General Secretariat for Natural Environment and Water

Address	https://ypen.gov.gr/perivallon/geniki-grammateia-fysikou-periva/
Country	Greece

The General Secretariat for Natural Environment and Water has the following General Directorates:

Directorate General for Environmental Policy:

1) Directorate of Natural Environment and Biodiversity Management:
- Department of Protected Areas
- Department of Biodiversity
- Department of Environmental Certifications

2) Directorate of Climate Change and Atmospheric Quality:
- Department of Climate Change
- Department of Purchasing Mechanisms & Emissions Register Atmospheric Quality
- Department Vibration & Radiation Noise Department

3) Directorate of Environmental Licensing:
Department A: Industrial Activities & Special Projects
Department B: Department of Solid & Liquid Waste Management Infrastructures, Hydraulic Projects, Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Projects & Their Networks
Department C: Department of Transport Infrastructure, Energy Transmission Networks, Fuels & Chemicals & Mining Activities
Department D: Department of Spatial Plans, Tourism & Building Sector & Animal Production Infrastructure

Directorate General for Water:

1) Directorate of Protection and Management of the Aquatic Environment:
- Department of Surface water & Groundwater
- Department of Flood Risk Management - Water Scarcity & Water Demand Management
- Department of Marine Waters & Swimming Coasts

2) Directorate of Water Services Planning and Management
- Department Water Services Costing & Pricing
- Department Department of Monitoring, Management & Evaluation of Water Services