KZN -NRM Directorate : Southern Programs

Regional Activities – Working for Water – Working for Rivers – Working for Ecosystems – Working for Energy – Wetland projects

Prioritization-CSIR – Biodiversity – Poverty Nodes – Water stressed areas/ High water demand areas – Agricultural Potential – Erosion potential of land around water supply dams Main Catchments – Umgeni – Drakensburg (Southern, Central and Northern)

Prioritisation within regions 21% 19% 24% 16% 1% 9% 4%

Programmes in KZN

Regional Budget Allocation per IA or Project IA/LUIBUDGET IA Umgeni WaterR IA Mhlathuze WaterR IA Ezemvelo KZN WildlifeR LUI Wildlands Conservation TrustR LUI WWF SA (KwaZulu-Natal)R LUI DUCTR LUI G&M Environmental SollutionsR LUI Richmond FPAR LUI Zululand Inland FPAR LUI Savannah RegenerationR LUI Blaze Braai ProductsR LUI EWT eThekwiniR Total Regional Budget (incl. Man)R

Projects in District Municipalities District MunicipalityBeneficiariesContractors Zululand21618 Umkhanyakude31226 Uthukela55253 Uthungulu22819 Umgungundlovu84070 Sisonke30025 Ilembe726 Umzimyathi666 Amajuba24021 Ethekwini15613 Total Beneficiaries is approxiamately 3800 with LUI’s

72% Communal/State Land 28% Private Land