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Service Delivery
Presentation for Public
Hearings
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Presentation outline • National context• Strategic context• Constitution• Problem statement and key areas of concern• Legislative framework• Areas of work and challenges
National Context• The nation’s economic development is founded on two
fundamental assets – – Its people, and– Its natural resources
• The People must be – – Protected – health care, safety, security, defence– Enhanced – basic services, education, housing, quality of life,
art, culture, sport– Utilised – jobs, skills development, transport
• Similarly, The Natural Resources must be – – Protected – conservation, sustainable resource management– Enhanced – rehabilitation, pollution reduction– Utilised – mining, tourism, agriculture, water provision, industry,
infrastructure
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Strategic context • Protection and enhancement of environmental assets and
natural resources involves:– Contribution to sustainable human settlements through greening
initiatives and sound environmental management practice– Sustainable utilization, fair and equitable access to natural
resources– Sustainable access to safe, affordable and well-managed water
resources– Sustainable access to affordable and well-managed waste services– Adaptation to the impacts of climate change and reduced
greenhouse gas emissions– Addressing poor air quality– Sustainable natural resource management– Protection of marine and terrestrial biodiversity
Section 24 (b) of the Constitution:
All South Africans have a Constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being, and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations
Section 24 (b) of the Constitution:
All South Africans have a Constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being, and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations
Statement of Outcome
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Problem statement and key areas of concern
• The 2007 State of Environment Report demonstrates that the condition of South Africa’s environment is deteriorating
– South Africa ranks among the world’s 20 biggest greenhouse gas emitters
– Increasing water pollution and poor air quality are harming people’s health in some areas (i.e. respiratory diseases, vector-borne diseases, & waterborne diseases like cholera)
– Poor waste management and lack of access to waste services (i.e. hazardous waste, Healthcare waste, mine dumps, leachate/sludge & general/solid waste management )
– Natural resources (fauna & flora) are being exploited in an unsustainable manner, threatening the functioning of ecosystems that may undermine social and economic development
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Key areas of concern (Cont. 1)
– Water quality and the health of aquatic ecosystems are declining
– Up to 20 species of commercial and recreational marine fish are considered over-exploited and some fish stocks have collapsed and there are trends of migration of species associated with climate change
– An estimated 50% of our wetlands have been destroyed or converted to other land uses ( serve as filtration systems and regulators of water flow)
– Current levels of inland water resource use is reducing the water available to sustain the natural environment and the continued provision of natural environment services (e.g. water purification, soil enrichment, carbon sinks, pest control, beauty and recreation)
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– Increasing rate of spread of alien invasive species threatening biodiversity and water availability
– 4% growth will result in the growth in water requirements and consequently a water deficit of 2,044 million cubic meters per annum by 2025
– The severity of wastewater pollution in the marine environment has continued to grow
– The overexploitation of natural resources from the ocean and the coastal zone
– Unplanned and uncontrolled coastal development continues to pose severe threats
– Indoor air quality within fuel burning households remains a concern
Key areas of concern (Cont. 2)
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– The current network of protected areas is insufficient to provide ecological services, socio-economic benefits including climate change mitigation and adaptation
– Exposure to unsafe ambient pollutant concentrations and associated health effects
– Impact of mining activities on the environment and natural resources (acid mine drainage beyond the zoned mining area)
– Stratospheric ozone depletion results in Ultra Violet-B radiation levels remaining dangerous during the summer months
– Environmental applied research capacity has stagnated over the last 10 year (insufficient capacity to innovate and implement cleaner solutions and technologies)
Key areas of concern (Cont. 3)
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– Land degradation & soil erosion remains a serious challenge, undermining the productive potential of the land
• Other forms of degradation such as crusting and compaction is becoming increasingly a problem in overgrazed bare patches, and remains a serious problem in the rain fed grain-producing areas of the Western Cape.
– South Africa’s continued reliance on fossil fuels and the resulting air pollution, water-use, greenhouse gas emissions and waste production
Key areas of concern (Cont. 4)
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Legislative Framework
• The National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and its subsidiary legislation – – NEM: Protected Areas Act - management of ecologically viable
areas.
– NEM: Biodiversity Act - protecting species and ecosystems; indigenous resources; access & benefit sharing, bio-prospecting.
– NEM: Air Quality Act - Ambient air quality and emission standards.
– NEM: Coastal Zone Management Bill - sustainable development of the coastal environment.
– NEM: Waste Management Act - reforms the law governing waste management
• Work in progress on National Climate Change Policy and development of response action plans
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Reported areas
• Key service areas:
– Support in implementation of Bioprospecting, Access & Benefit Sharing (BABS) Regulations
– Support in Proclamation of Nature reserves
– Greening programmes
– Support in implementation of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)
– Waste Management: Licensing of waste disposal sites
– Coastal Management: Marine Pollution Control support on implementation of ICM Act & Marine Protected Areas
– Air quality Management plans and Climate Change
– Environmental Impact Assessments
Biodiversity & Conservation
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future
plans
City of Cape Town, Northern Cape
Development of Bioregional Plans
National consultation and support
o Local approval processes
o Technical review and evaluation
Continuous consultationDEA and SANBI to provide support.
Mpumalanga Province:
Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) capacity building and training workshops
o Implementation of the CBNRM.
o Identified areas requiring joint actions or collaboration to successfully implement the programme.
Training and capacity building to be matched with project funding
Further training and capacity building workshops in all districts
Biodiversity & Conservation
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided
Achievements/ Progress Challenges Corrective measures/ future plans
KwaZulu-Natal : (Ezemvelo KZNWildlife)
Proclaiming Red Desert as a Nature Reserve
o Management plan in place.
o Approval to proclaim granted
o Trust established to manage property and work towards ensuring socio economic benefits from the land.
Not a Municipal competency in terms of the constitution therefore there is limited capacity at municipal level
o Public participation programme starting in February
o Trust to provide mechanism for management authority and financial support
o Proclamation in May
Eastern Cape Province
Buyisela Eco tows Initiative –greening and Cleaning Programme for local government
o Piloted Greening and Cleaning Programme at Mthatha,
o Achievements include Ecopark development, Improvement of the landfill site, Enhanced waste management services, Environmental awareness and job creation.
o Lack of Capacity and funding resources
o Sustainability and job creation
o Roll out of the National Clean and Greening Programme to townships and rural municipalities.
o Partnership with private sector to ensure sustainability
Biodiversity & ConservationLocality
(Province/ Municipality)
Service provided
Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future plans
All provinces Information sessions on Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing (BABS) Regulations
o Implementation of the BABS Regulations
o Enhanced the level of awareness and understanding of the BABS regulations and implications
o Identified the provincial liaison officers for reporting purposes in all provinces except Limpopo & KZN
o Reached maximum number of permitting officials in EC, NC, GP,FS, MP & NW
o No formal delegation of powers to issue permit by the MECs in all provinces except FS & KZN
o Insufficient human resource capacity.
o Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA )is not an entity of Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (DEDET), and thus not in a position to deal with policy, regulation and implementation of Biodiversity Act
o Respective departments in provinces to follow up on the delegation of powers.
o Assessment of provincial human resource capacity needs
o Nomination of liaison officers in L & KZN
o Provide clarity on role and responsibilities of the provincial departments in the implementation of the Biodiversity Act and the BABS Regulations.
Locality (Province/ Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/
future plans
Gauteng ProvinceEmfuleni, Midvaal and Metsimaholo Local Municipalities.
Air Quality Management Plans (The Vaal Triangle & Highveld Air-shed Priority Areas)
Vaal Triangleo Management Plan
promulgated.o Implementation
Committee established.
Highveld: o Plan under
development. o Air Quality Officers
forum and Multi-Stakeholder Reference Group fully operational.
o Baseline Assessment completed
None None
Air Quality Management & Climate change
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future
plans
Ethekweni - KZN Renewable energy and climate change mitigation awareness and advisory service
Workshops held and ongoing consultation towards development of the renewable energy sector strategy and implementation
None 2 workshops planned for 2010. Ongoing policy advisory service
Tshwane - Gauteng Establishment of a climate change strategy and CDM desk
Assistance and support provided on strategy formulation and creation of the CDM Desk
Initial buy-in from councillors
Support secured and CDM desk operationalised
City of Cape Town – Western Cape
10% energy saving target project
Ongoing technical support and advice
Financial barrier Apply for DSM funding from Treasury
Lephalale - Limpopo
Technical support and advice to Lephalale Environmental Forum
Ongoing support and technical advice on energy, water shortage and transport
Development planning, integration and impact of large scale power projects
Ongoing consultation and follow-up
Air Quality Management & Climate change
Air Quality Management & Climate changeLocality
(Province/ Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future plans
All provinces Atmospheric Emission License Programme Workshops
Well attended by Provinces and Districts
Free State and Northern Cape were not representedCapacity in non-industrialised regionsSome districts do not have AQM structure
DEA to organise a workshop in Free State and NC in FebruaryProvince to undertake licensing responsibilities
Eastern Cape & Gauteng Province
Atmospheric Emission License Programme
Session well attended
Setting up the structureNo AQM structure in West rand district
Transition within the City structures
Budgeting and filling of positionsProvinces to assist municipalities in the establishment of AQM structure and licensing function
All provinces APPA Database Training
Well attended No database administrator appointed yet
Provinces to appoint administrators
Environmental Impact Management
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future
plans
All municipalities, provincial and national departments
Efficient and effective EIA
EIA Backlogs eradicated; Regulated time frames for EIAs 70% adhered to
o Non-compliance by government departments to environmental legislation;
o Inadequate capacity and funding to roll out expedited EIA process (SID EIA strategy) to all government projects
o Development and implementation of capacity development and awareness strategy on EIA and related legislation
o Expand SID to all government development projects (Funding strategy)
All provinces The development of an environmental management framework (EMF) to aid spatial planning and inform decisions on development applications
NC, MP: EMF implementedDraft EMF for other provinces
Integration into spatial planning of the municipality.Use of the EMF GIS by municipal officials.Coordination between spheres of government; poor delivery by service providers
Finalization, implementation and integration with spatial planning
Waste ManagementLocality
(Province/ Municipality)
Service provided
Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future plans
All Provinces Waste Collection services
o Domestic waste collection project in Mafikeng resulted in 30 047 households being provided with domestic waste services during October 2009.
o Prioritisation of waste collection by municipalities
o Financial constraints
o Institutional Capacity
o Technical Capacity
o Contracted a Service Provider to develop the following:
• Waste sector Plan• National Domestic
Waste Collection standards
• Policy on Free Basic Refuse Removal Services
o Lessons from Mafikeng pilot project to be rolled-out to other municipalities
o Resource requirements for eradication of backlogs has been fed through to the MIG review and Comprehensive Infrastructure Plan programmes
Waste Management
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future plans
All Provinces Processing waste management facilities applications within legislated timeframes
30 applications which were received were processed within legislated timeframes
None None
All Provinces Processing of applications from unpermitted waste disposal sites
64 applications which were received have been processed
Submission of applications
Assistance provided to municipalities in completing applications
Regulatory ServicesLocality
(Province/ Municipality)
Service provided
Achievements/ Progress Challenges Corrective measures/ future
plans
Western Cape,North West & Kwazulu Natal
Training of justice official (prosecutors and magistrates) in environmental crime
o 2 prosecutor training workshops held- NW (33) & WC (43) prosecutors.
o 1 Magistrates workshop held in KZN province (24) magistrates.
o Final draft of magistrates benchbook sent to magistrates for comment
o Planning for 2010/11 events
o Lack of feedback to inform future workshops;
o Ensuring that training focuses on officials that actually prosecute environmental crimes
o Report to be generated from course evaluation forms and discussed with Justice College
o Advanced training for prosecutors in 2011
All provinces Ensuring compliance with environmental legislation
o 30% of section 30 emergency incidents processed and finalised
o 13 DEA issued Environmental assessments have been inspected
o 7 out of the 10 planned compliance inspections conducted
o Finalisation of inspection reports
Marine & Coastal Management: Coastal Planning
Locality (Province/ Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/
future plans
All coastal provinces, metros, local authorities at regional workshops (26), Environmental Portfolio Committees of all coastal provinces and some inland provinces (as requested)
Information sessions and consultation on the Integrated Coastal Management Bill
o Information sessions completed successfully
o None o None
All coastal provinces, metros, SALGA and some local coastal authorities
Information sessions and consultation on implementation and enforcement of the Integrated Coastal Management Act (Act no. 24 of 2008) including possible delegations and consultation on research needs
o Sessions completed successfully
o None o None
Marine & Coastal Management: Coastal Planning
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress Challenges Corrective measures/ future
plans
All coastal provinces, metros, SALGA and some local coastal authorities
NEMA Off-road Vehicle Regulations
o Task group quarterly meetings completed successfully
o Workshop to discuss possible amendments completed successfully
o Upgrade of NEMA Off-road Vehicle Regulations decision support tool workshops underway
o Irregular attendance
o Letters were again sent out to ask that members and alternates be formally nominated
All coastal provinces
Regional workshops on problem identification and priority-setting for RSA’s National Programme of Action (NPOA) on Land-based sources of Marine Pollution.
o Workshops were generally well-attended and each coastal province successfully identified its priorities,
o NPOA endorsed by Provinces in September 2008.
o Lack of human and financial capacity at local level to implement relevant aspects of NPOA.
Local authoritiesneed to strengthencapacity to maintaincoastal water quality.
Marine & Coastal Management : Marine PollutionLocality
(Province/ Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future
plans
Kwazulu-Natal province, Northern Cape
Consultation on development of National Programme of Action on Land-based sources of Marine Pollution
o KZN: Technical advice provided on development of a provincial NPOA on land-based sources of marine pollution.
o NC:Technical advice provided on development of a provincial NPOA on land-based sources of marine pollution.
o Funding limitations in KZN
o Institutional restructuring within NC province.
o KZN Provincial department to investigate options for funding.
o DEA to ascertain progress made in NC.
All coastal provinces
Technical review meeting on Revised Coastal Water Quality Guidelines for Recreational Use.
Revised Guidelines have been updated for further consultation at local level.
Possible lack of human and financial capacity at local level to implement the new guidelines.
DEA to determinefinancial and human resource implications, withpossible assistancefrom coastalprovinces.
City of Cape Town
Desktop marine oil spill response exercise to test Cape Zone Contingency Plan.
Exercise was well attended by various departments within the City.
Mandates and roles not clearly understood by all response agencies.
DEA to hold furthermeetings with Disastermanagementstructures to clarifyroles.
Marine & Coastal Management: Marine Protected Areas
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided
Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future plans
Conservation Departments in KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, plus SANParks and the City of Cape Town
Funded Marine Protected Area management contracts with authorities that deal with all areas of management for 19 of 20 MPAs.
o SANParks and CT Metro MOAs
o Provide funding and a mandate to build local capacity
o Annual MPA forum meeting held to review progress
o Effectiveness Assessment done
o Compliance issues
o More management plans
o Standardised reporting
o MOA for Sardinia Bay MPA
o Address issues raised in effectiveness assessment
o Focus on operational management issues in new contracts
o Engage Nelson Mandela Metro regarding Sardinia Bay MPA
KZN and Western Cape
Coastal MPA expansion workshops held stakeholders
o Examined options for new coastal MPAs based on biodiversity and stakeholder issues
o Proposed process for taking forward of new offshore MPAs with the fishing industry
o Outcomes need to be evaluated
o Draft policy needed
o Process for new offshore MPAs not yet decided,
o Propose shortlist for expansion of Coastal MPAs.
o Link with draft policy being prepared, (eg. regarding zoning)
o New workshop planned to resolve offshore MPA matters and decide on common approach
Marine & Coastal Management: Marine Protected Areas
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided
Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/ future plans
Western and Eastern Cape, KZN
Regulation and management of non-consumptive economic activities in Marine Protected Areas
o Scuba diving businesses in MPAs regulated nationally,
o Individual divers regulated through permits
o Other activities, eg commercial filming managed through exemptions
o Conditions should not unduly impact businesses, but allow for adequate control
o Transform the sector more
o New activities need research
o Ongoing stakeholder engagement together with provincial management agencies,
o MPA Management plans need to cater for various new activities
o New research on non-consumptive use needed pro-actively
All provinces Address community issues regarding MPAs
o Proposal for Dwesa-Cwebe developed
o Draft MPA policy being prepared
o Proposal not implemented, waiting for research input
o Different viewpoints on conservation versus local socio-economic benefits
o Proposal to be re-evaluated in March
o New Draft MPA Policy to be internally available in February 2010
Marine & Coastal Management: Estuary Management
Locality (Province/
Municipality)
Service provided Achievements/ Progress Challenges Corrective measures/ future
plans
Western Cape
Estuary Management: Development of implementation plans in preparation for the Integrated Coastal Management Act requirements
o Draft management plans produced and in different stages of implementation
o Review workshop held in June 2009 to determine the practicality of plans.
o Estuarine management forums to facilitate implementation are being formed .
o Good co-ordination by CAPE Estuaries Management Programme
o Finalisation of the Estuary Plans
o Under funded areas
o Lack of buy-in from rural Municipalities
o Review and approval of plans
o Further funding for implementation
o DEA & DWA to develop Estuary Management Protocol
o Motivate for greater local participation
SRPP
Locality (Municipality
/Province)
Service/ Project Achievements/ Progress
Challenges Corrective measures/
future plans
All provinces (173 projects)
Sustainable Land Based Livelihood; Working on Waste; People & Parks; and Working for the Coast
o Temporary job days 500,940
o Training person days 57,250
o Land availability & Land claims,
o Inadequate capacity
o Lack of sustainability plans
o Continuous engagement with the local authorities
o Capacity building initiatives
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