Lands, Housing and Physical Planning

Minister:
Hon Chatherine Juan Bennia

Deputy Minister:
Hon Deng Arop Kuol

Vision:

Development of an environment-friendly and sustainable Housing sector which ensures equal access to quality and affordable housing served with basic utilities for the Government and people of South Sudan.

Mission:

It is the lead agency of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan charged with planning and development of the programmes in the infrastructure sector as well as the mobilization of resources and designing of program implementation and supervision.

Functions:

The Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment performs the following functions and duties:

• Develop and execute policies and programmes on environmental protection and conservation throughout South Sudan;
• Establish the government's environmental policy and monitor its effectiveness and impact;
• Lay down programmes, in collaboration with other ministries, for the control of environmental degradation and control of desertification;
• Develop Environmental Impact Assessments standard methodologies and procedures for RSS development policies and for private sector investment;
• Formulate policy, standards and regulations on urban planning and urban land management;
• Advise and support States and local governments in their responsibilities for environment, physical planning and housing and build their capacity to assume all functions vested by the Constitution and RSS policy;
• Provide for all affordable shelter in urban areas and facilitate slum improvement and upgrading;
• Surveying and mapping of South Sudan and safe keeping of maps and documents;
• Establish and oversee the operation of urban land titling and registration;
• To oversee the definition and designation of City, Municipal and Town Councils in South Sudan;
• Design, implement or supervise development programmes and projects to build housing in urban areas;
• Rehabilitate war damaged housing infrastructure;
• Provide or ensure the provision of suitable schemes for sewerage disposal and treatment in housing schemes and urban areas;
• Conduct building research for the development of the construction industry and the supply of affordable construction materials;
• To establish building industry standards and draw up a code of regulations for the building industry of South Sudan;
• Develop and oversee implementation of a housing policy for South Sudan;
• Oversee the operation of the South Sudan Housing Development Corporation;
• Formulate and implement a policy on housing for public servants and organize forces;
• Manage office accommodation and housing for constitutional office holders;
• Develop, construct and maintain RSS public buildings; and
• Advise and support States and local governments in their responsibilities for environmental protection, physical planning and housing and build their capacity to assume all functions vested by the Constitution and RSS policy.

Structure:

The ministry is comprised of the following directorates:

• Directorate of Administration and Finance
• Directorate of Housing
• Directorate of Physical Planning
• Directorate of Training and Research
• Directorate of Sanitation
• Directorate of Project
• Directorate of Environment

Projects and Programs:
Design and implementation of a legal and regulatory framework that shall enable the RSS the Mobilization public and private Sector resources to rehabilitate the existing war-ravage public building and utilities with special emphasis an urban areas of the South Sudan.

Contacts:

Dr. Daniel Wani
Undersecretary