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HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT: MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS

HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT: MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS. Presentation to Portfolio Committee: 30 May 2006. Overview of Provincial and Municipal State of Readiness. PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION. Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 Promulgated on 15 January 2003. Commenced:

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HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT: MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS

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  1. HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT: MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS Presentation to Portfolio Committee: 30 May 2006

  2. Overview of Provincial and Municipal State of Readiness PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION

  3. Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 Promulgated on 15 January 2003. Commenced: National / Provincial: 1/4/2004 Municipal sphere: 1/7/2004 Minister designated to administer Act: 31/3/2004 Act provides two years for total implementation. INTRODUCTION

  4. Strategic intent regarding the implementation of the Act Serious and urgent delivery within two years of an institutionalised Disaster Management system for South Africa. - Section 63(1)(a) Empowered and committed disaster management team imbued with a passion for the reduction of risk and trauma to the people and the environment. However, reality has revealed the magnitude of the task of implementing the Act within the two year period.

  5. Disaster Management Centres [KPA 1] Appointment of Head of the Centre [KPA 1] Establishment of Advisory Forums [KPA 1] Disaster risk assessments [KPA 2] Disaster Management Plans [KPA 4] Definition of readiness ???? DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT PROVIDES FOR inter alia -

  6. Workshopped NDMF and Strategy in Centurion 2004 National Disaster Management Framework published on 29 April 2005 4 KPA’s 1 - Integrated institutional capacity 2 - Disaster risk assessment 3 - Disaster risk reduction 4 - Response and recovery NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

  7. 3 ENABLERS 1 - Information management and communication 2 - Education, training, public awareness and research 3 - Funding arrangements for disaster risk management Provincial Roadshows re NDMF and Implementation Strategy for the Disaster Management Act: June 2005 – August 2005 National Workshop re NDMF and Implementation Strategy for the Disaster Management Act: July 2005 National Disaster Management Framework /….

  8. Progress since presentation to MinMec in March 2005 National DM Centre :Yes Fully functional : Yes (Chief Dir.: DM) Head of Centre : No Established Forums :ICDM – Intergovernmental Committee on Disaster Management established and members appointed on 27 June 2005 by the president (political forum). NDMAF - National Disaster Management Advisory Forum in the process of being established. Interim Structure already in place. (technical forum) DM Plans : Guidelines issued Capacity : Proposed structure NDMC - Implementation

  9. Proposed Organisational Structure: NDMC

  10. HOLISTIC PICTURE - Provincial

  11. EASTERN CAPE (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  12. EASTERN CAPE (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 1x Manager 3x Assistant Managers 9x Senior Administration Officers 1x Administration Officer 1x Administration Clerk (bb) BUDGET Compensation of employees: R 3, 844 517 Goods and services: R 3, 710 043 Transfer payments: R19, 516 000 Additional budget: R16, 200 000 TOTAL: R43, 270 560 (cc) RESOURCES A Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established with 10 subsidized vehicles for officials; and A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established.

  13. FREE STATE (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  14. FREE STATE (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 1X Director 8x Deputy Directors 1 x Assistant Directors 1x Operational Manager 4x Operators 2x Planners 2x Administration Officers 2x Administration Clerks 1x Secretary 1x Driver (bb) BUDGET Compensation of employees: R 4, 800 000 Goods and services: R 2, 300 000 Transfers: R 208 000 Machinery and Equipment: R 3, 800 000 TOTAL: R11, 200 000 (cc) RESOURCES A Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established; A draft Provincial Disaster Management Plan has been developed; A Provincial Disaster Risk Management Advisory Forum has been established; Contingency plans guidelines have been developed; and Officials are trained in the following: Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002); Disaster Management Framework; Transportation of hazardous material;Minimum standard on disaster response; and Fire prevention and fire fighting.

  15. GAUTENG (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  16. GAUTENG (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 1x Senior Manager 1x Manager 4x Deputy Managers 4x Senior Administration Officers 1x Administration Officer 1x Personal Assistant 1x Administration Clerk (bb) BUDGET Compensation of employees: R3, 368 276 Goods and services: R3, 100 524 Capital expenditure: R 389 000 TOTAL: R6, 857 800 (cc) RESOURCES An interim Provincial Disaster Management Centre was established during 2004; A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum was established in October 2004; A Provincial Disaster Management Policy Framework has been developed to give a strategic direction for dealing with disasters and major incidents in the province; and A multi-disciplinary Disaster Management Plan has been developed to ensure integrated response to disasters.

  17. KWAZULU-NATAL (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  18. KWAZULU-NATAL (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 1x Senior Administration Officer 1x Administration Officer 2x Senior Clerks (bb) BUDGET Compensation of employees: R 2, 100 000 Other: R 6, 000 000 TOTAL: R 8, 100 000 (cc) RESOURCES A Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established; A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established; and A Draft Disaster Management Plan has been developed.

  19. LIMPOPO (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  20. LIMPOPO (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 1x Manager 3x Deputy Managers 6x Assistant Managers 4x Assistant Administration Officers 3x Senior Administration Clerks 1x Control Industrial Technician 1x Chief Industrial Technician 2x Industrial Technicians 5x General Assistants 1x Typist (bb) BUDGET Compensation of employees: R15,600 000 m Goods and services: R 1,119 000 m Capital expenditure: R 8,000 000 m TOTAL: R24, 991 000 m (cc) RESOURCES A Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been operational since March 2003; A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum was inaugurated in August 2005; and A Provincial Disaster Management Policy has been developed in order to give strategic direction to deal with disasters and major incidents in the province.

  21. MPUMALANGA (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  22. MPUMALANGA (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 1x Manager 2x Deputy Managers 5x Administration Officers (bb) BUDGET Compensation of employees: R1, 648 534 Goods and services: R4, 434 000 TOTAL: R6, 082 534 (cc) RESOURCES A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established to advise on any disaster related issues; A fully equipped Command Unit (Disaster Management Mobile Centre) is available to be deployed to areas where disasters or major events are taking place; A total of 80 tents are available in store for immediate relief purposes; The Province has started with the process of building the Disaster Management Centre; and The Province has embarked upon a disaster risk assessment exercise.

  23. NORTHERN CAPE (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  24. NORTHERN CAPE (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING No information available at this time (bb) BUDGET No information available at this time (cc) RESOURCES No information available at this time

  25. NORTH WEST (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

  26. NORTH WEST (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 1x Manager 2x Deputy Managers 2x Senior Administration Officers 1x Receptionist (bb) BUDGET Due to interdepartmental shuffles, budgets for the directorates are not available. (cc) RESOURCES A Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established; A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established; and Three subsidised bakkies available for officials.

  27. WESTERN CAPE (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts) * Interim centres only ** In process

  28. WESTERN CAPE (2) - Provincial (aa) STAFFING 2x Senior Managers 3x Deputy Directors 6x Assistant Directors 3x Administration Clerks 4x Admin. Officers (bb) BUDGET Compensation of employees: R3,233 000 Goods and services: R4,025 000 Capital Expenditure: R2,250 000 TOTAL: R9,436 000 (cc) RESOURCES A Disaster Information Management System has been developed. The programme is utilised by all 30 municipalities, provincial departments and security forces in the province; A Provincial Emergency Management Centre has been developed and implemented. This Centre accommodates both the emergency communication as well as disaster management line functions; A Provincial Disaster Management Framework is in its final stage of development; and A Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Assessment study was conducted. All the possible hazards as well as high risk areas in the province were identified.

  29. Government to Government Agreement between Sweden and South Africa (28 June 2005) - In terms of this agreement a Swedish disaster management software package was provided to South Africa free of charge; and Eastern Cape Pilot Project initiated – will serve as a blueprint for the rest of the country Regulations on Disaster Management Volunteers and the Provision of Goods and Services – published for comment 2005 Discussions with National Treasury Discussions with Social Development Working On Fire PROGRESS GENERAL PROGRESS

  30. Two main factors hamper progress – 1.) Financial constraints Start-up Funding for the establishment of Disaster Management Centres and risk assessments Capacity Building Red tape - cumbersome process of releasing funds 2.) Lack of sufficient and qualified personnel Evaluation of overall progress is currently underway (Evaluation Tools) CURRENT CHALLENGES AND REALITIES

  31. Municipalities and their state of readiness Progress has been made since March 2005. (in 7 of 9 Provinces – slide 10 ) Irrevocably on track with installation of a uniform, integrated disaster risk management system. Current challenges and realities should urgently be addressed. GENERAL ASSESSMENT - 1

  32. GENERAL ASSESSMENT - 2

  33. Thank you. HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT: MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS

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