Towards a Sustainable Development Implementation Plan for the Western Cape by Mark Gordon – DEA&DP

1. Towards a Sustainable Development Implementation Plan for the Western Cape by Mark Gordon – DEA&DP

2. Outline of Presentation Conceptual Framework International Architecture Evolution of SD Discourse International & National Context WCape Strategic Context Key Elements of SDIP Way Forward

3. WSSD 2002 Planet People Prosperity Social equity qnd Social well-being Ecological Integrity Healthy Environment Economic aspirations: Economic growth

4. Agenda 21 International Obligations WSSD (JPoI, GD) Int. Conventions & Protocols Social Economic National Strategic Obj’s Environmental W.Cape’s Strategic Obj’s iKapaElihlumayo STRATEGIC CONTEXTFUNCTIONAL SUPPORT

5. RDP - Reconstruction and Development Programme ISRDS – Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Strategy URP – Urban Renewal Programme IGFR GEAR Medium Term Environmental Sector Implementation programme (10 year) Ikapa Ehlimayo SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES – SOUTH AFRICA

6. Constitutional Imperatives • Social Issues – access to productive natural resources, equitable and sustainable participation in development opportunities towards poverty alleviation • Economic Issues – address unsustainable productive and consumption pattern – compete globally, hi-tech innovative products • Ecological Issues – improving and/or maintaining environmental resource integrity and productivity

7. Key Challenges and Constraints • Current approaches fail to address socio-economic and environmental problems • Govt commitment to SD not mainstreamed into policy and action-oriented programmes • Lack of effective mechanisms to translate policy provisions into action in the public and private sector • Lack of integration across depts and sectors • Need for transversal co-ordination structures • SD not an “add-on” but integral to core functions of departments

8. “Dual Economy” • Unsustainable patterns of production and consumption in a developed economy • Inequitable access to resources and ownership and unsustainable social development patterns (human settlement, poverty etc) – developing economy

9. Economic Challenges • Neo-classical Approach : view the environment as a source of natural resources for economic production • Alternative Approach: Provision of wider range of functions and services – sink for wastes, aesthetic, educational, ecological and climatic cycles and functions, habitats – FREE GOODS

10. Why is the deterioration of the environment not seen as a serious economic problem ? • the basic functioning of a market system is that property rights have to be well defined, secure, exclusive and transferable. • Market system involves the exchanging of goods and services. • Market failure – assigning ownership to public goods -environment : under-valued, challenge to realistically quantify

11. Ikapa Ehlihumayo • “The Growing Cape” – A Home for All • Vision for the future development of WCape • 8 lead strategies which primarily focus on building social & human capital, economic growth and a seamless governance system for improved service delivery. • Urgent need to embed SD principles into the lead strategies • Challenge to finalise 5 lead strategies which form the hallmark of this vision

12. Social Capital STRATEGIC CONTEXT – Key Elements Transport SIP Economic Development MEDS SpatialDevelopment PSDF Key Growth Drivers for the Province Sustainable Development Sustainable Development HRDS Investment

13. Policy Framework PGDS PGDFA NSDP + MTSF SDIP IKAPA Lead Strategies Provincial EIP District/ Municipal SDF Policies FrameworksMunicipal SDP’s, IDP’s

14. Conference Outputs • Declaration of Intent : • A commitment towards the formulation of the Western Cape Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) • SDIP: Over-arching strategic plan for the province to feed into PGDS integrating departmental lead strategies ie. Ikapa Strategies • Post conference roll-out strategy:- • to finalise SDIP • Engagement with key stakeholders • to develop Institutional Arrangements to: • - support SDIP • - co-ordinate SD indicator reporting • - monitor compliance with targets • - facilitate transversal reporting (NSSD, Ikapa Elihlumayo) • - inputs for IGFR, Environment MTSF

15. Key Elements of the Multi-stakeholder Process May 2005 Concept Paper May – Sep 2005 Situational Analysis Sustainable Development Conference June 2005 Declaration of intent Draft Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) June 2006 (PGDS) Stakeholder Process Dec 2006

16. EXPEDIENCY AND UNIQUE POSITION • Western Cape is uniquely positioned • Need for integrated approach • Need for cohesively aligned strategy ito JPoI, MDGs • Need to evaluate the strategic position of the province to translate and incorporate the international SD targets (JPoI and MDGs) into implementable and tangible provincial implementation targets • SDIP – provides a fundamental framework to chart a sustainable development course of action for the WCape D:EADP ~ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE JUNE 2005

17. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS • Issues of energy security , generation options, DSM – climate change • Cape Town water shortage • Cape Town WWTWs under standard • No. of cars 2 x in 25 years in Cape Town – sustainable transport • Many tip sites nearly full • Housing backlog only 38% funded and slow delivery

18. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS • High levels of migration to continue • Settlement building approach still similar to pre-1994 • Veld carrying capacity decreasing • Long lead times and lack of co-ordination on decision making • Link between crime and development • Low levels of education and skills

19. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS • W Cape economy diversified and growing as a whole (uneven in places) : 4% 2005 • Lowest unemployment rates in SA – 26% • Potential growth sectors – agriculture, tourism, financial services • Major bio-diversity and scenic resources • Good roads and ports (rail underutilised) • Highly urbanised province – 90% • 14,3 % to GDP – 3rd highest

20. Rethinking Policy for Sustainability • Smart Policy for Sustainable Development • Certainty - shared vision reflected in long term goals • Greater internalising of costs through incentives / charges • Market-based instruments - ecological tax reform • Demanding results-based stds with realistic phase-in • Regulate close to end-user, encouraging up-stream solutions • Process based on transparency and trust • Innovative re-design options

21. Policy Framework PGDS PGDA NSDP + SDIP IKAPA Lead Strategies Provincial EIP District/ Municipal SDF Policies FrameworksMunicipal SDP’s, IDP’s

22. Key Elements of Process May 2005 Concept Paper May – August 2005 Situational Analysis Sustainable Development Conference June 2005 Declaration of intent Draft Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) Dec 2005 Provincial Growth and Strategy Development (PGDS) March 2006

23. Thank You www.capetown-sdc.co.za magordon@pgwc.gov.za