The purpose of the Act is to implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol in Saint Lucia.

This Act provides for the grant by the State of legal aid and advice to persons of insufficient means in civil and criminal cases in Saint Lucia.

The Act provides for the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters in Saint Lucia.

The Act makes provisions for the development of land, the assessment of the environmental impacts of development, the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers to regulate the use of land, and for related matters in Saint Lucia.