Local Government Climate Change Support Program 2016 Draft Ehlanzeni DM Climate Change Response Plan

Presentation Contents Climate change plan development Activities to date Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Results Draft Climate Change Response Actions

Climate Change Plan Development Developed through the Local Government Climate Change Support Program (LGCCS) First Step - Conducting a climate change vulnerability assessment Second Step - Developing climate change responses Draft plan in place for review http://www.letsrespondtoolkit.org/

Progress to date Toolkit development District level vulnerability assessments 3 May 2016 Draft municipal Climate Change Response Plans

Agriculture

Priority Indicators: Agriculture Theme Indicator Title Agriculture Change in grain (maize, wheat & barley) production Change in other crop production areas Increased risks to livestock Loss of grasslands

Responses: Agriculture Sub-Project: Change in grain (maize, wheat & barley) production Research & improve understanding of CC impacts on grain production Research & improve understanding of grain production Conduct research on alternative agricultural production Promote knowledge generation, sharing & stakeholder participation Implement evidence based monitoring initiatives Identify climate resilient land-uses

Responses: Agriculture Sub-Project: Change in other crop production areas Research & improve understanding of CC impacts on crop production Conduct research on alternative agricultural production Promote knowledge generation, sharing & stakeholder participation Implement evidence based monitoring initiatives Identify climate resilient land-uses

Responses: Agriculture Sub-Project: Increased risks to livestock Commission research and improve understanding of CC impacts livestock Generate and share scientific, social and indigenous knowledge Promote knowledge generation, sharing & stakeholder participation Strengthen management plans, to enable continuous monitoring of water and herbage availability for livestock Develop a framework that will assist farmers with adjusting to reduced rainfall Educate farmers on the advantages associated with early detection of diseases in animals

Responses: Agriculture Sub-Project: Loss of grassland Research and improve understanding of CC impacts on biodiversity Research and improve understanding of ecosystems services Promote knowledge generation, sharing & stakeholder participation Strengthen management plans of grasslands Implement evidence based monitoring initiatives Incorporate biodiversity management into planning systems for other sectors

Biodiversity and Environment

Priority Indicators: Agriculture Theme Indicator Title Biodiversity and Environment Increased heat stress

Responses: Biodiversity and Environment Sub-Project: Increased heat stress Identify communities that have the least capacity to respond to increased temperatures Conduct awareness campaigns on the health risks of high temperatures Commission a reliable early warning system to alert communities and industries Introduce, enhance and integrate surveillance systems to monitor changes in climate and climate-related diseases. Develop a health data-capturing system that records data both at spatial and temporal scales

Human Settlements

Priority Indicators: Human Settlement Theme Indicator Title Human Settlement Increased occupational health problems

Responses: Human Settlement Sub-Project: Increased occupational health problems Conduct CC impact assessment on occupational health Identify and profile groups that are most vulnerable to heat stress and dehydration Conduct awareness campaigns on the health risks of high temperatures in the workplace Commission a reliable early warning system that will alert industries and businesses on extreme weather events

Responses: Human Settlement Sub-Project: Increased isolation of rural communities Identify alternative access routes to rural communities Identify roads at risk of flooding and erosion and prioritise those for upgrading and maintenance Identify local responses that will reduce isolation of rural communities Build CC resilient road infrastructure that serves as a link for rural areas Implement flooding drainage systems that will reduce impacts on rural roads Develop economic nodes and improved service provision in rural areas to improve connectivity

Water

Priority Indicators: Water Theme Indicator Title Water Decreased quality of drinking water Decrease water quality in ecosystem

Responses: Water Sub-Project: Decreased quality of drinking water Research and improve understanding of CC impacts on water quality Adopt and enforce simple, innovative, adaptive engineering approaches to wastewater treatment Incorporate projected CC impacts into the planning of municipal water supply Identify and implement innovative groundwater monitoring initiatives Prioritise and allocate resources to adaptation interventions that will minimise the pollution of drinking water

Responses: Water Sub-Project: Decreased water quality in ecosystem Research and improve understanding of CC impacts on water quality and availability Conduct a CC impact assessment on health risks to aquatic systems Adopt and enforce simple, innovative, adaptive engineering approaches wastewater treatment initiatives Strengthen management plans of wastewater treatment Identify and implement wastewater monitoring initiatives Protect and rehabilitate aquatic systems so that they can provide flow attenuation and ecosystem goods and services

Local Government Climate Change Support Program 2016 Draft Ehlanzeni DM Climate Change Response Plan