Ecosystem Services Mapping in the City of Cape Town:
Informing Investment in Ecological Infrastructure
28th and 29th February 2012
Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Cape Town
PROGRAMME
DAY 1 – 28 FEBRUARY 2012
08h30
09h00
Session 1:
09h15–09h30
09h30–10h30
10h30–10h45
10h45–11h15
Session 2:
11h15–12h45
12h45-13h30
Session 3:
13h30–14h30
Session 4:
14h30-15h00
15h00-15h15
15h15-16h00
Registration & tea
Welcome and introduction
Marlene Laros
Background - Ecosystem Services and the City Of Cape Town
Ecosystem services, climate change and information needs for directing
Gregg Oelofse
decision-making
International perspectives, the methodology and results of the initial Cape
Town Ecosystem Services assessment and recommendations for developing
finer-scale informants for investment and decision-making
Patrick O’Farrell
Presentation: 40 min
Questions and discussion: 20 min
Tea
Building the economic case for ecosystem services to influence local
government planning and decisions
Martin De Wit
Presentation: 20 min
Questions and discussion: 10 min
Ecosystem Services Assessment Case Studies – Lessons for Cape Town
1. Integrating ecosystem services into planning processes: Lessons from
Kate Pringle
Pongola and Lesotho
C. Haskins / P. Holmes
2. Silvermine River : cost-benefit of river restoration
R. Bishop / P. Flower
3. Witsands aquifer: the value of ecosystem services
Pippin Anderson
4. Ecosystem functioning and service delivery through social greening
interventions
Presentations: 15 min each
Questions and discussion: 5 min each
Lunch
Understanding Ecosystem Services, Risk and Vulnerability in the Context of Climate Change
Integrating concepts of vulnerability and governance into climate change
adaptation: The case of coastal and inland flood risk management in the City
Gina Ziervogel
of Cape Town
Presentation: 40 min / Questions and discussion: 20 min
Policy Responses : Mechanisms for Integrating Ecosystem Services Protection
The role of LUMS in protecting ecosystem services
Presentation: 20 min
Gideon Brand
Questions and discussion: 10 min
Tea
Exploring appropriate policy responses for protecting ecosystem services Marlene Laros and All
Plenary discussion and synthesis
PROGRAMME
DAY 2 – 29 FEBRUARY 2012
08h30-09h00
09h00-09h20
Session 4:
09h20–10h50
10h50-11h05
Session 5:
11h05–11h50
11h50–12h50
12h50–13h50
13h50-14h20
Session 6:
14h20–15h20
15h20–15h35
15h35-16h05
16h05–16h50
Tea
The social value of ecosystem services: impacts on development in adolescents
Presentation: 15 min
Alice Ashwell
Questions and discussion: 5 min
Policy responses : mechanisms for integrating ecosystem services protection (continued)
Integrating ecosystem services considerations into line function management
and operations: Data, information needs, methodologies & communications
Biodiversity management
Wastewater management
Bulkwater management
Stormwater management
Spatial planning
City Parks
Presentation: 5-7 min each
Questions and discussion: 40 min
Tea
Ecosystem services mapping approaches, methods and outputs
Approaches to taking the work forward: fine-scale pilot areas or city-wide
sector-based analyses
Methodological considerations for fine-scale mapping
Lunch
Ensuring appropriate spatial outputs for integration into the LUMS and other
decision support systems
Informing proposal development and the way forward
Concept for a fine-scale ecosystem services mapping programme:
Key principles for mapping of ecosystem services
Identifying ecosystem services
Describing geographical/spatial features
Valuing ecosystem services (ranking services and making values explicit)
Process requirements: involving stakeholders
Tea
Consolidating a programme concept and informing a study brief
Way forward, next steps and closure
P. Holmes / A.Purves
Roland Moollan
R. Bishop / P. Flower
Candice Haskins
Jaco Petzer
Phumla Mrubata
Facilitated discussion
Patrick O’Farrell and
facilitated discussion
Facilitated discussion
Facilitated
Discussion
Facilitated
Discussion
Marlene Laros &
Gregg Oelofse