The policy aims at making the country climate resilient, sustainable and low-carbon. Its objective is to facilitate a coordinated, coherent, proactive and effective response to the local, regional and global challenges and opportunities presented by climate change.

Specific objectives of the policy are as following: 1) advance understanding of Climate Change and its impacts on Seychelles, 2) to strengthen capacity and social empowerment at all levels to adequately respond to Climate Change, 3) mainstream and integrate Climate Change considerations into all relevant sectors and all levels of government, 4) achieve transition to a low carbon economy, 5) put in place measures to adapt, build resilience and minimise vulnerability to the impacts of Climate Change, and 6) contribute effectively to regional and global negotiations on Climate Change.