OVERVIEW OF
CLIMATE CHANGE and AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT and OCEANS AND COASTS
and SA WEATHER SERVICES
STRATEGIC/ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN
(2013/14- 2017/18)
Areas of collaboration
• Matrix on shared areas of work-specify roles and
responsibilities
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Marine work
Air quality
Climate Change Adaptation
Species Management
Knowledge management
Protected areas management
Effectiveness for systems/interventions to curb
wildlife crime (what indicators do we use for that)
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PROGRAMME 4: CLIMATE CHANGE AND
AIR QUALITY
3
Strategic Objective :Climate change impacts effectively managed
Performance
indicator
Long Term
Adaptation
Scenarios for
South Africa
Baseline
Implementation plan
developed and
baseline research
completed into three
sectors:
Water
Agriculture
Commercial forestry
Target 2013/14
Baseline research for climate
scenarios, impact scenarios,
economic cost assessment
and adaptation options in five
sectors :
•Urban Settlement
•Rural Settlement
•Coastal Settlement
•Commercial forestry
•Health
•Disaster management and
risk reduction
Biodiversity and
ecosystems
SAWS INPUT
Number of
disaster risk
reduction
applications
implemented
Refine SWGS for SADC One application developed &
implemented for Southern
Africa
Target 2017/18
Long term
target and
date
Long-term Adaptation Scenarios for •No specific
time-bound
SA completed for 8 sectors, and
long term
including:
target
• Medium and Long term climate
scenarios
•Impact scenarios
•Climate Change Adaptation
Options
•Economic Impacts
•Recommendations and practical
adaptation responses
•National Climate Change
Adaptation Strategy for SA
Website for SWGS for Southern
Africa implemented with 2 new
applications supporting SADC
countries.
Refine Severe Weather warning
System for SA
4
Strategic Objective :Climate change impacts effectively managed
Performance
indicator
Number of
sector plans
aligned with the
National Climate
Change
Response
Policy
Baseline
Scoping Report to
support policy
alignment for
adaptation
Target 2013/14
Target 2017/18
Long term
target and
date
Mainstreaming Climate
Change Interventions into 3
sector plans:
•Water
•Agriculture
•Biodiversity & Ecosystems
•Guideline for mitigation plans
•Mainstreaming of mitigation
action in 4 sectoral policies &
plans
Mainstreaming Climate Change
Adaptation into 8 sector plans:
•Water
•Agriculture
•Health
•Human Settlement (Urban/
•Rural/Coastal )
•Disaster risk Management and
•Reduction
•No specific
time-bound
long
term
target
5
Strategic Objective :A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise GHG concentrations in the atmosphere facilitated
Performance
indicator
Baseline
Number of sector Two Interventions:
existing
relevant
mitigation
potential Mapping
and impact studies research , planning and and
modelling process
conducted
Carbon budget/tax interface
Target 2013/14
Target 2017/18
Initial mitigation potential • Updated
analysis for 5 sectors mitigation
potential
finalised
and impact studies
conducted
for
5
Initial sectoral socio- sectors
(Energy,
economic
and Industry,
Transport,
environmental
impact Agriculture
and
studies finalised for 5 Forestry, and Waste)
sectors
• National
sinks
assessment
and
carbon sinks atlas
finalised
Draft National Sinks
• 2050 Pathways
assessment
Calculator
Long term target and
date
Reduced total
emissions of
CO2 by 34%
reduction of
Business As
Usual by 2020
and 42% by 2025
–
Copenhagen
Accord 2009
–
2050 Pathways Calculator
finalised
6
Strategic Objective :A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise GHG concentrations in the atmosphere facilitated
Performance
indicator
Number of Climate
Change Response
Policy interventions
implemented
Baseline
Target 2013/14
3 interventions.
Mitigation potential
and impact studies for
the energy, industry,
transport, agriculture
and forestry and
waste sectors
3 climate change
response policy
interventions:
•Report on Initial
desired emission
reduction outcomes for
five sectors
•Report on initial mix of
policies, measures and
instruments for 5
sectors (including
carbon budgets)
•1 Regulation to list
GHG as priority
pollutants under the Air
Quality Act to provide
the legal framework for
mitigation plans
Target 2017/18
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4 climate change response
policy interventions:
Desired emission reduction
outcomes (DEROs) for 5
economic sectors finalized
Mix of measures for
achieving the
desired
emission
reduction
outcomes in 5 economic
sectors (including carbon
budgets) finalised
GHGs listed as priority
pollutants under the Air
Quality Act to enable
mandatory mitigation plans
SA’s emissions trajectory
defined and updated
Long term target and date
Reduced total
emissions of CO2
by 34%
reduction of
Business As
Usual by 2020
and 42% by 2025 –
Copenhagen
Accord 2009 –
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Strategic Objective :A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise GHG concentrations in the atmosphere facilitated
Performance
indicator
Baseline
Target 2013/14
Target 2017/18
Long Term Target and
Date
Number of sector
plans aligned with
the National
Climate Change
Response Policy
Mainstreaming
recommendations on two
plans
Guideline for mitigation plans Recommendations on
Mainstreaming of mitigation
mainstreaming of
action in 5 sectors
mitigation actions in 5
sectors
Reduced total
emissions of CO2
by 34%
reduction of
Business As
Usual by 2020
and 42% by 2025 –
Copenhagen
Accord 2009 –
Number of near
term climate
change response
flagship
programmes coordinated and
facilitated.
Report that outlines criteria
for South Africa’s climate
change response flagship
programmes describes the
existing mitigation and
adaptation projects within the
key identified flagship
categories.
Framework for
implementation of 3
flagships, facilitated:
waste management
Public works flagship
adaptation research
Framework developed as
outlined in the NCCRP
(analysis of mitigation or
adaptation outcomes; local
sustainable development
benefits; reporting format).
No specific time
bound long term
target
Framework for
implementation of 4
flagship programmes
completed:
Waste management
Energy Efficiency
Transport
Renewable Energy
8
Strategic Objective :Effective knowledge and information management for the sector
Performance
indicator
Baseline
Target 2013/14
Target 2017/18
Number of
environmental
knowledge and
information
management
systems/tools
developed and
implemented/
operational
Mainstreaming
recommendations on two
plans
Draft CC Response M&E
System published
Draft CC Response
M&E System
published
SAWS INPUTS
Quarterly data availability
report on national climate
data
Quarterly data availability
report on national climate
data
Quarterly data
availability report on
national climate data
Quarterly data
availability reports
on national climate
data
Continuous
monitoring and
provision of Trace
Gas data reports
Report on availability of Trace Report on availability of Trace Report on availability of
Gas data in the world data
Gas data in the World Data
Trace Gas data in the
centres
Centers
World Data Centers.
Quarterly MINMEC and biannual cabinet report
submitted
Long Term Target and
Date
Reduced total
emissions of CO2
by 34%
reduction of
Business As
Usual by 2020
and 42% by 2025 –
Copenhagen
Accord 2009 –
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Strategic Objective : Cleaner and healthy air
Performance indicator
Baseline
Target 2013/14
Target 2017/18
Long term target and date
National Air Quality
Indicator
1.145
1.140
1.30
NAQI less than 1 - means
100% compliance to
current ambient air
quality standards by 2025
Number of air quality
monitoring stations
reporting to SAAQIS
63
72 (68 government
owned)
95 air quality
monitoring stations
reporting to SAAQIS
All government owned
monitoring stations
reporting live to SAAQIS
and all monitoring
stations reporting to
SAAQIS by 2020
5 Highveld priority air
quality stations operated,
managed and maintained
by SAWS and monitored
through SAAQIS website
Air Quality Information
is accessible through
the SAAQIS web site.
SAWS INPUT
AQ data archived as
Highveld priority area air agreed with DEA
quality station transferred
to SAWS as per project
plan (SAAQIS Phase I)
and monitored through
the SAAQIS website
SAWS INPUT
SAWS to please add on
Vaal monitoring network
10
Strategic Objective : Cleaner and healthy air
Performance indicator
Baseline
Target 2013/14
Target 2017/18
AQA Regulatory
Framework developed
and implemented
3 interventions:
NEM: AQA (39 of 2004)
Review Initiated
Air
Quality
Management
Framework Reviewed
Promulgation
of
Regulations/Notices
(Ambient, S21,Aviation,
Dust, S23
2012 National Framework
for Air Quality
Management published in
the gazette
Draft Emissions Offset
Policy for AQM submitted
for approval
S23 – Mobile Asphalt
Declared as Controlled
Emitters
2 interventions ( 2012
National Framework
review and Aviation
Tariffs)
Long term target and date
AQA Regulatory
Framework fully
implemented by 2020
11
Strategic Objective : Cleaner and healthy air
Performance indicator
Baseline
Target 2013/14
Target 2017/18
Air Quality Management Tools SAAQIS Phase II
Developed and Implemented system architecture
developed
SAAQIS Phase II
finalized (emissions
inventory system).
SAAQIS Phase I and II under
implementation
SAAQIS Phase III under
development
SAWS INPUT
SAAQIS Phase II fully
developed, implemented,
tested, maintained and
enhanced
Implementation of
SAAQIS phase II
according to plan
SAAQIS Phase II NAEI
tested and rolled over
nationally
SAAQIS Phase II developed and
implemented according to plan.
2 draft strategies
developed (vehicle
emissions and dense
low-income)
2 Priority Area AQMPs
under implementation
(Highveld and Vaal
Triangle Airshed)
Phase III of dense low-income
strategy and Phase III of vehicle
emissions strategy implemented
2 Priority Area AQMPs
under implementation
(Vaal and Highveld)
1 Priority Area AQMP
under development
(Waterberg-Bojanala)
Vaal Triangle AQMP
under review
Draft Vehicle Emissions
Control Strategy
compiled and
Implementation Task
Team established
3 National Priority Area AQMPs
implementation / reviewed:
Highveld & Vaal Triangle under
review
Waterberg under implementation
Long term
target and date
National
Atmospheric
Emission
Inventory
System fully
operational by
2015/16.
100% national
compliance to
current
ambient
air
quality
standards by
2025
12
PROGRAMME : OCEANS AND COASTS
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Focus Areas/ Objective: Focus Areas/ Objective : Strengthened science programmes for integrated oceans and coastal
management
Performance Indicator: Number of Observational platforms contributing to an Ocean and Coastal Observation and
Monitoring Network
Baseline
Target
Target 2017/18
Long Term
DEA
Entity/Entities’
Other role
2013/14
Target
contribution
contribution
players’
3 Observational
platforms
deployed and
maintained
4 Observational
platforms
deployed and
maintained
12 Observational
platforms deployed
and maintained
Fully functional Ocean
Research,
Observation and Early
Warning System
implemented.
Deployment,
maintenance,
design of the
Observational
System and
management of
data.
SAWS plays a role in data
management, dissemination of
warnings and projections of
scenarios.
Institutions of
Higher Education,
DST, DAFF, DoT,.
NGOs, Science
Councils.
Integrated
Ecosystem
Project
undertaken on the
West Coast.
2 Ecosystem
process studies
undertaken per
annum
2 Ecosystem
process studies
undertaken per
annum
Ecosystem
management process
and plan for the entire
SA EEZ.
Ocean scientific
investigations and
data collection of
all parameters.
SAWS is involved in coastal
atmospheric observations and
provision and management of
data.
CSIR, DST,
Universities and
Universities of
Technology.
3 relief voyages
undertaken
3 relief voyages
undertaken
3 relief voyages
undertaken
Maintaining Antarctica
as a place of peace,
stability
and
cooperation
and
conducting science
•Logistic support
to
continued
access to SANAE,
GOUGH
and
Marion bases
•Conduct
Research
at
Marion
and
SANAE bases.
SAWS collect Meteorological
data at the three bases and
deploy NOAA Oceanographic
observation.
DIRCO
DST
CSIR
SANSA
Universities
DPW
DEFENCE
14
Strategic Objective : Organisation wide compliance with all applicable national and international regulatory
frameworks.
Performance indicator : Integrated marine business case developed, approved and implemented
Baseline
Draft integrated
marine business
case
Target
2013/14
Approved
integrated
marine
business
case
Target 2017/18
Long term
target
DEA
Contribution
Entity/
Entities
contribution
Improved ocean Quality
Research
Meteorological
observations in observations,
collaboration , data collection,
the adjacent
forecasts and
Transport
processing,
observations for improved
logistics ,
information
forecasting and understanding of Instrument
dissemination
research,
the modulation of deployment
and research
specialized
South African
maritime weather weather and
services for
climate by the
commercial
surrounding
clients
oceans, Agulhas
current and ocean
circulation
(climate change)
Other role
players
CSIR,
UCT,
UKMO,
SANSA
15
ADDITIONAL SAWS FUNCTIONS
16
Strategic Objective : Organisation wide compliance with all applicable national and international regulatory frameworks.
Performance indicator
Baseline
Target 2013/14
Quarterly RTH data
availability report
Quarterly RTH data
available report
Operational Tsunami early
warning system for SA
Operational Tsunami Refine Tsunami early
early warning system warning system for SA by
for SA
testing receipt of warning
messages by Disaster
Management Centre,
Council for GeoScience and
other stakeholders
Percentage availability of
requisite skills within
employee budget
80% composite
recruitment plan
finalised
Percentage of Bursaries
At least 62% uptake of
absorbed by SAWS in critical graduates in critical
strategic areas.
scientific and
technological areas
Quarterly RTH data
availability report
80% of requisite skills and
competencies available
At least 62% uptake of
graduates in critical
scientific and technological
areas
Target 2017/18
Long term target and
date
Quarterly RTH data
availability report.
Tsunami early warning
system for SA
operational and tested
in collaboration with
National Disaster
Management Centre &
Council for Geo
Science with report on
disseminated Tsunami
warnings.
80% of requisite skills
and competencies
available
At least 62% uptake of
graduates in areas of
business need
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