CHIEF DIRECTORATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION Portfolio Committee Workshop Cape Town, March 2003

Function of the Chief Directorate “ To protect the environment from negative impacts by preventing and or limiting pollution and environmental degradation ” Pollution and Waste Management  Pollution/Waste Identification & Prioritization  Strategy Development and Implementation -Guidelines -Policies -Legislation  Enforcement

 Climate Change  Air Quality  Waste Management  Hazardous Waste and Chemicals  Regulator for the SAWS Chief Directorate Structure Funding  MTEF  Donor Funds

 Climate Change - SA acceded to the Kyoto Protocol - USAID climate change support to SA  Hazardous Waste- Health Care Waste Management Guidelines - Thor Chemicals - Asbestos  General Waste - Plastic bag regulations - MoA on plastic bag - Cleanest Town Competition  Air Quality - DBN South air pollution problem - Air Quality Bill - Versuvius Achievements for 2002

PRIORITIES FOR 2003  Climate Change - National Climate Change Strategy - CDM - Methyl Bromide Study - National Ozone Layer Protection Strategy  Waste Management - Waste Information System - Waste Management Bill - Cleanest Town Competition - Plastic Bags - Cleaner Production Strategy

 Chemicals and Hazardous Waste - National Systems for the Management of Chemicals - Harmonization of classification and labelling of chemicals - Information System on Toxic Chemicals and Chemical Risks - ASP project  Air Quality - National Air Quality Bill - National Strategy for the Control of Vehicle Emissions - Ambient Air Quality Standards - Identification of Priority Pollutants PRIORITIES FOR 2003 continued….

Cross-Cutters  Information System  Enforcement  BEE  SMME development  Clean Technologies

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