1. Land Use Management

2. Strategic Spatial Planning

3. Public Sector Housing

4. Research and Policy

5. SPLUMA Office

6. Development Planning Information

1. Development Applications & Approvals

2. Building Inspectorate

3. Enforcement & Prosecution

4. General Advertising Compliance & Contracts Management

1. Biodiversity Impact Assessment

2. Biodiversity Planning

3. Restoration Ecology

The Climate Change Department coordinates and integrates eThekwini’s climate change responses into municipal strategic processes and operations. Overseeing the implementation of the Durban Climate Change strategy and related programs. Aligning eThekwini’s climate change response actions with international best practices and national policy frameworks.