Water Accounts for South Africa UNSD Regional Workshop 12 December 2017

Contents Brief overview Progress to date Way forward Background, Study aims, Methodology Progress to date Way forward Capacity development

Background Stats SA is responsible for the development and annual compilation of the EEAs in South Africa. EEAs are satellite accounts that provide a monitoring and evaluation tool of the stocks and flows of natural capital through the economy. History: Started in the late 1990s Stats SA pioneered Water EEAs for South Africa through a series of publications between 2004 and 2010 In 2012, the UN published the SEEA-Water The Water EEAs way forward for South Africa is therefore now to apply the 2012 UN SEEA-Water guidelines to the pioneering work Stats SA has done to date. However, this has to be done in a policy-relevant context.

Study aims Provide a methodological framework for the Water EEAs for South Africa according to international best practices Consultation through engagement with all relevant role players Create a framework, structure and knowledge base for these accounts to enable more frequent updates and potentially more detail accounts in the future Provide a research document containing an overview of the methodology, water tables and Water EEAs for South Africa that can be published in collaboration with Stats SA Provide the water tables and Water EEAs for South Africa in Excel to enable ease of use for integrated impact and policy analysis

Key policy considerations Water security Water equity Water tariffs Water Resource Classification System Water quality Alignment with National Development Plan Human well-being and Sustainable Development Goals

Approach Overview Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Inception Report - Detailed work plan - Preliminary Water EEA architecture Feasibility Report - Stakeholder consultation - Water EEA architecture - Data audit Phase 2 Progress Report 1 - Preliminary Physical Accounts (V1) - Preliminary water quality case study (Technical Report and Excel Tables) Progress Report 2 - Preliminary Monetary Accounts (V1) - Physical Accounts (v2) Phase 3 Draft Final Report - Draft Final Water EEAs (Technical Report and Excel Tables) Final Report - Final Water EEAs

Stakeholder consultations (continuous) Stats SA UNSD and UN Environment DWS Various interactions RQS Olifants IWQMP Dir: Water Resource Classification

Key methodological considerations Water EEAs at 9 WMA levels, scaled to a national level Data SASQAF approach Meta-data Architecture Supply and Use Tables / Input-Output Tables Physical and Monetary Water Quality Hybrid accounts Applications and policy relevance Enabling Driver (“natural extension”)

Process Final Report and Tables Preliminary Physical Account (V1) Preliminary Monetary Accounts (V1) Physical Accounts (v2) Meta-data WR2012 SSA Other 28 “Physical” Sectors 39 key transactions (some missing) Near balanced Meta-data WR2012 SSA Other SUT (National) Convert “Physical” Sectors to SIC and expand Use sectors Complete all transactions Complete balance Define linkage to water quality Work sessions with StatsSA Final data mining Update of new SUTs Mon: 106 data points Phys: 89 data points Hybrid tables SDGs Water risk GCRO Final Report

Key data Official (StatsSA) Non-Official 55% of data points Data mining of censuses and surveys Non-Official “Drop” surveys (No drop, Blue Drop, Green Drop) WR2012 Water Use License Database (WARMS) Hydrological models Annual Reports of Water Distribution Sectors Other estimates Colour Codes within Water Accounts White Expected empty cells Green Good statistics from official databases Khaki Good statistics from unofficial databases or reports Yellow Good statistics but had to aggregate/disaggregate based on additional sources Red Poor statistics causing imbalance in the accounts – Estimates and assumptions were made where necessary

Alignment with Sustainable Development Goals Target Indicator SDG Reporting 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all. Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services Stats SA HH survey meta data Percentage of population receiving water from municipalities 6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations. Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services Percentage of population safely managed sanitation services from municipalities 6.3 By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally. Percentage of wastewater safely treated, disaggregated by economic activity. Green Drop assessment DWS programme which regulates municipal waste water treatment works nationally.   Percentage of receiving water bodies with ambient water quality not presenting risk to the environment or human health Water quality and physical water account WR2012 database includes data on streamflow with particular mention of the flow from one catchment area to another, to another country or to the ocean. Water quality account will assess quality of the water in each catchment.

Alignment with Sustainable Development Goals Target Indicator SDG Reporting 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity. Percentage of total available water resources used, taking environmental water requirements into account (Level of Water Stress) Physical water account This account report on available surface and ground water 6.5 By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate Degree of integrated water resources management (IWRM) implementation (0-100) South Africa currently is facing drought and climate change and IWRM strategy implemented by DWS must be able to address the challenges. By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity- building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies ODA for water and sanitation related activities and programmes   South Africa receives aid from ODA donors and in 2014, the country received 582 US million for social which includes water supply and sanitation. Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management. Percentage of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management. water user association (managed by CMA)

Capacity Development Statistics SA - close working relationship / transparent approach / handover University of Pretoria, University of North West Students involved in this project One PhD, One B.Sc. UN agency relationships

Flow accounts

Quality Accounts

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