BRIEFING ON
STRATEGIC
PLAN PRIORITIES
Presentation by N. Ngcaba
February 2010
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
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Overview of the functions
Legislative framework
Strategy overview
Review-MTEF allocations
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Statement of Outcome
Section 24 (b) of the Constitution:
All South Africans have a Constitutional right to an
environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing, and to have the environment protected, for the
benefit of present and future generations
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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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Key areas of concern (Cont. 2)
– 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
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Key areas of concern (Cont. 3)
– 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)
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Key areas of concern (Cont. 4)
– 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
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Introduction and overview of functions
• Environment
– Environmental Quality and Protection: protect and
improve the quality and safety of the environment
to give effect to the right of all South Africans to
an environment that is not harmful to their health
and wellbeing
– Biodiversity & Conservation: promotes the
conservation and sustainable use of natural
resources to improve economic growth and
poverty alleviation.
– Oceans and Coastal Management: manage and
protect South Africa’s oceans and coastal
resources
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Legislative Framework
 National Environmental Management Act, 1998 –
regulatory framework for the management and protection
of environmental resources and coordination in relation
thereto.
 National Environmental Management: Protected
Areas Act, 2003- Regulates protected areas in South
Africa.
 National Environmental Management: Air Quality
Act, 2004- regulates air quality
 National Environmental Management: Biodiversity
Act, 2004 - Regulates and sets out the mechanisms for
managing and conserving SA’s biodiversity, its
components and institutions
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Legislative Framework
 National Environmental Management: Waste Act,
2008- regulates waste management; provides for
national norms and standards for regulating the
management of waste by all spheres of government; and
provides for the licensing and control of waste
management activities.
 National Environmental Management: Integrated
Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008) establishes a system of integrated coastal and estuarine
management in the Republic; ensures that development
and the use of natural resources within the coastal zone
is socially and economically justifiable and ecologically
sustainable; determines the responsibilities of organs of
state in relation to coastal areas; controls dumping at
sea, pollution in the coastal zone.
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…Strategy Overview
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VISION
A prosperous and equitable
society living in harmony with
our natural resources.
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VALUES
• To become a truly People-centered organisation that responds to
the needs of all South Africans.
• To achieve the highest levels of Integrity premised on
professionalism, quality, service excellence, honesty, transparency,
trust.
• To enhance organizational Performance through productivity,
efficiency, effectiveness, innovation and continuous improvements.
• To ensure the Sustainability of the organisation and its sectors
through amongst others maximised impact, return on investment,
continuity and knowledge management
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Departmental Programmes
1.
Admin & support.
2.
Environmental Quality & Protection.
3.
Oceans & Coastal Management.
4.
Climate Change
5.
Biodiversity and Conservation.
6.
Sector Service, Environmental Awareness & International
Relations.
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GOALS : 2010/2011 - 2014/2015
Goal 1: Delivering our mandate
Goal 2: Growing a Learning Organisation Built on Human Capital Foundation.
Goal 3: Operational Efficient and Relevant in the Information Age
Goal 4: Financially Responsible and Accountable Organisation Giving Value for
Money.
Goal 5: Empowerment through Information Sharing and Sound Stakeholder
Relations
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GOALS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2009/10 2013/14
GOAL
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Delivering
our mandate
•Protect, conserve and enhance our environmental, natural and
heritage assets & resources
•Proactively plan, manage and prevent pollution and environmental
degradation to ensure a sustainable and healthy environment
•Provide leadership on climate change adaptation and mitigation
•Contribute to sustainable development, livelihoods, green and inclusive
economic growth through facilitating skills development and
employment creation
•Create a better Africa and a better world by advancing national
environmental interests through a global sustainable development
agenda
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GOALS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2010/11 2014/15 (Corporate Related)
GOAL
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Growing a learning
organisation built on Human
capital foundation
Position our Department as an
employer of choice.
Operational efficiency and
relevance in the information
age.
Enhance service delivery and systems
improvement.
Financially responsible and
accountable organisation
giving value for money.
Promote equitable and sound
corporate and cooperative
governance.
Empowerment through
information sharing and sound
stakeholder relations.
Enhancement of reputation and
collective ownership of the sectors.
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Direct Link to M&E outcomes
As a cross-cutting function there is contribution to other outcomes as well
M& E Outcome
DEA priorities
Outcome 10: Protect and enhance our
environmental assets and natural
resources
Protect, conserve and enhance our
environmental, natural and heritage assets &
resources
Proactively plan, manage and prevent
pollution and environmental degradation to
ensure a sustainable and healthy
environment
Provide leadership on climate change
adaptation and mitigation
Outcome 4:Decent Employment through
inclusive economic growth
Contribute to sustainable development,
livelihoods, green and inclusive economic
growth through facilitating skills development
and employment creation
Outcome 11: Create a better south Africa,
a better Africa and a better worlds
Create a better Africa and a better world by
advancing national environmental interests
through a global sustainable development
agenda
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Link to MTSF Priorities
MTSF PRIORITY
ROLE
Speed up growth and
transformation of the economy to
create decent work and
sustainable livelihoods
•Green jobs
Massive programme to build social Improved Environmental Impact
and economic infrastructure
Assessment processes.
Rural development, food security
and land reform
•Resolution of claims in Protected
Areas and post settlement support
•Subsistence fisheries
Education
Demand driven Environment skills
development
Health
•Effective air quality management
•Effective Waste Management
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Links to MTSF Priorities
MTSF PRIORITY
ROLE
The fight against crime and
corruption
•Integrated approach to prevention of
pouching
• Improve compliance with environmental law
Cohesive and sustainable
communities
•Implementation of the EPWP - SRPP
Sustainable resource
management and use
•Market based instruments to promote
environmental protection (taxes, incentives,
charges etc)
Create a better Africa and a
better world
•Global sustainable development agenda
•Climate change, TFCA etc
Developmental State
including improvement of
public services
Improved sector monitoring and evaluation
capacity
Improved sector skills for effective service
delivery demand
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Review of Financial Resource Strategy
&
MTEF ALLOCATIONS
2010/11-2011/12-2012/13
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Baseline –MTEF 20010/11-2012/13
Departmental Baseline
Additional Funds Allocated to Baseline
-New building: Unitary payments
-SAWS: Early warning system and disaster risk reduction
-Compensation of Employees adjustment (Baseline)*
-Expanded Public Works Programme Incentive (exclusive)
-Climate change dialogue (conference preparation (exclusive)
BASELINE INCREASE
Adjustments to Baseline
-Department
-Cuts retained income –SANParks and MLRF
-NOW
-Tourism functions transfer
-Fisheries function transfer to DAFF
2010 MTEF A L LO C ATIONS (to be included in 2010
ENE)
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
R’000
R’000
R’000
3,884,076
4,147,464
4,345,921
88,7 93
19,428
65,365
4,000
111,2 7 7
22,997
88,280
-
216,6 4 5
60,000
5,000
24,815
126,830
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.000 4 %
.0005 %
.005 %
(1,365,0 7 5)
(3,135)
(83,914)
(500)
(1,155,108)
(122,418)
(1, 4 4 1, 205
(8,841)
(88,613)
(500)
(1,213,894)
(129,357)
(1,503,83 7)
(31)
(94,306)
(500)
(1,273,355)
(135,645)
2, 60 7 , 7 9 4
2,81 7, 536
3,058, 7 29
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Challenges in resourcing the
Departmental mandate
• The departmental expenditure trend has been at 99% for the previous
four years
• The baseline allocations to fund the increased departmental mandate
operations, and Public Entities in the last years and the MTEF have
been insufficient.
• Decrease in Donor funding because of the global economic climate
will place additional budget constrains on environmental management
functions.
• Reprioritisation and other alternative funding ventures like co-funding
have been initiated to make the DEA and its Public Entities deliver on
their mandate.
• The department will approach National Treasury to explore additional
funds
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