Outcome 10: Protected and enhanced environmental assets and natural resources

1. 1 Outcome 10: Protected and enhanced environmental assets and natural resources  Signing Ceremony of Delivery Agreement: 30 September 2010

2. Summary of the problem statement Generally, South Africa�s environment is deteriorating and the potential climate change impacts cannot be ignored Ecosystem failure will seriously compromise our ability to address social and economic priorities even in the short term Natural resources are national economic assets and SA economy depends heavily on water, energy , mineral resources, biodiversity, agriculture, forestry, fishing and eco-tourism 2

3. Logical links between the identified critical elements, activities and outputs and the outcome Critical elements that we need to address: Water is unsustainably used and the quality and quantity of water resources is in decline; Reduce green house gas emissions, prepare strategies to cope with projected climate change impacts and reverse the rising trend in relation to the release of pollutants into the atmosphere; Proper and better management of our environment to ensure social and economic sustainability; Protection of our biodiversity and ecosystems services; 3

4. Logical links between the identified activities and outputs and the outcome

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6. Output 1: Activities Highlights

7. 7 On 1 April 2010, the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act No. 39 of 2004, �the AQA�) came into full effect and, at the same time, the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act (Act No. 45 of 1965, �The APPA�) was repealed. This event marked the final APPA-AQA transition � a transition from an outdated �emissions control� approach to an �outcomes� or �objectives-orientated� approach. In this regard, the AQA and its implementation plan, the 2007 National Framework for Air Quality Management in South Africa, heralds a very different approach to air quality management in that all air quality management interventions are aimed at achieving the same desired outcome or objective, namely, ambient air quality that is not harmful to health and well being (i.e. the �air quality� component of the Constitution�s S.24 Environmental Right). The tripartite mine health and safety summit of 2003 committed all stakeholder to achieve a zero levels of silica exposure by 2013. In addition, the health impacts of mining tailing dumps on communities proximal to mine operations are being quantified through a research project approved during this financial year. Renewable energy is becoming a readily tradable commodity worldwide. Electricity produced by renewable energy Independent Power Producers will be fed into the national electricity grid or to specific users through stand-alone power plants connected to localised or mini-grids. Growing numbers of South African industries and exporters, like counterparts elsewhere in the world, need to align themselves with green practices in order to make their products and services more acceptable in many international markets. The impacts of climate change to a number of sectors of the economy are not well documented, evidence being in the coverage of the sectors in the baseline work for the Long Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS). For example, the impacts of climate change on human health are understood in terms of (i) physical aspects such as heat and cold stress; (ii) disease and vector spread such as malaria, schistosomiasis, haemorrhagic fevers; (iii) social and nutrition related diseases, such as TB, AIDS, etc are not well understood. Understanding of vulnerability and adaptive capacity of selected sectors in the South African economy, and the ability of the country achieve its growth targets to meet social and economic targets and development.On 1 April 2010, the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (Act No. 39 of 2004, �the AQA�) came into full effect and, at the same time, the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act (Act No. 45 of 1965, �The APPA�) was repealed. This event marked the final APPA-AQA transition � a transition from an outdated �emissions control� approach to an �outcomes� or �objectives-orientated� approach. In this regard, the AQA and its implementation plan, the 2007 National Framework for Air Quality Management in South Africa, heralds a very different approach to air quality management in that all air quality management interventions are aimed at achieving the same desired outcome or objective, namely, ambient air quality that is not harmful to health and well being (i.e. the �air quality� component of the Constitution�s S.24 Environmental Right). The tripartite mine health and safety summit of 2003 committed all stakeholder to achieve a zero levels of silica exposure by 2013. In addition, the health impacts of mining tailing dumps on communities proximal to mine operations are being quantified through a research project approved during this financial year. Renewable energy is becoming a readily tradable commodity worldwide. Electricity produced by renewable energy Independent Power Producers will be fed into the national electricity grid or to specific users through stand-alone power plants connected to localised or mini-grids. Growing numbers of South African industries and exporters, like counterparts elsewhere in the world, need to align themselves with green practices in order to make their products and services more acceptable in many international markets. The impacts of climate change to a number of sectors of the economy are not well documented, evidence being in the coverage of the sectors in the baseline work for the Long Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS). For example, the impacts of climate change on human health are understood in terms of (i) physical aspects such as heat and cold stress; (ii) disease and vector spread such as malaria, schistosomiasis, haemorrhagic fevers; (iii) social and nutrition related diseases, such as TB, AIDS, etc are not well understood. Understanding of vulnerability and adaptive capacity of selected sectors in the South African economy, and the ability of the country achieve its growth targets to meet social and economic targets and development.

8. Output 2 : Activities Highlights

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10. Output 3: Activities Highlights

11. Output 3: Activities Highlights cont.

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13. Output 3: Activities Highlights

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15. Cross-Cutting: Activities Highlights

16. Summary of Provincial Deliverables

17. Changes required to address skills Agreement with education institutions in respect of formal post-graduate training as well as informal skills enhancement of the priority areas: air quality managers, artisans and renewable energy technicians Atmospheric Scientists, Forecasters Landscape architectures and GIS specialists Engineers and conservation scientists Planners and data managers Strengthen and support the Water learning academy in terms of learnerships, internships, internal and external training, continuous professional development for engineering and science professionals Educational institutions to align curriculum with current conservation imperatives . And enhancement of collaboration with accreditation institutions and relevant SETAs to integrate required skills for implementation Strategy for retention of scarce skills and OSD to cover forest ecologists and other technical expertise 17

18. Recommendation Note the key highlights of the Delivery Agreement for Outcome 10 and Sign off for implementation THANK YOU