The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC, ) is a Somaliland government branch charged with environmental protection.
In July 2003, Fuad Adan Adde was appointed Minister of Rural Development by President Dahir Riyale Kahin, but by January 2004 at the latest, he was referred to as Minister of Environment and Rural Development.
In July 2010, Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" appointed Ahmed Hashi Oday as Minister of the Ministry of Livestock, Environment and Rural Development (). The Ministry of Livestock was a separate department until 2010, but was unified at that time.
In January 2011, Somaliland President Silanyo appointed Abdi Aw Daahir Ali as Minister of the Ministry of Livestock, Environment and Rural Development.
In June 2013, Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" appointed Shukri Haji Ismail as Minister of Environment and Rural Development (), a position created by separating it from the Ministry of Livestock.
In November 2021, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi announced the appointment of Ahmed Adan Jama Ahmed as Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Rural Development, although contemporary reporting provides limited confirmation that he actually assumed office.
In February 2022, Shugri Haji Ismail Bandare was referenced as Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (), indicating the addition of climate change to the ministryâÂÂs portfolio. The renaming of the Ministry of Environment and Rural Development (MoERD) to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) was carried out as part of a wider restructuring of government ministries in Somaliland, alongside the separation of Rural Development into a new ministry.
In January 2025, Abdilaahi Osman Jama was approved as the Minister.
As of 2021, the Ministry of Ministry of Environment and Rural Development consists of eight departments: