1. COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
DEPARTMENT OF
COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE
Draft Integrated Urban Development Framework(IUDF)
Progress Report on the IUDF consultation process 1

2. Presentation Outline Overall IUDF Process Summary of the IUDF
Progress since Cabinet approval
Provincial Consultations
Sector based consultations
Independent Reviews
Other sessions
Emerging content issues from consultations
Current IUDF Priorities
Envisaged support from the key departments in the IUDF Team 2

3. 1. Overall IUDF Process 3 Work for the IUDF started in 2012.
Currently consulting on the draft for submission to Cabinet in 2015. 3 3

4. Towards liveable, inclusive and resilient towns and cities
2. IUDF Goals
Spatial Transformation: Reverse inefficient and exclusionary practices.
Inclusion Imperative: Improve access and inclusion of the marginalised.
Economic Imperative: Improving the productive capacity in cities and addressing income poverty.
Institutional Imperative: Establish proper governance systems and strengthen intergovernmental collaboration.
Towards liveable, inclusive and
resilient towns and cities 4
REQUIRES STRONGER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION TO PLAN AND DELIVER AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NON-GOVT STAKEHOLDERS 16

5. Core elements of the IUDF
VISION
LEVERS
STRATEGIC GOALS
Integrated Spatial Planning
Strategic priorities
Liveable, safe, resource efficient cities and towns that are socially integrated, economically inclusive and globally competitive, where residents actively participate in urban life
Access
Integrated transport and mobility
Integrated and sustainable human settlements
Growth
Integrated urban infrastructure
Governance
Efficient land governance and management
Levers should not be interpreted in a hierarchical manner. They all have equal importance to the extent we want to achieve urban development.
Spatial transformation
Inclusive economic development
Empowered active communities 5
Effective urban governance
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6. IUDF POLICY LEVERS
The levers are premised on an understanding that (1) integrated spatial planning forms the basis for achieving integrated urban development, which follows a specific sequence of urban policy actions: (2) integrated transport that informs targeted investments into (3) integrated human settlements, underpinned by (4) integrated infrastructure network systems and (5) efficient land governance, which all together can trigger (6) economic diversification and inclusion, and (7) empowered communities, which in turn will demand (8) deep governance reform to enable and sustain all of the above. 6

7. Cross Cutting Issues
   
Rural-urban linkages
Urban Safety
Disaster Risk Reduction and climate change
The IUDF recognise the rural and urban areas are interdependent and inter-linked and as such advocated for integrated and coordinated approach of the two. It is demonstrated through The IUDF that Urban development is not an alternative to rural development. Both areas are connected through flows or people, and natural and economic resources. A good balance is therefore needed between urban and rural development especially given the interdependencies between the two .  
In recent years South Africa has reflected an increasingly diverse spectrum of disaster and environmental challenges. These include impacts partly attributed to growing urban population, changing settlement patterns, and climate variability. Urbanisation and growing informality of urban settlements are also putting increased pressure on the natural environment. The IUDF gives direction and calls for consolidated effort to address environmental challenges and disaster risk    
Safety from crime and violence is acknowledges internationally as a basic human right. Crime and violence are also one of the significant social challenges facing South Africa cities. The IUDF provides an opportunity to institutionalise strategic approaches for enhancing safety in urban areas.    
How can we better mainstream these issues in all the levers? 7

8. 3. Progress since Cabinet approval
IUDF consultation started in October 2014.
Consultation initially earmarked to be completed by March 2015, but has been extended due to number of sessions to be undertaken and demands by stakeholders .
Consultation will be completed by June 2015.
As part of continued communication and engagement we have the IUDF Website and Twitter account which are now operational
Website for IUDF is a follows :
Twitter handle
IUDF website page 8

9. Consultation Process
The consultations programme structured as follows:
Provincial Consultations : Facilitated in partnership with Provincial CoGTA’s and Provincial Planning Forums.
Sector based consultations: held in partnerships with non- governmental partners, which host, identify stakeholders and facilitate the sessions.
National Departments and State Entities
Independent Reviews: supported by the EU Dialogue Facility and GIZ
Adhoc sessions as per requests and invitations 9

10. 3.1 Provincial Sessions 10 WESTERN CAPE 17 November 2014 Completed
PROVINCE
PROPOSED DATES
STATUS
WESTERN CAPE
17 November 2014
Completed
EASTERN CAPE
18 November 2014
NORTHERN CAPE
26 November 2014
MPUMALANGA
23 April 2015
confirmed
NORTH WEST
April/May 2015
pending
LIMPOPO
KWA-ZULU NATAL
November 2014
GAUTENG
27 November 2014
FREE STATE 10

11. 3.2 Sector based consultations
Partner
DATES
Lever/ Focus Area
STATUS
CSIR
9 Feb
Integrated Spatial Planning (Lever 1) and Efficient Land Governance (Lever 5).
Completed
Isandla Institute
19 Feb
Empowered Active Communities (Lever 7)
GIZ VCP Programme
3 Mar
Urban Safetyas a cross-cutting issue.
GIZ Governance Support Programme
26 Mar
Inclusion of Vulnerable groups
SALGA
10 Mar
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction as a cross-cutting issue.
HSRC
11 Mar
Effective Urban Governance (Lever 8)
WITS
15 Mar
Integrated and Sustainable Human Settlements (Lever 3) 11

12. 3.2 Outstanding sector based consultations
Partner
Focus area
DATES
PRASA
Integrated transport and mobility
April/May
National Business Initiative
Inclusive Economic Growth
University of Pretoria
Rural-Urban linkages 12

13. 3.3 Other Sessions
The Draft document has also been presented or discussed at the following IGR structures and meetings as per the invitation:
Premiers Coordinating Forums in Northern Cape and Gauteng,
The City Budget Forum,
CoGTA Portfolio Committee,
South African Planners Conference
International Dialogue on Citizen Safety
National Urban Conference.
SALGA National Members Assembly
PRASA SIP 7 workshop
Western Cape Planning Conference
There are also continuous requests from various stakeholders for presentation that the department adheres to.
The outputs/ feedback of all these consultations are documented by GIBB (external consultant appointed with financial support from GIZ). Upon finalisation of the consultation period – workshop reports will be made available 13

14. 3.3 Independent Reviews
Two independent peer reviews have been undertaken on the Draft IUDF:
3.3.1 A team of independent EU based consultants has been appointed to peer review the draft IUDF. This is part of the ongoing partnership to establish a dialogue with EU on integrated urban development.
The purpose for the review is to;
to assess coherence of proposed levers and priorities,
align with international norms and principles,
the mainstreaming and inclusion of vulnerable groups as well as to
provide recommendations on how the draft can be further improved.
GIZ Governance Support Group is also funding a review to assess mainstreaming of issues affecting vulnerable groups.
3.3.3 Final reports on the two reviews are due by end April 2015. 14

15. 3.4 National Departments and SOEs
National departments participate in the sector based consultations.
Follow up sessions with National Departments and State Entities will be held upon consolidation of the comments in order to obtain consensus on the priority areas and the implementation plan. 15

16. 4. Emerging content issues from consultation sessions
There is general acceptance of the framework and the proposals by most stakeholders.
There is lot of expectations of what the IUDF can achieve including;
Giving direction towards a coherent urban development policy on how planning should be responding to challenges of urbanisation
Giving direction on how the country can benefit from urbanisation and in reaping the urban dividend
Creating shared consensus in addressing spatial divides and socio-economic inequalities in our cities and towns;
Promoting intergovernmental collaboration to plan and to deliver;
Ensuring integration between plans, fiscal and regulatory instruments
Clarity on the intended outcome of the doc- will it remain a framework or will it be policy? 16

17. 4. Emerging issues from consultation sessions
There is a need to urgently finalise the National Spatial Development Framework in order to guide and ensure alignment of sectoral spatial plans and inform spatial targeting.
Spatial transformation is a key objective that must guide all initiatives in a way that leads to improved access to basic service, resource efficiency and inclusive economic growth. This would require coordinated planning and integrated delivery particularly within government (at all levels) in order to direct private investments.
The need to ensure that the IUDF is enforceable failing which the status quo will remain and the objectives will not be met 17

18. 4. Emerging issues from consultation sessions
Clarifying the role of the private sector and civil society particularly considering the impact of private investment on the built environment.
The need to assess how the financing regime affect the ability of cities to restructure their spaces and operate more effectively
The need to indicate more clearly how the levers are linked to each other and implications for prioritisation of initiatives.
Consolidated inputs and comments will be made available at the end of the consultation process 18

19. 5. Current IUDF Priorities
Some of the prioritised activities for the IUDF going forward include:
Reviewing the final IUDF report in line with the comments/inputs from the consultation sessions . High level timelines are :
IUDF Review: July-August 2015
Consultations with national partners and local government: Sept 2015
Editing and finalisation of the document: October 2015
Commence with the Cabinet approval processes: November 2015
The IUDF Implementation Framework (entirely new section of the document)
Identification of pilot projects to implement/test the proposals in the IUDF. The targeted areas are some of the fast growing towns, selected intermediate(secondary cities) and implementation of the integration zones as identified by metros as per their Built Environment Performance Plans. 19

20. 6. Envisaged roles from departments in the IUDF Team
Use available platforms to consult on the IUDF. These would include MINMECs, Sector Forums, etc. DCoG team available to support the process
Identification of priorities for the implementation plan
Circulate the Draft IUDF within networks. 20

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