National Environment Agency

National Environment Agency (NEA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of the Government of Singapore.

For the Albanian government agency, see National Environment Agency (Albania).

National Environment Agency
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters40 Scotts Road, Environment Building #13-00, Singapore 228231
Agency executives
  • Lee Chuan Seng, Chairman
  • Wong Kang Jet, CEO
Parent agencyMinistry of Sustainability and the Environment
Websitewww.nea.gov.sg

NEA is responsible for improving and sustaining a clean and green environment in Singapore. Its role is to fight pollution, maintain public health, and provide meteorological information.

On April 1, 2019, NEA's food related duties were absorbed by its successor Singapore Food Agency (SFA) which also absorbed the food related duties of two other statutory boards namely Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA). SFA is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.

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