Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, & Disaster Risk Management

Hon. Orlando Habet

Hon. Orlando Habet

Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, & Disaster Risk Management

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, & DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

Chief Executive Officer – Dr. Kenrick Williams

Old Lands Building
2nd Floor Market Square
Belmopan
Tel: +(501)-822-0160/822-0162 or 828-4877 or 828-5260
E-mail: ceo.sec@environment.gov.bz


DEPARTMENTS

Forest Department

Chief Forest Officer – Mr. Wilber Sabido
Forest Department
Forest Drive
Belmopan
Tel: +(501)-822-1524
E-mail: cfo@forest.gov.bz

Department of the Environment

Chief Environmental Officer – Mr. Martin Alegria
Old Lands Building 1st Floor
Market Square
Belmopan
Tel: +(501)-822-2819
E-mail: doe.ceo@environment.gov.bz

National Fire Service

Fire Chief – Mr. Colin Gillett
Tel: +(501)-610-5001 E-mail: firechief@nationalfireservice.bz

National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)

National Emergency Coordinator – Lt Col. Shelton Defour
NEMO Building
Melhado Parade
Belmopan
Tel: +(501)-822-2054 E-mail: defour_shelton@yahoo.com

National Meteorological Service

Chief Meteorologist – Mr. Ronald Gordon
H.O.D., Administrative Section
Tel: +(501)-225-2012
E-mail: rgordon@hydromet.gov.bz

Deputy Chief Meteorologist – Mrs. Michelle Augustine
H.O.D., Synoptic Section
Tel: +(501)-225-2011
E-mail: msmith@hydromet.gov.bz

Agro-Climatic Section
Meteorologist – Ms. Shanea Young
H.O.D., Agro-Climatic Section
Tel: +(501)-225-2011
E-mail: syoung@hydromet.gov.bz
E-mail: climat@hydromet.gov.bz
E-mail: agromet@hydromet.gov.bz

Electronics & Information Technology Section
Senior Electronic Technician – Mr. Roy Thompson
H.O.D., Electronics & Information Technology Section
Tel: +(501)-225-2011
E-mail: rthompson@hydromet.gov.bz
E-mail: eltech@hydromet.gov.bz

Synoptic/Forecasting Section
Deputy Chief Meteorologist – Mrs. Michelle Smith-Augustine
H.O.D., Synoptic Section
Tel: +(501)-225-2011
E-mail: meteo@hydromet.gov.bz

National Biodiversity Office
Director – Ms. Hannah St. Luce Martinez
Green Building Complex, Ground Floor
#2557 Hummingbird Highway
Belmopan City
Tel: +(501)-828-9056/ 9055 
E-mail: info.nbio@environment.gov.bz

Sustainable Development Unit

Director – Mr. Victor Alegria
Green Building Complex, Ground Floor
#2557 Hummingbird Highway
Belmopan City
Tel: +(501)-828-4794/ 4798

STATUTORY BODIES

Protected Areas Conservation Trust

Executive Director – Mrs. Nayari Perez-Diaz
Tel: +(501)-822-3637
E-mail: ed@pactbelize.org


INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
World Meteorological Organization
Caribbean Meteorological Organization
Caribbean Regional Council
CRRH
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)