preserve aflaj and water springs as a cultural heritage.

11- Highlight the concepts of decentralization in the management of different work sectors in the Ministry.

12- Benefit from regional and international expertise and experiments in different work sectors in the Ministry.

Values

• Equality

• Honesty

• Excellence

• Efficiency

• Transparency

• Credibility

• Accountability

• Initiative and Creativity

• Respect

Specialties

The ministry's responsibilities:

This Ministry's functions are set out in Royal Decree No. 55/2006 as follows:

• Setting up policies, plans and programs for the work in the Municipalities and Water Resources sectors, monitoring work progress ,and taking the necessary follow-up actions to ensure successful implementation.

• Developing work methods, collecting relevant statistics, carrying out studies and research related to the framework of the Ministry’s works..

Ensuring sound and balanced constructional development as well as provision of infrastructure, civil facilities in governorates that are under its charge.

• Protecting public health and ensuring environmental sanitation as wells as quality control services in laboratories .

• Discovering, assessing and developing water resources, and ensuring their sound management, especially by ensuring their judicious exploitation and consumption.

• Preserving water resources from the exhaustion and economizing water consumption in all spheres, as well as coordinating with relevant authorities in water management.

• Promoting and activating the collaboration and partnership with local and regional organizations and agencies in the spheres of municipal and water services

• Proposing and revising legislation for the effective realization of the Ministry’s work..

• Developing human resources through training and retraining programs in Ministry’s work specializations..

• Providing electronic services to the public in line with the overall national policies on electronic government.

• Providing public awareness of the Ministry’s work field. And the need for public cooperation.

The ministry's responsibilities:

This Ministry's functions are set out in Royal Decree No. 55/2006 as follows:

• Developing work methods, collecting relevant statistics, carrying out studies and research related to the framework of the Ministry’s works..

Ensuring sound and balanced constructional development as well as provision of infrastructure, civil facilities in governorates and regions that are under its charge.