1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND ITS ENTITIES

2. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING
National Treasury regulations: Chapter 5 (Department) & Chapter 3 (Entities)
Prepare a strategic plan with a five year planning horizon
Table annual performance plans with a three year horizon consistent with the Medium Term Expenditure Framework
Money Bills Procedure and Related Matters Amendment Act, 2009 (Act No 9 of 2009)
strategic plans must be tabled after the adoption of the fiscal framework. According to the parliamentary programme for the first term of 2013, as agreed to by the Joint Programme Committee, the fiscal framework is scheduled for adoption on 12 March 2013 in the National Assembly. The date for the submission of updated strategic plans and annual performance plans is therefore commencing from 13 March However, for the smooth running of incoming strategic plans and annual performance plans and to ease the logistical challenges, strategic and annual performance plans to be submitted on Monday, 11 March 2013
Public Service regulations: Part 3 B
Based on the strategic plan of the department, an executing authority shall determine the department’s organisational structure in terms of its core and support functions; grade proposed new jobs according to the job evaluation system; define the posts necessary to perform the relevant functions

3. Departmental Mandate Section 24 (b) of the Constitution:
All South Africans have a Constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well- being, and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations 3
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4. Legislative Framework
National Environmental Management Act, 1998 – regulatory framework for the management and protection of environmental resources and coordination in relation thereto.
National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, regulates protected areas in South Africa. (SANParks)
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, regulates air quality
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, regulates and sets out the mechanisms for managing and conserving South Africa’s biodiversity, its components and institutions (SANBI)
National Environmental Management: Waste Act, regulates waste management; provides for national norms and standards for regulating the management of waste by all spheres of government; and provides for the licensing and control of waste management activities.
National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008) - establishes a system of integrated coastal and estuarine management in the Republic; ensures that development and the use of natural resources within the coastal zone is socially and economically justifiable and ecologically sustainable; determines the responsibilities of organs of state in relation to coastal areas; controls dumping at sea, pollution in the coastal zone.

5. Legislative Framework
World Heritage Convention Act 1999 (iSimangaliso)
South African Weather Services Act no 8 of 2001 (SAWS)

6. VOTE 30 ENE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Administration: Provide leadership, strategic centralised administration and executive support, corporate services and facilitate effective cooperative governance, international relations and environmental education and awareness
Legal, Authorisations and Compliance: Promote the development of an enabling legal regime, licencing/authorisation system that will promote enforcement and compliance.
Oceans and Coasts: Promote, manage and provide strategic leadership on oceans and coastal conservation
Climate Change and Air Quality Management: Improve air and atmospheric quality, lead and support, inform, monitor and report efficient and effective international, national and significant provincial and local responses to climate change (South African Weather Service)
Biodiversity and Conservation: Ensure the regulation and management of all biodiversity, heritage and conservation matters in a manner that facilitates sustainable economic growth and development.(South African National Parks, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Isimangaliso Wetland Authority Park)
Environmental Programmes: Implementation of expanded public works and green economy projects in the environmental sector.
Chemicals and Waste Management : Manage and ensure that chemicals and waste management policies and legislation are implemented and enforced in compliance with chemicals and waste management authorisations, directives and agreements.

7. Values Mission Vision Values People-centric Passion Performance
Proactive
Integrity
Behaviors

8. DEA GOALS : 2013/ /2018
The departmental goals have not changed since 2012/13 Financial year
Goal 1: Environmental assets conserved, valued, sustainably used,
protected and continually enhanced.
Goal 2: Enhanced socio-economic benefits and employment creation for
the present and future generations from a healthy environment
Goal 3: A Department that is fully capacitated to deliver its services
efficiently and effectively

9. Our Passion for the environment enables delivery on our Mandate
Vision: A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources
Mission: Providing leadership in environmental management, conservation and protection towards sustainability for the benefit of South Africans and the global community
Enhanced environmental contribution towards National Sustainable development
Biodiversity conserved and protected
Ocean and Coastal Environment protected and conserved
Less waste better managed
Cleaner and healthy Air
Our Passion for the environment enables delivery on our Mandate
People Centric Approach in environmental management
Proactive efforts to ensure Intergrity of the environment
Improved compliance with environmental legislation
Ecosystem services restored and maintained
Inevitable climate change impacts effectively managed
Enhanced International governance, instruments and agreements supportive of SA environmental and sustainable development priorities
Promote and enhance livelihoods through access, fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of biological resources
Impacts of chemicals better managed
A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise GHG concentrations in the atmosphere facilitated
Effective cooperative governance and local government support
Strengthened science programmes for integrated oceans and coastal management
Improved sector education and awareness
Improved socio-economic benefits within the environmental sector
Potential negative impacts of all significant developments prevented or managed
Improved access to information
Effective knowledge and information management for the sector
Improved Service Standards
Equitable and sound corporate governance
Adequate and appropriately skilled staff
Efficient and Effective Information Technology service
Secure, harmonious, transformed and conducive working environment
Solid base for Performance –driven organisation

10. Administration Equitable and sound corporate governance
Improved access to information
Adequate and appropriately skilled staff
Secure, harmonious, transformed and conducive working environment
Efficient and Effective Information Technology service
Improved sector education and awareness
Enhanced international governance, instruments and agreements supportive of SA environmental and sustainable development priorities
Effective knowledge and information management for the sector
Effective cooperative governance and local government support

11. Legal Authorisations Compliance and Enforcement
Improved compliance with environmental legislation
Potential negative impacts of all significant developments prevented or managed
National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Lekgotla

12. Oceans and Coasts
Ocean and coastal environment protected and conserved
Strengthened science programmes for integrated oceans and coastal management

13. Climate change and air quality
Cleaner and healthy air
A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere facilitated
climate change impacts effectively managed

14. SAWS
Mandate of SAWS
To maintain, extend and improve the quality of meteorological service for the benefit of all South Africans;
To provide public good services and commercial services to all South Africans;
To ensure the ongoing collection of meteorological data over South Africa and surrounding southern oceans for the use by current and future generations;
To be the long-term custodian of a reliable national climatological record
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15. Biodiversity and Conservation
Biodiversity conserved, protected and threats mitigated
Fair access and equitable sharing of benefits from biological resources promoted

16. SANPARKS
A Public Entity functioning under National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003
Mandate of SANParks
To conserve, protect ,control and manage national parks and other defined protected areas and their biological diversity (biodiversity);

17. SANBI
Established on 1 September 2004 in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (Act 10 of 2004).
The mandate of SANBI
To play a leading role in South Africa’s national commitment to biodiversity management, now and into the future.

18. iSimingaliso Wetland Park
Established in terms of the World Heritage Convention Act 1999 (Act No 1 of 1999)- inscribed as a World Heritage site In December 1999
Mandate
To protect, conserve and present the Park
To promote and facilitate optimal tourism and related development in Park
To empower historically disadvantaged adjacent communities

19. Environmental Programmes and Projects
Improved socio-economic benefits within the environmental sector
Ecosystems services restored and maintained
Enhanced contribution of the environment al sector towards sustainable development and transition to a green economy

20. Chemicals and waste management
Less waste that is better managed
Impacts of chemicals better managed

21. PUBLIC ENTITIES GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT

22. PLANNING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Submit a budget of estimated revenue and expenditure for approval by the Minister (End of September each year).
1st Draft Strategic Plan (Mid August each year for Submission to treasury and Department of Monitoring and Evaluation)
2nd Draft Strategic Plan (Mid November for analysis by department and submission to treasury and Department of Monitoring and Evaluation)
Strategic Plan finalised for submission to the Minister (End of January each year).
According to Treasury Regulations The Minister may request additional information to be included in the Entity’s strategic plan. These may include special requirements in allocation letters of entities.

23. PLANNING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Should the approved strategic plan be amended, the Minister must approve those amendments
DEA provides planning and reporting templates to entities. However, entities are at liberty to customise template but ensure coverage of the required fields
DEA develops an overarching Human Resource Management Framework for the entities. However it is it is the responsibility of each entity to develop their own specific human resource management plan
Quarterly reporting on the extent of compliance with the PFMA (Financial performance)
Quarterly reporting with regard to effective performance
Quarterly monitoring of Compliance to special conditions stipulated in allocation letters
Annual Financial Statements: end of May to Auditor-General
Annual Report end of August to Parliament

24. GOVERNANCE, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Board Members are appointed in terms of relevant legislation
A departmental representative to be a permanent member of the Entities’ boards
The roles and functions of each Board are determined by the Act that establishes the Entity
CEOs of Entities are appointed by cabinet on Minister’s recommendation. The department facilitates the process
Minister may add special requirements in allocation letters of entities.
DEA CFO should to remain an ex-officio member of Entities’ audit committees as her role is to represent the interest of the department (the extension of DEA) & provide oversight for the department

25. DEA STRUCTURE

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