Formulations of various operational plans within the duties and responsibilities that are empowered under the National Environmental Act in consultation with relevant divisions, units, Provincial offices and get implemented them in order to ensure objectives in establishing the Central Environmental Authority are the main responsibilities of the Planning & Monitoring Unit.

This guided to establish priorities in the environmental sector in the Government, adopted in the annual budget and to develop or guide investment plans in the private sector and also to mobilize international financial and development support properly.

In order to, various operational plans for each thematic area for environmental sector for externally funded projects and other interventions based on the annual plans of the CEA were developed and get implemented by the Head Office as a Central Government Body and Provincial Offices at regional level in accordance with the Corporate Plan..

P&M Unit led planning process of formulating various action plans, monitoring plans and timely operational plans. This unit is responsible for coordination and facilitation of said plans for implementation and progress reporting on every aspect of operations of the Unit with regular reports of timely delivery outputs to relevant authorities.

• Protect, manage and enhance the environment
• Regulate, maintain and control the quality of the environment
• Prevent, abate and control pollution

1. Construct baseline data, define types and sources of data needed and the method of data collection and link with data sources
2. Formulate Corporate Plan of the CEA
3. Prepare operational plans for each thematic area, externally funded projects and any other interventions based on the Mid Term Work Programme and the Corporate & Annual plans of the CEA
4. Develop monitoring plans
5. Ensure inter-divisional and Center/Region coordination
6. Arrange evaluations
7. Prepare progress reports for reporting to various supervisory bodies i.e. MENR, ERD, and MPD etc.
8. Prepare Annual Reports of the CEA
9. Inform international donors, private sector entities and other relevant stakeholders of the progress of the operations of the CEA