1. 1 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM JUNE 2007

2. 2 DEAT VISION A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources.

3. 3 DEAT VALUES To become a truly People-centered organisation that responds to the needs of all South Africans. To achieve the highest levels of Integrity premised on professionalism, quality, service excellence, honesty, transparency, trust. To enhance organizational Performance through productivity, efficiency, effectiveness, innovation and continuous improvements. To ensure the Sustainability of the organisation and its sectors through amongst others maximised impact, return on investment, continuity and knowledge management.

4. 4 GOALS Create conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development for the benefit of all South Africans Promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources to enhance economic growth and poverty eradication Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Promote a global sustainable development agenda Transformation

5. 5 KEY FOCUS AREAS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2007/8-2009/10 GOALSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Create conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development for the benefit of all South Africans  Ensure competitiveness of the tourism sector  Grow the Tourism Sector  Maximise the environmental and tourism potential of the 2010 world cup.

6. 6 KEY FOCUS AREAS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2007/8-2009/10 GOALSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Promote the conserve and sustainable utilization of natural resources Ensure equitable and sustainable use of natural resources to contribute to economic development.  Conserve biodiversity, its components, processes and functions and mitigate threats.  Build a sound scientific base for the effective management of natural resources.

7. 7 KEY FOCUS AREAS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2007/8-2009/10 GOALSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Prevent or manage the potentially negative impacts of all significant activities  Ensure proper compliance with Environmental Legislation.  Prevent and reduce pollution and waste.  Prevent and reduce atmospheric pollution.

8. 8 KEY FOCUS AREAS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2007/8-2009/10 GOALSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Promote a global sustainable development agenda  Effectively manage and facilitate DEAT’s international relations and engagements.  Implement NEPAD and SADC tourism, environment and marine/coastal programmes.  Coordinate a national sustainable development agenda.

9. 9 KEY FOCUS AREAS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2007/8-2009/10 GOALSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Transformation  Facilitate cooperative and corporate governance.  Improve service delivery.  Promote empowerment.  Develop and retain a representative and performing team.

10. 10 GOAL: Create conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development for the benefit of all South Africans KPAKPI Address the tourism skills demand Revised tourism sector skills plan implemented. SMME training opportunities created. Facilitate tourist safety and security National Tourism Safety and Awareness Strategy implemented. Build a tourism- friendly nation Improved access by tourists from priority markets. Tourism opportunities in skills development, 2010 FIFA world cup, quality assurance and enterprise support promoted. Strategic Objective 1: Ensure competitiveness of the tourism sector

11. 11 GOAL: Create conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development for the benefit of all South Africans KPAKPI Tourism 2 nd Economy and Enterprise Development 2 nd Economy Strategy implemented. (including the TEP) Broaden the country’s tourism product base (linked to GCP) Number Tourism product development projects packaged for investment promotion. Number of tourism products with secured investment. Measurement of Tourism contribution to economic development Tourism economic contribution measured (TSA) SAT MoU targets achieved (reporting issues) Acceleration of the Tourism Grading programme Grading Council MOU targets achieved Strategic Objective 2: Grow the Tourism Sector

12. 12 GOAL: Create conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development for the benefit of all South Africans KPAKPI Effective implementation of the 2010 Tourism Plan Targets in MoU with SA Tourism achieved Availability and accessibility of tourism products and services information. “Greening” the World Cup Water and energy demand management as well as waste management practiced at all World Cup stadia. Strategic Objective 3: Maximise the environmental and tourism potential of the 2010 World Cup Continues…..

13. 13 GOAL: Create conditions for sustainable tourism growth and development for the benefit of all South Africans KPAKPI A sustained environmental legacy Standard framework for sustainable national event hosting. Implementation of TFCA strategy SADC TFCA strategy implemented. Co-management agreements between TFCAs, privately and community-owned conservation areas in place. Strategic Objective 3: Maximise the environmental and tourism potential of the 2010 World Cup

14. 14 GOAL: Promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources to enhance economic growth and poverty eradication Strategic Objective 1: Ensure equitable and sustainable use of natural resources to contribute to economic development KPAKPI Manage trade in and utilization of threatened, protected and commercial species Fishing rights allocated and reviewed in all commercial sectors. Access and Benefit Sharing Permits and associated agreements in place. Manage and regulate marine living resources Management regime of threatened species developed.

15. 15 GOAL: Promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources to enhance economic growth and poverty eradication Strategic Objective 2: Conserve biodiversity, its components, processes and functions and mitigate threats KPAKPI Ensure optimal health and integrity of ecosystem and their processes Ecosystem and species requiring protection managed (management instruments developed or implemented) Management of threats to biodiversity Programmes to manage threats to biodiversity implemented. Listing of invasive species and processing of applications for biocontrol agents. Continues…..

16. 16 GOAL: Promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources to enhance economic growth and poverty eradication Strategic Objective 2: Conserve biodiversity, its components, processes and functions and mitigate threats KPAKPI Expand the conservation estate to ensure ecosystem representativity and viability Increase in land under conservation. Increase in marine surface under protection Management plans in place for the MPA Increase in threatened biomes under protection. Number of World Heritage sites nominated, inscribed and proclaimed. Economic opportunities for coastal communities promoted.

17. 17 GOAL: Promote the conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources to enhance economic growth and poverty eradication Strategic Objective 3: Build a sound scientific base for the effective management of natural resources KPAKPI Build scientific capacity for natural resources management Scientific information base for effective management of small scale, subsistence and long- term commercial fisheries. Scientific information base for building a sustainable marine aquaculture industry. Maintain a strategic SA presence in Antarctica SA Agulhas replaced New Marion Island Base completed and commissioned and Annual relief voyages to SANAE and Island undertaken Sufficient availability of marine related scarce and critical skills

18. 18 GOAL: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Strategic objective 1: Prevent or manage the potentially negative impacts of all significant activities KPAKPI Environmental impact management % EIM applications to DEAT processed within stipulated timeframes. National Environmental Authorisation System (NEAS) developed, implemented Provincial Environmental Management Frameworks (EMFs) developed Sensitive areas and associated activities identified and published Self regulation mechanisms developed Continues…..

19. 19 GOAL: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Strategic objective 1: Prevent or manage the potentially negative impacts of all significant activities KPAKPI National, provincial and local EIM governance capacity Integrated national EIM decision support system implemented Provincial authorities capacitated for EIM mandate implementation

20. 20 GOAL: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Strategic Objective 2: Ensure proper compliance with environmental legislation KPAKPI Compliance monitoring Inspections on reported non-compliance Proper and timely response to reported emergency incidents Protected Areas Performance Management System implemented Action taken on cases of significant non-compliance cont…. Investigations into non-compliance with Departmental mandate (not necessarily reported) Notices/directives issued and/or civil court application launched. Continues…..

21. 21 GOAL: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment KPAKPI Action taken on cases of significant non-compliance Reduced environmental transgressions (achieving successful prosecutions against transgressors) Building compliance monitoring and enforcement capacity Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs) trained and designated Criminal justice officials trained on environmental issues Strategic Objective 2: Ensure compliance with environmental legislation

22. 22 GOAL 3: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Strategic Objective 3: Prevent and reduce pollution and waste KPAKPI Enabling frameworks for pollution and waste management Norms and standards for waste management in place Pollution and Waste Management strategies in place Promote the implementation of integrated pollution and waste management Number of municipalities with approved integrated waste management plans and provinces with hazardous waste management plans. Waste minimization initiatives undertaken Reduction of refuse removal backlog by municipalities Reduction of unpermitted waste disposal sites Reduction in number of contaminated sites Continues…..

23. 23 GOAL 3: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Strategic Objective 3: Prevent and reduce pollution and waste KPAKPI Building capacity for pollution and waste management Increase in waste management capacity at national, provincial and local government. Waste management guidelines and manuals developed. Research and development on pollution and waste promoted Establish a monitoring and evaluation framework for pollution and waste management Waste information system implemented nationally

24. 24 GOAL 3: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment Strategic Objective 4: Prevent and reduce atmospheric pollution KPAKPI Improve Air and Atmospheric Quality Number of air quality management plans implemented Effective intergovernmental AQM Framework and Coordination Response to climate change and Ozone- layer depletion Green House Gas (GHG) emission trends established National Climate Change policy developed

25. 25 GOAL: Promote Global Sustainable Development Agenda Strategic Objective 1: Effectively manage and facilitate DEAT’s international relations and engagements KPAKPI Negotiation of Environment, sustainable development and tourism international agreements and co-operations Approved negotiating mandates in line with SA foreign policy framework Final adoption of priority elements in SA negotiating mandates. Sustainable development, environment and tourism institutional governance cooperation Cont…. SA’s sustainable development, environment and tourism priorities reflected in international governance institution programmes (Global governance reform) DEAT priority programmes incorporated in SADC, NEPAD and African initiatives Continues…..

26. 26 GOAL: Promote Global Sustainable Development Agenda Strategic Objective 1: Effectively manage and facilitate DEAT’ s international relations and engagements KPAKPI Sustainable development, environment and tourism institutional governance cooperation Increased availability of scientific environmental information on Africa Number of existing and new Bilateral cooperation agreements focused on DEAT priorities Facilitating international resource mobilization Amount of Multilateral and bilateral donor resources available to support DEAT and Africa’s priorities

27. 27 GOAL: Promote Global Sustainable Development Agenda Strategic Objective 2: Implement NEPAD and SADC tourism, environment, marine and coastal programmes KPAKPI Stronger regional and SADC environment and tourism institutions Strengthened environment and tourism capacity within SADC (e.g. BENEFIT, BCLME, SWIOPF, ASLME, SEAFO)

28. 28 GOAL: Promote Global Sustainable Development Agenda Strategic Objective 3: coordinate a national sustainable development agenda KPAKPI Coordinate the development of a National strategy for sustainable development Finalization of National Framework for Sustainable development and implementation of JPOI targets. Performance measurements of the progress towards sustainable development Status on environmental sustainability established. Availability of geospatial environmental and tourism information.

29. 29 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 1: Facilitate cooperative and corporate governance KPAKPI Compliance with relevant prescripts and policies Unqualified performance reports Compliance with NEMA Oversight of Public Entities Compliance with legislative requirements and governance framework Effective cost recovery for services to the fishing industry Continues…..

30. 30 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 1: Facilitate cooperative and corporate governance KPAKPI Improvement of Financial management for MLRF Sound and robust financial management systems implemented Promote implementation of intergovernmental sector programmes Environment sector plan implemented Joint communication programmes Continues…..

31. 31 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 1: Facilitate cooperative and corporate governance KPAKPI Strengthening environment and tourism chapter in national, provincial and local government planning tool Support for Environment and Tourism objectives in government planning tools (IDP, NSDP, PGDS). Law reform and Policy development Cont…. Implementation of NEMBA and NEM:PA. Integrated Coastal Zone management legislation implemented. Waste management legislation implemented. Continues…..

32. 32 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 1: Facilitate cooperative and corporate governance KPAKPI Law reform and Policy development Pollution and waste management policies and strategies in place. Chapter 2 and 3 of NEMA amended. Marine aquaculture regulatory framework implemented. Marine Living Resources Act amended.

33. 33 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 2: Improve service Delivery KPAKPI Improved Customer Service Improvement in customer satisfaction index (CSI). Improved business processes. Improve of the profile and image of the department Increase coverage of Public Sector Environment and Tourism issues in all media (focus on less conventional media) Stakeholder engagement strategy implemented. Roll out of integrated sector and departmental brand strategy. Better resources useImprove efficiency of resources.

34. 34 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 3: Promote empowerment KPAKPI Promote empowerment Job creation and poverty alleviation Number of temporary jobs created. Number of permanent jobs created. Number of training days created. Budget allocation to nodal/project consolidate municipal areas. Number of SMMEs used. Implementation of government empowerment policy framework Increase expenditure on procurement from designated groups. Promotion of BEE chartersImplementation of Tourism BEE charter and development of frameworks for Environmental sector transformation.. Continues…..

35. 35 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 3: Promote empowerment KPAKPI Develop programmes targeted at the vulnerable groups Disabled people, youth and women empowerment programmes roll out (Including the tourism ambassador programme for 2010) Improve access to information Increase in the use of official languages used. A single integrated DEAT website. Resourced and accessible contact and call centre.

36. 36 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 4: Develop and retain a representative performing team KPAKPI Implementation of government’s Employment Equity policy framework Increased representativity to match National Demographic Statistics. Improve quality of worklife Reduce staff turnover. HIV/AIDS programme implemented. Wellness programme Implemented. Security Services provided. Framework for safe and healthy working environment implemented. Adequate office accommodation provided. Continues…..

37. 37 GOAL: TRANSFORMATION Strategic Objective 4: Develop and retain a representative performing team KPAKPI Facilitate skills development and learning in DEAT Career management and executive development implemented. Scarce and critical skills shortage addressed. Develop a high performance culture Reduced vacancy rate Monitoring and evaluation system for DEAT implemented. Facilitate skills development in the environment and tourism sectors Learnerships initiated. Bursaries granted. Internship opportunities created.

38. 38 FINANCE

39. 39 2003/04 TO 2007/08 BUDGET ALLOCATIONS

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45. 45 Compensation of employees 134% increase. Number of personnel increased from 1030 to 1650 (current establishment) An increase of 60% Goods and services 49,8% increase. Transfer payments 113,2% increase. Total budget increased with 104% over the 7 year period. (Average nominal growth over seven years – 12,7% and average real growth over seven years – 7,9%) Budget 2003/04 to 2009/10

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47. 47 Compensation of employees 25,7% increase. Goods and services 18,3% increase. Transfer payments 31,1% increase. Total budget increased with 27,8% 2006/07 and 2007/08 Budget comparison

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52. 52 THANK YOU