National Level Coordination Structure of Agenda 21 Actions

1. Key National Sustainable Development Coordination Mechanism(s)/Council(s). Iranian National Committee for Sustainable Development (INCSD), affiliated to the Environmental High Council (EHC). Contact point (Name, Title, Office): Secretariat, Department of the Environment Telephone: (98-21) 898233 Fax: (98-21) 898246/893447 e-mail: Mailing address: P.O. Box 5181, Teheran 15875, Islamic Republic of Iran 2. Membership/Composition/Chairperson 2a. List of ministries and agencies involved: Ministries of Jihad-e-Sazandegi; Oil; Energy; Agriculture; Industry; Science and Higher Education; Foreign Affairs; Housing & Urban Development and Plan & Budget Organization, Department of the Environment. 2b. Names of para-statal bodies and institutions involved, as well as participation of academic and private sectors: Sub-Committees: G.E.F., Biodiversity Conservation Convention, Climate Change Convention, Basel Convention. 2c. Names of non-governmental organizations: Society of Environmental Protection. 3. Mandate role of above mechanism/council: Sub-committees work on the related subjects from technical points of view and present the results to the National Committee for final decision, and finally all approvals are submitted to the EHC. 4. If available, attach a diagram (organization chart) showing national coordination structure and linkages between ministries: (see over). Submitted by (Name): N. Moharamnezhad Signature: Signed. Title: Deputy Director for Research, Secretary of INCSD Date: 11 December 1994 Ministry/Office: Department of the Environment Telephone: (98-21) 898177 Fax: (98-21) 893447 e-mail: