Climate Change and Air Quality Management. Presentation Overview 1.Branch Climate Change Structure 2.Branch Linkage to Public Entities: SAWS 3.2010/11

Climate Change and Air Quality Management

Presentation Overview

1. Branch Climate Change Structure

2. Branch Linkage to Public Entities: SAWS

3. 2010/11 Performance Highlights (up to Q3 ending 31 December 2011)

4. 2012/13 Targets

5. Analysis of SONA and implications thereof

6. Challenges and Opportunities

Branch: Climate Change and Air Quality Management [1]Structure

Branch Purpose:

Promote, coordinate and manage an effective national mitigation and adaptation

response to climate change

Branch Functions:

• Effectively preparing for, engaging in, compliance with, and reporting on international climate obligations.

• Effectively responding to climate change impacts through building adaptative capacity, socio-economic resilience and emergency response capacity

• Facilitate and manage the transition to a climate resilient, equitable and internationally competitive lower carbon economy and society in a manner that simultaneously addresses South Africa’s over riding national priorities for sustainable development, job creation, improved public and environmental health, poverty eradication and social equality.

Branch: Climate Change and Air Quality Management 1. Structure

CD: International Climate Change Relations and Negotiations

PURPOSE

• To prepare for, negotiate and inform the implementation of multi-lateral, mini-lateral and bilateral climate change agreements.

FUNCTIONS

• To carry out all the necessary research, analysis and stakeholder engagements required to gain well-informed mandates for all of South Africa’s multi-lateral, mini-lateral and bilateral climate change agreement negotiating positions

• To carry out all the necessary capacity building, oversight, management and/or support of negotiating teams to ensure the maximum possible South African advantage in multi-lateral, mini-lateral and bilateral climate change agreement negotiations

• To fully inform South Africa’s implementation of, and/or alignment with, its international commitments and/or international trends and developments on climate change.

CD: International Climate Change Relations and Negotiations [2]

Functions (contnd):

• Facilitate the development and implementation of a National monitoring and evaluation system for climate change actions to enable South Africa to meet its national and international obligations

• Ensure continuous improvement of ambient air quality throughout the country through the implementation of air quality management plans and tools.

CD: International Climate Change Relations and Negotiations [2]

CD: Climate Change Adaptation

PURPOSE

• To lead and/or support, inform, monitor and report efficient and effective national, provincial and local climate change adaptation responses.

FUNCTIONS

• To provide strategic leadership and to identify significant short-, medium- and long-term climate change-related risks and the priority interventions required to effectively manage the inevitable climate change impacts through interventions that build and sustain South Africa’s social, economic and environmental resilience and emergency response capacity.

• To raise general and/or sector-specific awareness and response capacity around prioritised adaptation interventions.

• To provide strategic leadership, support and assist affected sector departments in mainstreaming key short- and medium-term adaptation interventions into their sector plans.

CD: Climate Change Adaptation

CD: Climate Change Mitigation

PURPOSE

To lead and/or support, inform, monitor and report efficient and effective national, provincial and local

climate change mitigation responses.

FUNCTIONS

• To lead and/or coordinate the implementation of the climate change mitigation approach directed in Section 6 of the National Climate Change White Paper including: Setting the GHG emission performance benchmark; Identifying desired sectoral mitigation contributions; and defining Carbon Budgets for significant GHG emitting sectors and/or sub-sectors.

• To raise general and/or sector-specific awareness and response capacity around climate change mitigation in general and the national GHG emission performance benchmark, desired sectoral mitigation contributions and Carbon Budgets for significant GHG emitting sectors and/or sub-sectors.

• To lead, support and assist affected sectors and sector departments in mainstreaming climate change mitigation in general and the national GHG emission performance benchmark, desired sectoral mitigation contributions and Carbon Budgets for significant GHG emitting sectors and/or sub-sectors into sector policies, strategies, plans, legislation and regulations.

CD: Climate Change Mitigation

CD: Climate Change Monitoring and Evaluation

PURPOSE

To monitor and evaluate national climate change responses in order to ensure informed climate

change response decision making.

FUNCTIONS

• Design, develop, implement and continuously upgrade a national system that may be used to monitor and evaluate national climate change adaptation responses and, in general, oversee the implementation of Section 12.1 – Monitoring Climate Change – of the National Climate Change Response Policy.

• Design, develop, implement and continuously upgrade a national system that may be used to monitor and evaluate national climate change mitigation responses and, in general, oversee the implementation of Section 12.1 – Monitoring Climate Change – of the National Climate Change Response Policy.

• Oversee regular production of communication material that describes South Africa’s climate change actions for local and international audiences.

CD: Climate Monitoring and Evaluation

CD: Air Quality Management

2. CC Branch Links to DEA Public EntitiesSouth African Weather Services

• SAWS and the Department have partnered around the development and maintenance of a National Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS) for purposes of storing and archiving air quality data which has been observed and archived by different municipalities and other monitoring stations in the country.

• In order to meet the information requirements for good air quality governance and ensure full compliance with the Air Quality Act, DEA in partnership with SAWS have been further developing the South African Air Quality Information System and its National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network.

• In this regard, the only formal agreement between the Department and South African Weather Service is a very broad Memorandum of Agreement.

• DEA and SAWS agreed that the South African Weather Service Act, 2001 must be amended to provide the SAWS with a legal mandate to implement these systems efficiently and effectively.

• Therefore, most of the proposed amendments deal with the ambient air quality information service function.

• Consequently, the proposed amendments provide SAWS with a legal mandate to perform the ambient air quality information service.

3. 2010/11 Performance Highlights

CD: Climate Change Adaptation [1]

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

ANNUAL TARGET 2011/12

PROGRESS (ACHIEVEMENTS & CHALLENGES)

Enhanced adaptive capacity, resilience and reduced vulnerability to climate change impacts

Long Term Adaptation Scenarios study and M&E system

Determine the scope of the Long term Adaptation scenarios

A draft terms of reference is in place. Work is underway to finalize a revised Term of reference.

TORs have been finalized Final ToRs of the LTAS with inputs from the

stakeholders will be finalised before the end of the Q4

Number of Sector Adaptation Policies

Develop framework for the Adaptation Policies in the White Paper and submit

A framework for the Climate Change Adaptation Plan has been developed

The CD: Climate Change Adaptation has had Bilateral discussions with Sector Departments on adaptation inputs in the National Climate Change Response White Paper finalization process.”

Substantial progress has been made with regards to the development of the adaptation framework, several stakeholders provided inputs which were incorporated in the National Climate Change Response White Paper which was gazetted in October 2011

2010/11 Performance Highlights


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE





Number of sector plans – identifying Climate change impacts and adaptation frameworks integrated into national sectoral plans

Finalised 4 Climate Change Adaptation Sector Plans

A draft Biodiversity Climate change Adaptation Sector Plan has been developed.

“The Draft Water Sector Climate Change Adaptation Sector Plan has been submitted to the Department of Water Affairs' executive management for approval

Draft Forestry adaptation sector has been submitted, still waiting for final approval from DAFF

Number of sector plans – identifying Climate change impacts and adaptation frameworks integrated into national sectoral plans

Finalised 4 Climate Change Adaptation Sector Plans

A draft Biodiversity Climate change Adaptation Sector Plan has been developed.

“The Draft Water Sector Climate Change Adaptation Sector Plan has been submitted to the Department of Water Affairs' executive management for approval

Draft Forestry adaptation sector has been submitted, still waiting for final approval from DAFF



STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE





Number of Disaster Risk Management tools

Improving Disaster Risk Management Tool

A consultant has been appointed through GIZ to assist 5 municipalities to run climate change toolkit

CC Toolkit starting in October for five municipalities

One meeting was held with the Climate Change Adaptation Networks. The second meeting will be held in Q4

Number of Adaptation Advisory & Consultative Forums & advocacy groups

Initiate and operationalise Adaptation Advisory Meeting & Consultative Forums with engagement of advocacy groups1 National1 Provincial5 Metro

This target has not been achieved

DEA’s role is that of providing a secretariat and logisticssupport to the Consultative Forums, and not resourcemobilisation

Consultative meeting will take place in the fourth Quarter.

Some of the Stakeholders such as CCAN , City of

Johannesburg have already been contacted,

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE




An effective climate change mitigation programme facilitated

% Climate Change policy interventions implemented

Climate White Paper approved by Minister

Several cluster, cabinet and parliamentary engagements have been held. The National Climate Change Response White Paper was approved by cabinet and gazetted in October 2011.Post-approval Parliamentary hearings were held in November 2011.

Number of Mitigation sector strategies/plans

1 (electricity sector - IEP) IEP Framework finalised

Number of Analytical, economic and regulatory instruments and systems

2- studies (2nd National Communication & Transport GHG study)1 economic/regulatory instruments

SNC approved and submitted to the UNFCCC National Energy Efficiency regulations

gazetted Transport sector study delayed due to lack of

capacity


CD: Climate Change Mitigation [1]

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE




An effective climate change mitigation programme facilitated

Number of sector implementation reports on climate change considerations mainstreamed in sectoral and departmental policies

1 IRP25 Provincial and local govt reports.

Currently busy with consulting sector departments, already engaged with DoT, would be engaging the Dti . Our challenges relate to committing the sector departments to climate change considerationsChallenges: The development of 5 provincial and local government IRP implementation reports is outside DEA’s control and not the Department’s function. This target should be deleted from the branch Annual Performance PlanParticipated in several workshops and meetings on the drafting of a number of sectoral reports, strategies and plans.

Mandatory monitoring, evaluation and inventory of carbon emissions

National inventory update (2009)

Data analysis meetings held with key service providers. Low Emissions Pathways report finalised.

Number of Analytical, economic and regulatory instruments and systems

2- studies (2nd National Communication & Transport GHG study)1 economic/regulatory instruments

SNC approved and submitted to the UNFCCC National Energy Efficiency regulations gazetted Transport sector study delayed due to lack of

capacity


CD: Climate Change Mitigation [2]

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE




South Africa’s negotiations and engagements in Climate Change related multi-lateral, mini-lateral, regional and bi-lateral agreements effectively managed

% SA objectives negotiated

60% South Africa position successfully lobbied at the, UNGA leaders meetingMinisterial Pre-CoP in Cape TownInformal Ministerial in Madrid on legal formBASIC meeting in BeijingMEF in WashingtonIPCC in KampalaCAHOSCC meeting in Addis Ababa

Formal negotiations at the UNFCCC, CoP 17 and CMP 7 held in Durban with the negotiations having arrived at an outcome for implementing climate action in the near term, and a perspective for a comprehensive agreement for the long-term.

Conference concluded a number of decisions under the LC and the KP as well as established the Durban Platform to deal with a future agreement

Number of positions researched, drafted, consulted and approved.

National and international inter-governmental and Stakeholder consultation process related to COP17 positions and outcomes 1 Position researched & drafted & cabinet approved

Approved cabinet mandate for Durban Conference researched and consulted with SA delegation; mandate used as a basis of engagement in all lobbying meetings; Consulted with the IMC, NCCC, civil society, labour and business and continuous updates during the CoP


CD: International Climate Change [1]

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE




South Africa’s negotiations and engagements in Climate Change related multi-lateral, mini-lateral, regional and bi-lateral agreements effectively managed

% of implementation recommendations accepted by implementing agents.

60% This is a post COP Q4 target. Consultations with stakeholders to take place at IGCCC – NCCC meetings scheduled for 19 March 2012

Annual NEMA S26 report on implementation of climate agreements. Biennial UNFCCC M&E report

1 NEMA Sec 26 reptSubmit 2nd national communication

SNC submitted to UNFCCC in November 2012

NEMA Sec 26 Report to be finalised in the 4 th Quarter



STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE




Manage a Broad-Based Public Outreach event Showcasing South Africa’s response to Climate Change that fully exploits the national and international profiling opportunities presented by the 17th Conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change (UNFCCC’S COP 17)

Public Climate Change Outreach and Mobilization Programme implemented

9 Provincial Climate Change Summits successfully convened;

•The Climate Change Response Expo was successfully hosted alongside the UNFCCC COP17 Conference, in Durban in the period 28 November - 9 December 2011.

•Low carbon and renewable energy technologies, greening and legacy projects, adaptation and mitigation - plans, strategies and programmes showcased of national, provincial and local interventions and solutions including Top 10 National Flagship Projects.

Facilitate the mobilization of resources from Multilateral and Bilateral donors to support SA and Africa’s programmes in securing a successful COP 17

2011 target R40 – R45 million

Secured Spier sponsorship for Pre-COP (+- R2mil) Secured German funding for SARI & SA MRV side events at COP 17 (+-R1.5 mil)



4. 2012/13 Targets [1]

• The branch has in the 2012/13 Annual Performance Plan development process adopted 5 strategic objectives which depict the work of the chief directorates in relation to the requirements of the National Climate Change Response White Paper; as follows:

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE CHIEF DIRECTORATE

Enhanced international governance, instruments and agreements supportive of South Africa environmental and sustainable development priorities

International Climate Change Relations and Negotiations

Inevitable climate change impacts effectively managedClimate Change Adaptation

A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere facilitated

Climate Change Mitigation

National monitoring and evaluation system for climate change actions developed and implemented

Climate Change Monitoring and Evaluation

Cleaner and healthy Air Air Quality Management

4. 2012/13 Targets [1]

Strategic Objective: Enhanced international governance, instruments and agreements supportive of South Africa environmental and sustainable development priorities

Indicators Baseline 2012/13 Targets Availability of resources% of positions researched, consulted on and developed for international engagements( formal UNFCCC and informal ministerial engagements)

2 positions approved for formal negotiations

80% of positions developed and approved

DEA MTEF

South African position reflected in the outcome of international negotiations

Successfully negotiated the SA position in UNFCCC and related fora

SA positions negotiated within indentified redline/paramater

DEA MTEF

% compliance with international relations guidelines for South African delegations

Approved International Relations Guidelines

80% DEA MTEF

Percentage compliance with international obligations

Compliance with UNFCCC decisions for national implementation

80% DEA MTEF

Percentage of reports submitted within set timeframes

Reports on international engagements, and annual NEMA S26 Report

95% DEA MTEF

2012/13 Targets [2]

Strategic Objective: Inevitable climate change impacts effectively managed

Indicators Baseline 2012/13 Targets Availability of resources

Long Term Adaptation Scenarios study

Draft Terms of Reference for the LTAS Implementation plan developed & baseline research completed into 3 sectors (Water , Agriculture and Commercial Forestry; Biodiversity and Ecosystems)

MTEF /Donor

No of sector risk analysis studies conducted

National Climate Change Response

Adaptation Framework Adaptation Sector Plans LTMS

Risk analysis into 8 sector plans completed & report produced

MTEF /Donor

Number of adaptation Flagship Programmes facilitated

5 “working for”programs (water, wetlands, fire, landcare, coastcare)

Implementation framework for 2 flagship programmes developed 1 Water Conservation and Demand1 Adaptation Research Programme

MTEF /Donor

2012/13 Targets [3]

Strategic Objective: A fair contribution to the global effort to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere facilitated


Number of Climate Change Response Policy interventions implemented

Climate Change White paper published 3 interventions MTEF /Donor (In negotiations)

Number of sector mitigation potential and impact studies

National Climate change Response Policy IEP: Input to Plausible Future Scenarios. Statement of work (SoW) for the modelling

component has been completed. Framework developed to review policy

proposals for the IEP Component has been completed.

Framework developed to review policy proposals for the IEP

9 studies conducted MTEF /Donor (In negotiations)

Number of Sector implementation plans

SNCNational Climate Change Response Policy

0 – targets are for 2014/15 MTEF

Mandatory monitoring, evaluation and inventory of carbon emissions

Key industrial sector meetings convened. National GHG Inventory ongoing update

and review. Data collection streamlined.

Review and evaluation of existing MRV capacities and instruments in South Africa

MTEF

2012/13 Targets [4]

Strategic Objective: National monitoring and evaluation system for climate change actions developed and implemented

Indicators Baseline 2012/13 Targets Availability of ResourcesClimate Change Monitoring and evaluation system/framework developed and implemented

National Climate Change Response Policy

Review and evaluate existing MRV capacities and instruments in South Africa

Donor Funding (GIZ Acquired)

National Climate Change Response policy

Draft CC Response M&E System (framework) developed

Donor (IGIZ acquired)

Mandatory reports prepared and submitted within time frame.

N/A Scoping of information for the 2014 Biennial Update Report completed


N/A Contractual agreements for the development of the 3rd National Communication established


2012/13 Targets [5]

Strategic Objective: Cleaner and healthy air


The National Air Quality Indicator (NAQI)

1.150 1.140 MTEF

Number of air quality monitoring stations reporting to SAAQIS

60 65 MTEF

Air Quality Management Tools Developed and Implemented

SAAQIS Phase II initiated SAAQIS Phase II system architecture developed (emissions inventory, GHG, AEL system).

MTEF

NA National Air Quality Survey – Table 24 Ground-trothing project initiated

MTEF

2 draft strategies initiated. 2 draft strategies developed (vehicle emissions and dense low-income).

MTEF

2 Priority Area AQMPs developed.

2 Priority Area AQMPs under implementation (Vaal Triangle, Highveld PA), Waterberg AQMP developed.

MTEF

Number of Outreach Events and Publications

The 2011 Air Quality Governance Lekgotlahosted

The 2012 Air Quality Governance Lekgotla hosted

MTEF

2 air quality publications published

2 air quality publications published MTEF

5. Analysis of SONA implications in terms of availability of resources[1]

DURBAN NEGOTIATIONS OUTCOME

• The Durban Outcomes addressed two aspects of the negotiation, the first being long term view of a future climate regime; secondly whilst ensuring concrete action to deal with climate change in the short term

• The Durban negotiated outcome therefore advances the global effort needed to address the global climate change challenge by addressing the NOW and FUTURE of the regime. Work in 2012, towards COP 18, to secure and build on the Durban outcomes.

• The awareness campaign and CCR EXPO increased the reach and enhanced the understanding of climate change, serving as a basis for further consolidation of citizenry on the subject

• The greening and legacy projects were successfully implemented and have been handed over to the operating entities; FULL report is under preparation for Cabinet

• In the immediate future, Durban operationalised a number of international mechanisms agreed to in Cancun, incl. Green Climate Fund, the Technology Mechanisms, Adaptation Committee and it relationship with support, etc

• Durban further anchored emission reduction undertakings by all parties not covered by the Kyoto Protocol, including developing countries, with a further elaboration of the transparency and accountability framework

• The Conference therefore addressed African and South African priorities on; protecting multilateralism; securing the 2nd Commitment Period of the KP; operationalising the Green Climate Fund; achieving consolidation of Adaptation work; and operationalising Cancun institutions

Analysis of SONA implications in terms of availability of resources[2]

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• For the long term perspective, the Durban Platform sets a new long-term pathway for the development of a fair, ambitious, legally binding future multi-lateral and rules-based global climate change regime;

• It further ensures an inclusive participation of all countries, in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, thus achieving climate imperatives, whilst setting a process for increasing level of ambition

• The future legal agreement is to be negotiated until 2015 and come to force in 2020, with agreement on a 2nd Commitment Period of the the Kyoto Protocol

Challenges and Opportunities

• Lack of appropriate office accommodation for the team a challenge

• Uncertainty on approval of posts and funds requested in the MTEF

• Inadequate capacity to initiate work required by the National Climate Change Response White Paper

Thank you ….

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Climate Change and Air Quality Management. Presentation Overview 1.Branch Climate Change Structure 2.Branch Linkage to Public Entities: SAWS 3.2010/11