Transcript Environmental Affairs Portfolio Committee Briefing 2013 ENE

VOTE 30: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Portfolio Committee Briefing
2013 ENE
Nosipho Ngcaba
Director-General
Department of Environmental Affairs
19 March 2013
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Presentation Outline
• ENE 2013 Allocations per new Programme Structure
• ENE 2013 Additional Funding proposals and allocations
• Public Entities Allocations over the MTEF
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ENE 2013 Allocations
Programme
R'000
Audited outcome
2009/10
2010/11
Current
2011/12
Indicative baseline MTEF
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
1. Administration
2. Legal, Authorisations and Compliance
277 549
61 715
360 749
68 696
379 640
73 968
777 990
89 911
747 314
143 324
630 158
145 778
661 058
149 346
3. Oceans and Coasts
353 947
644 256
876 338
411 635
309 766
388 432
424 617
4. Climate Change and Air Quality
166 833
186 162
309 265
215 591
233 814
247 708
260 149
5. Biodiversity and Conservation
386 852
421 974
456 577
579 324
559 453
598 870
635 570
1 474 525
1 568 394
1 976 912
3 049 194
3 371 778
3 494 347
3 918 523
27 887
29 235
35 849
51 676
65 707
72 210
79 222
2 749 308
3 279 466
4 108 549
5 175 321
5 431 156
5 577 503
6 128 485
Compensation of employees
333 733
400 058
469 083
614 757
654 500
697 600
747 300
Goods and Services
933 856
1 299 863
971 298
833 682
969 795
1 270 241
1 321 779
1 297 350
1 165 369
2 002 044
3 256 159
3 606 860
3 247 219
3 994 030
184 267
413 781
666 015
470 723
200 001
62 443
65 376
99
395
109
0
0
0
0
2 749 308
3 279 466
4 108 549
5 175 321
5 431 156
5 577 503
6 128 485
6. Environmental Programmes
7. Chemicals and Waste Management
Total
Economic classification
Transfers
Payments for capital assets
Payments for financial assets
Total
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Notes to Trends per Programme
Programme
Reasons for increases/decreases
1 Administration
• Included integrated environmental management support
R52m
• Government Contribution for the new departmental
building R146m.
• The unitary payment allocation of R60m
• Support Service to Cape Town offices of R42m
• Office Accommodation increases of R12m
• Strategic Infrastructure Projects Support of R18m
• Integrated Permitting System of R12m
2. Legal.
Authorisations and
Compliance
• Strategic Infrastructure Projects management of R7m
• Integrated Environmental Authorisations R40m
• Enforcement and Compliance centralisation R40m
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Notes to Trends per Programme
Programme
Reasons for increases/decreases
3. Oceans and Coasts
• Allocation for manning and operation of Algoa Research
Vessel R34m
• Laboratory upgrade and occupational health security of
R10m
• Additional allocation for manning and operation of
Antarctic Polar Vessel of R31m
• Oceans and Coastal risk management allocation from
2014/15 of R52m
4. Climate Change and
Air Quality
• Normal increases over the MTEF
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Notes to Trends per Programme
Programme
Reasons for increases/decreases
5. Biodiversity and
Conservation
Increase in 2012/13 allocation due to an additional
allocation to SANPARKS for the rhino rangers of R25m per
year over the MTEF
6. Environmental
Programmes
Refer detailed table below
7. Chemicals and Waste
Management
Expansion of capacity for Waste Management
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Environmental Sector Programme
Expanded Public Sector Programmes
2012/13
R’000
2013/14
R’000
2014/15
R’000
2015/16
R’000
Environmental Protection & Infrastructure
Programme (EPIP)
Additional funding
755 100
879 257
944 326
956 546
375 000
0
0
0
Infrastructure Investment
- iSimangaliso
- SANBI
- SANPARKS
- SAWS
122 350
44 100
15 250
63 000
0
479 203
96 790
55 570
306 843
20 000
573 755
101 397
66 504
375 854
30 000
670 708
115 141
77 263
478 304
0
TOTAL (EPIP)
1 252 450
1 358 460
1 518 081 1 627 254
Natural Resource Management
- Working on Fire
- Working for Water
1 496 744
383 538
1 113 206
1 513 318
421 475
1 091 843
1 976 266 1 991 269
542 864
551 067
1 433 402 1 440 202
TOTAL Expanded Public Works Programme
2 749 194
2 871 778
3 494 347 3 618 523
300 000
500 000
3 049 194
3 371 778
Green Fund
TOTAL
Note: Included in EPIP is the budget for Buyisa e Bag for Waste Projects
2012/13 (+-24.5 million), 2013/14 (+-26.9 million), 2014/15 (28.6 million)
0
300 000
3 494 347 3 918 523
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ENE 2013 Analysis
Baseline Allocations
Current Expenditure
2012/2013
R’000
2013/2014
R’000
2014/2015
R’000
2015/2016
R’000
1 448 439
1 624 295
1 967 841
2 069 079
Compensation of Employees
614 757
654 500
697 600
747 300
Goods and Services
833 682
969 795
1 270 241
1 321 779
Office Accommodation
PPP Unitary Payment
Manning and Operation Polar Research Vessel
Manning and Operation Algoa Research Vessel
Antarctica and Islands: Fuel, Food Supplies, etc
Other Operational Cost
Natural Resource Management Projects **
76 610
60 000
64 000
0
17 451
381 101
234 520
88 080
60 000
88 115
34 000
19 867
427 024
252 709
93 866
60 000
92 521
35 700
21 059
512 865
454 230
100 944
60 000
97 147
37 485
22 028
534 750
469 425
Transfer Payments
3 256 159
3 606 860
3 547 219
3 994 030
Departmental Agencies and Accounts
South African Weather Service
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority
South African National Parks
South African National Biodiversity Institute
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications
Green Fund
Foreign Governments and International Org
Non-Profit Institutions
Environmental Projects and Households (EPWP)
150 581
71 090
319 216
209 698
10 000
300 000
12 890
6 888
2 175 796
182 943
125 580
526 988
264 254
10 500
500 000
12 890
1 400
1 982 305
202 489
132 007
611 039
291 207
11 025
0
12 890
1 400
2 285 162
180 423
147 269
729 908
314 453
11 532
300 000
13 485
1 400
2 295 560
Payments for Capital Assets
Machinery and Equipment
SA Agulhas VAT Payment
Accommodation: Government Contribution: PPP
470 723
62 723
188 000
220 000
200 001
54 001
0
146 000
62 443
62 443
0
0
5 175 321
5 431 156
5 577 503
65 376
65 376
0
0
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Indicative Allocation
6 128 485
Notes to Economical Classification
Programme
Reasons for increases/decreases
Compensation of
Employees
• Average of 6% increase per year to also cater for
Occupational Service Dispensation in specialised fields
Goods and Services
• Working for water contractors included in goods and
services, R252 709; R454 230; R469 425
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Baseline Reductions Effected by National Treasury
Contractors
2013/14
R’000
2014/15
R’000
2015/16
R’000
1%
2%
3%
(8 778)
(3 841)
(0)
Travel and Subsistence
(36 334)
(38 752)
(45 258)
Environmental projects
(6 640)
(59 869)
(115 504)
(51 752)
(102 462)
(160 762)
Total
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Additional Funding Requested and Allocated
Requested
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
R’000
R’000
R’000
1. Infrastructure Investment
303 889
272 582
477 640
2. Science Based Priorities
284 818
360 200
387 600
3. Job Creation
775 020
1 184 571
1 298 210
1 363 727
1 817 353
2 163 450
307 000
401 000
789 000
TOTAL
Allocated (See detail allocation)
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Authorisation Processes for Strategic Projects
• To address the identified challenges related to infrastructural build program and
lengthy authorisation processes
• Proactive approach for pre-assessment of projects
• Reduction in the number of authorisations required
• Proactive undertaking of Strategic Environmental Assessments, Environmental
Management Frameworks, Standard Operating Procedures, Environmental
Management Plans per Minister identified geographical areas Department also
identified amendments which could be made to the current EIA regulations which will
improve the efficiency the this assessment and authorisation tool
Requested : R25 000 ; R25 000 ; R25 000
Allocated: R25 000 ; R25 000 ; R25 000
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Continued
Integrated Permitting System (IPS)
• Mapping all authorisation processes
• Develop an electronic on-line system
• IPS will be designed to accommodate any current and future
permitting/licensing/authorisation requirements of the department and its
provincial/local government partners; (possibly DMR and DWA)
• IPS will reduce the delivery time of new or enhanced permitting modules
Requested : R12 000 ; R3 500 ; R3 500
Allocated: R12 000 ; R7 000 ; R4 000
Total Requested : R37 000 ; R28 500 ; R28 500
Total Allocated:
R37 000 ; R32 000 ; R29 000
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Continued
New Departmental Head Office
• PPP contract for the new building was signed on 26 June 2012 and construction
commenced in July 2012
• ICT infrastructure over 3 years (e.g. networks and Geographic Information
Systems): required (R70 million)
• For the reduction of debt Government contributed additional (R366 million) in
2012/13
• Unitary payment for the building is R60 million per annum.
• Required is R88 million per annum
Requested : R70 000 ; R22 000 ; R32 000
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
The R60m unitary payment allocated in 2013/14 will be utilized for IT infrastructure.
National Treasury approval will be requested.
The shortfall in unitary payment from 2014/15 will be addressed in the next MTEF
cycle.
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Continued
South African Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi)
• Security Infrastructure enhancement across SANBI Campuses (R14.5 million)
• Longterm Ecological Research Facility
(R5.5 million)
• Vehicle Replacement across SANBI
(R20.35 million)
• Refurbishment of existing infrastructure
(R5.49 million)
• New Administration Building for SANBI located in Kirstenbosch (R10 million)
• Community Outreach Infrastructure
(R10.490)
• Information Technology: Infrastructure Development Programme (R3 million)
Requested : R0
; R0
; R69 330
Allocated: R40 000 ; R50 000 ; R60 000
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Continued
South African National Parks
• Indigenous Forest Management in Garden Route
Requested : R16 589 ; R17 832 ; R18 902
Allocated: R90 000 ; R105 000 ; R195 000
Note: Allocation includes conservation equipment, facilities and
infrastructure upgrade
iSimangaliso Wetlands Parks Authority
• Infrastructure Development: Charters, Bhangazi, CFR and Sodwana
Requested : R44 000 ; R30 000 ; R30 000
Allocated: R20 000 ; R20 000 ; R30 000
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Continued
Expansion of the conservation estate
• Expansion of ecological sustainability and increased resilience to climate change.
• Setting of targets for protected area expansion
• Provision of maps and mechanisms protected area expansion
Requested : R50 000 ; R75 000 ; R100 000
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
Note: This request will be re-submitted with additional motivation in the
next MTEF cycle.
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Continued
South African Weather Services
• High Performance Computer System *
• Global Atmospheric Watch and Airborne Monitor
• Infrastructure Development
• Preventative Maintenance Plan
• World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Information System
-assist in ensuring that meteorological data from Africa are assimilated in global numeral weather
prediction model
• Infrastructure Security
- security of state assets, critical weather information and aviation industry e.g weather stations
and air quality monitoring stations across the country
Requested : R36 300 ; R24 250 ; R48 908
Allocated: R20 000 ; R30 000 ; R0
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Strategic Infrastructure Development Projects
Continued
Waste Services Infrastructure
• To address historical backlog of waste services for urban informal, tribal and rural
formal areas
• To improve kerbside domestic waste collection services to underserviced
communities
• To implement Cabinet approved policy (October 2010) for the provision of Basic
Refuse Services for Indigent households
• Funding to cover infrastructure upgrades (landfills and transfer stations), purchase
of collection vehicles, increase in personnel for refuse collection (involvement of
SMME’s).
• To address 80% of 300 unlicensed landfills and improper operating sites
• To increase recycling infrastructure and buyback facilities
Requested : R50 000 ; R75 000 ; R150 000
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
Note: Further motivation has been submitted to the FFC and
National Treasury on 15 February 2013.
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Science Based Priorities
Oceans and Coasts
•
Oceans and Coastal Hazards Risk Management
-
•
Collection of information and impacts of climate change on ocean services, vulnerable coastal
communities, coastal biodiversity and intensity of storm surges
Development of information management systems and operational responses
Utilisation of SA Agulhas II and the Algoa Research Vessel (180 days at sea)
- For research purposes in climate change, oceanography, deep ocean environments, biodiversity and
marine top predators *
•
Use of Helicopters: off-loading for the SA Agulhas II (3 x trips per annum)
- Antarctica, Gough and Marion *
•
Forecasting system for Ocean monitoring and global change tracking
•
Upgrading of research laboratories: safety, overcrowding, inadequate chemical and gas
storage facilities. *
Requested : R182 118 ; R164 200 ; R152 500
Allocated: R75 000 ; R139 000 ; R150 000
Note: Allocation provides for hazardous risk Management
and Ocean Monitoring as from 2014/15
20
Science Based Priorities Continued
Effective Management and Conservation of Biodiversity
•
Implementation of key legislation to fulfil the sustainable development agenda
•
Improvement of human capacity and financial resources for the effective management of
Biodiversity and Conservation
•
Species and ecosystems management governance frameworks development and negative
impact mitigation
•
Provision of timely detection and responses to illegal wildlife trade activities and poaching
Integrated permitting system for NEMBA
-review and amendment of national and provincial legislation
-
Capacity development for provincial government
Local communities to participate in biodiversity economy
Assessment and monitoring of management effectiveness
6 000
10 000
20 000
5 000
7 000
100 000
30 000
8 500
9 500
100 000
40 000
8 000
Requested : R41 000 ; R145 500 ; R157 500
Allocated:
R0
; R0
; R0
Note: This request will be re-submitted with additional
motivation in the next MTEF cycle.
21
Science Based Priorities Continued
Implementation of National Climate Change Response Strategy
•
Mitigation of climate change potential threats to sustainable development goals
•
Coordinate the implementation of the National Climate Change Response Policy (NCCRP) as
the Lead Agent
•
Integrated adaptation responses: early warning and forecasting systems, research, capacity
and technology development for disaster risk reduction
•
Determine medium-term (decade-scale) and long-term climate projections that define the
range of future climate conditions and associated impacts.
•
Research, capacity development, and technology development for disaster risk reduction
•
Development of adaptation and response sector plans
•
Additional obligations for the department to leverage donor funding
•
Monitoring and Evaluation Systems development for Air Quality Information Systems, Green
House Gas Emissions, carbon tax offset mechanisms
Requested : R61 700 ; R50 500 ; R52 500
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
Note: Further motivation has been submitted to the FFC
and National Treasury on 15 February 2013.
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Job Creation Priorities
Green Fund
•
Green Fund as a transition mechanism for sustainable job-creation growth path to a low
carbon and resource efficient green economy
• Achievement of the first three ‘windows’ for the Green Fund as agreed to by the Mancom are
projects related to:
• Greening Cities and towns,
• Environmental and Natural Resource Management
• Low Carbon Economy.
Requested : R0
Allocated: R0
; R500 000 ; R500 000
; R0
; R300 000
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Job Creation Priorities cont…
Environmental Programmes: Working for Waste
•
Integrated intervention to increase capacity to municipalities for landfill operations, waste
collection planning and administration, separation at source and refuse collection
• Awareness Campaigns for impact of waste on health
• An estimated 4 777 jobs to be created for young people in municipalities as Landfill Site
Assistants, Waste Collection Administrators, and Environmental Awareness Educators,
construction activities associated with the building or erection of landfill sites, offices, ablution
facilities as well as weigh pad platforms at landfill sites across the country
Assumptions:
-Piloting of separation of waste at source +-10 000 households
-Per capita waste generation stats 1.3 kg per day
-Costing of 30 ton trucks between 2 million to 4 million
-Average households +- 4 people
-Estimated recyclables calculated as 75% of waste is recyclable
-Operational costs +-10% of the value of the vehicles
Requested : R441 621 ; R231 658 ; R254 824
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
Note: Further motivation has been submitted to the
FFC and National Treasury on 15 February 2013.
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Notes to Job Creation Priorities Continued
Environmental Programmes - Working for the Coast
•
Rehabilitation of coastal environment
•
Return on Investment: Functioning and benefits from coastal ecosystems. Tourism
enhancement. Quality of life benefits for communities
• Main focus: Rehabilitation of degraded sand-dunes, estuaries and coastal environment.
Cleaning up of litter on beaches (particularly the risk posed by plastics)
• Upgrading and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure along the coast, including
pathways that reduce degradation of coastal environment
Requested : R140 000 ; R149 800 ; R160 300
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
25
Notes to Job Creation Priorities Continued
Environmental Programmes - People and Parks
•
•
•
Urgent need to create infrastructure in an around the protected areas and parks
Ownership by communities to contribute to the creation of small enterprises
Upgrading of facilities and infrastructure currently in dilapidated state within the protected
areas
•
Investment and return on investment for people adjacent to the parks
•
•
•
Conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage
Development and upgrading of infrastructure in and around protected areas,
development, benefit sharing models for communities, ancillary industries and SMME / BEE
development
•
Priority declared by MINMEC: Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Requested : R100 000 ; R200 000 ; R250 000
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
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Notes to Job Creation Priorities Continued
Pilot Biodiversity Economy Programmes
Skills development for SMMEs in the following areas:
• Wildlife and Hunting Sector
• Nature based enterprises
• – bee keeping industry, hoodia, pelargonium, devils claw, aloes etc
• Wildflowers
• Protected areas – nature based tourism interventions
• Rehabilitation of Drylands
• Bioprospecting
Requested : R15 000 ; R20 000 ; R25 000
Allocated: R0
; R0
; R0
South African National Parks
•
Rhino Rangers for protection of Rhinos
Requested : R78 399 ; R83 102 ; R88 088
Allocated: R25 000 ; R25 000 ; R25 000
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Department of Environmental
Affairs
Public Entities
Allocations over the MTEF
South African National Parks
R thousand
Operational allocation
Parks expansion
Kids in parks
Road subsidy
Marine protected areas
Qwa Qwa National Park
Knysna unfunded land
Combating wildlife crime
Infrastructure investment
Infrastructure – Equipment and
facilities
Total
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
126 797 137 737 150 823
16 303 17 281
18 076
1 933
2 049
2 143
12 000 12 720
13 305
19 071 20 215
21 145
6 041
6 403
6 698
5 000
5 300
5 544
33 000 33 480
33 870
216 843 270 854 283 304
90 000 105 000
526 988 611 039
195 000
729 908
South African National Biodiversity Institute
R thousand
Operational allocation
2013/14
194 059
2014/15
2015/16
209 227 221 001
Climate change research
10 000
10 600
11 088
Combating wildlife crime
2 000
2 120
2 218
Learnership Programme
2 625
2 756
2 883
15 570
16 504
17 263
40 000
50 000
60 000
Infrastructure investment
Infrastructure - expansion of botanical
gardens
Infrastructure – Laboratories and
equipment
Total
264 254
291 207 314 453
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority
R thousand
Operational allocation
Forestry rehabilitation
Infrastructure investment
Infrastructure - Duku Duku
Infrastructure – equipment and
facilities
Total
2013/14
2014/15 2015/16
23 490
24 992 26 252
5 300
5 618
5 876
71 220
75 493 78 965
5 570
5 904
6 176
20 000
125 580
20 000 30 000
132 007 147 269
South African Weather Service
R thousand
Operational allocation
Air Quality Information Unit
Early Warning System
Infrastructure Investment: High
Performance Computer
Total
2013/14
144 190
2014/15 2015/16
152 611 159 631
13 453
14 260
14 916
5 300
5 618
5 876
20 000
30 000
0
182 943
202 489 180 423
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