DWAF’s Role, Involvement and Impact on Rural Development and Urban Renewal

DWAF’s Role, Involvement and DWAF’s Role, Involvement and Impact on Rural Development and Impact on Rural Development and

Urban RenewalUrban Renewal

ReportReport27 October 200527 October 2005

DWAFDWAF

Core Business Areas of DWAFCore Business Areas of DWAF

• Water resources managementWater resources management

• Water services (water supply and Water services (water supply and sanitation)sanitation)

• Forestry.Forestry.

DWAF Functional AreasDWAF Functional Areas

Water Water ServicesServices

Water Water ResourcesResources

ForestryForestry

Policy & Strategy Policy & Strategy DevelopmentDevelopment

Program ManagementProgram Management

Capital Infrastructure Capital Infrastructure ProjectsProjects

Soft Projects & Planning Soft Projects & Planning StudiesStudies

Scheme Operations & Scheme Operations & MaintenanceMaintenanceRegulation & Regulation & GovernanceGovernance

Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning

Positioning Water/Forestry/WS with Positioning Water/Forestry/WS with Government ObjectivesGovernment Objectives

Soil

Water

Air

Human

Financial

Social

Economic

Environment

Prosperity

All SouthAfricans

NodalFocus

11 Strategic Resource

Strategic Resource

22 Water ServicesWater Services

33 Physical economic assets

Physical economic assets44 Forestry: Economic asset

Forestry: Economic asset

55 Sustainable resource

Sustainable resource

Positioning these Business Areas in terms Positioning these Business Areas in terms of the medium term Strategic Areasof the medium term Strategic Areas

Strategic ObjectivesStrategic Objectives

Accelerate growth of Accelerate growth of economyeconomy

Job creation & quality of Job creation & quality of lifelife

Social services & human Social services & human developmentdevelopment

Effectiveness of the StateEffectiveness of the State

Regional & International Regional & International partnershipspartnerships

ActivitiesActivities

Agriculture, Industry, Agriculture, Industry, Mining, TourismMining, Tourism

Infrastructure, Housing, Infrastructure, Housing, Basic Services, Basic Services, EnvironmentEnvironment

Safety and security, Safety and security, Welfare, EducationWelfare, Education

Governance, service Governance, service quality, sustainabilityquality, sustainability

Neighbouring countries, Neighbouring countries, SADCSADC

ForestryForestry

Water Water servicesservices

ResourcesResources

HumanHuman

SoilSoil

WaterWater

FinancialFinancial

Etc.Etc.

Support to : Accelerate growth of economySupport to : Accelerate growth of economy• Water a key resource for economic, social and Water a key resource for economic, social and

environmental management and development – requires environmental management and development – requires integration with economic and social sectorsintegration with economic and social sectors

• Priority activities include allocation of water for and Priority activities include allocation of water for and access to agriculture, tourism, energy, industry/mining & access to agriculture, tourism, energy, industry/mining & business (All nodes)business (All nodes)

• Water resource infrastructure development in various Water resource infrastructure development in various nodes e.g. Olifants River in Sekhukhune DMnodes e.g. Olifants River in Sekhukhune DM

• Forestry a key economic activity – forest management, Forestry a key economic activity – forest management, wood production & processing of wood products e.g. pulp wood production & processing of wood products e.g. pulp for paper, furniture, industry, etc.for paper, furniture, industry, etc.

• Associated forestry economic activities include tourism Associated forestry economic activities include tourism and recreationand recreation

• Water services (supply & sanitation) a key service for all Water services (supply & sanitation) a key service for all economic activities.economic activities.

Support to : Improving quality of Support to : Improving quality of livelihoods for the marginalised - 1livelihoods for the marginalised - 1

• Water resources a key environment supporting Water resources a key environment supporting quality of life – requires protection and quality of life – requires protection and sustainability – both rural and urbansustainability – both rural and urban

• Job creator thru infrastructure development, Job creator thru infrastructure development, operation and maintenance of water services and operation and maintenance of water services and water resources schemes, associated businesses & water resources schemes, associated businesses & water resources management, and Working for water resources management, and Working for Water programmeWater programme

• Water resource allocation for food securityWater resource allocation for food security• Water resources and forests key recreational Water resources and forests key recreational

environments & opportunities.environments & opportunities.

Support to : Improving quality of Support to : Improving quality of livelihoods for the marginalised - 2livelihoods for the marginalised - 2

• Forestry supports various associated economic and social Forestry supports various associated economic and social uses : tourism, fruits, plants, medicinal herbs, energy thru uses : tourism, fruits, plants, medicinal herbs, energy thru wood & charcoal, grazing for livestock, bee keepingwood & charcoal, grazing for livestock, bee keeping– 170 000 people in forestry economic sector – R14 billion to GDP170 000 people in forestry economic sector – R14 billion to GDP– 390 000 – 560 000 rural people dependent on plantation forestry390 000 – 560 000 rural people dependent on plantation forestry– Trade in medicinal plants valued at R60 million per yearTrade in medicinal plants valued at R60 million per year– National Parks and conservation areas located in forests National Parks and conservation areas located in forests

contribute an estimated R15.5 billion per yearcontribute an estimated R15.5 billion per year• Environmental management & protection : grey water, Environmental management & protection : grey water,

effluent management, resource protection, environmental effluent management, resource protection, environmental health (water related diseases)health (water related diseases)

• Transfer of water services schemes and forests to local Transfer of water services schemes and forests to local authorities (communities)authorities (communities)

• Spiritual uses of forest and water resources.Spiritual uses of forest and water resources.

Support to : Maintaining social security Support to : Maintaining social security net, mobilising human resources & net, mobilising human resources & investment in community servicesinvestment in community services

• Water services identified as an essential basic Water services identified as an essential basic service : water supply and sanitation (Rural service : water supply and sanitation (Rural supply and sanitation backlog (Nodes) 34% & supply and sanitation backlog (Nodes) 34% & 28% of National backlog respectively)28% of National backlog respectively)

• Support associated water services : services for Support associated water services : services for hospitals, clinics, schools, etc.hospitals, clinics, schools, etc.

• Promoting free basic servicesPromoting free basic services• Promote total effective and quality service : Promote total effective and quality service :

Include higher levels of services & business.Include higher levels of services & business.

Support to : Improving capacity & Support to : Improving capacity & effectiveness of the Stateeffectiveness of the State

• Policy makingPolicy making• Development and maintenance of sector strategiesDevelopment and maintenance of sector strategies• Improve sector, Local Government (Water Services Improve sector, Local Government (Water Services

Development Planning, Water Resources planning) and Development Planning, Water Resources planning) and integrated planningintegrated planning

• Improve knowledge managementImprove knowledge management• Sector support and capacity building for local government Sector support and capacity building for local government

(Various support programmes and soft projects e.g. Project (Various support programmes and soft projects e.g. Project Consolidate)Consolidate)

• Development of regulatory systems e.g. Drinking Water Development of regulatory systems e.g. Drinking Water QualityQuality

• Core focus on sector leadership and to ensure service qualityCore focus on sector leadership and to ensure service quality• Institutional arrangements, development and support Institutional arrangements, development and support

(Catchment management agencies, Water user associations, (Catchment management agencies, Water user associations, Water Boards and Providers).Water Boards and Providers).

Role of DWAF - 1Role of DWAF - 1

• DWAF core role is sector leader, custodian and regulatorDWAF core role is sector leader, custodian and regulator• Limited financial input (sponsor), except bulk water Limited financial input (sponsor), except bulk water

infrastructureinfrastructure• Key management (governance) areas :Key management (governance) areas :

– Ensure effective sustainable servicesEnsure effective sustainable services– Policy developmentPolicy development– Sector strategies and planningSector strategies and planning– Institutional arrangements and planning (roles & Institutional arrangements and planning (roles &

responsibilities)responsibilities)– Sector guidance and supportSector guidance and support– Monitoring, control and regulationMonitoring, control and regulation– Knowledge management.Knowledge management.

Role of DWAF - 2Role of DWAF - 2

• Key functional areas :Key functional areas :– Water availability and use reconciliation - ensure Water availability and use reconciliation - ensure

efficient & appropriate use of waterefficient & appropriate use of water– Water allocations Water allocations – Bulk resource developmentBulk resource development– Resource protectionResource protection– Integrated water managementIntegrated water management

• Interim & Associated managementInterim & Associated management– Basic services infrastructure (MIG)Basic services infrastructure (MIG)– Infrastructure & scheme management (O&M)Infrastructure & scheme management (O&M)– Scheme transfers.Scheme transfers.

Specific impact and support to Nodes – 1Specific impact and support to Nodes – 1• Active member of ISRDP and URP managementActive member of ISRDP and URP management• Support website and knowledge managementSupport website and knowledge management• Support basic services thru MIG (still 35% supply backlog Support basic services thru MIG (still 35% supply backlog

and 51% sanitation backlog within nodes)and 51% sanitation backlog within nodes)• R860 million earmarked for WS to nodes (2005/6) – MIGR860 million earmarked for WS to nodes (2005/6) – MIG• R8.7 billion required to eradicate historic backlog – R2 R8.7 billion required to eradicate historic backlog – R2

billion required per yearbillion required per year• Support water resource allocation for economic Support water resource allocation for economic

development – surplus water for irrigation development, development – surplus water for irrigation development, tourism, food production (Inyaka)tourism, food production (Inyaka)

• New bulk water infrastructure development (Olifants)New bulk water infrastructure development (Olifants)• Support free basic services and associated needs (schools, Support free basic services and associated needs (schools,

clinics) - 46% of total nodal population at present served clinics) - 46% of total nodal population at present served with free basic water, need improvement (48% of poor).with free basic water, need improvement (48% of poor).

Specific impact and support to Nodes – 2Specific impact and support to Nodes – 2

• Basic services projects – 434 registered MIG projectsBasic services projects – 434 registered MIG projects• Interim scheme operations and transfers – 86 Water Interim scheme operations and transfers – 86 Water

services schemes to be transferred – value R1 377 million. services schemes to be transferred – value R1 377 million. 51 earmarked 2005/2006 - value R614 million 51 earmarked 2005/2006 - value R614 million

• Management programmes – Planning support, water Management programmes – Planning support, water resources strategies, institutional development, capacity resources strategies, institutional development, capacity development, mentoring, environmental protectiondevelopment, mentoring, environmental protection

• Associated business support – forests, nurseries, tourism, Associated business support – forests, nurseries, tourism, job creation – Working for Water projects, 1174 DWAF job creation – Working for Water projects, 1174 DWAF forests in nodes with potential impact.forests in nodes with potential impact.

Specific IssuesSpecific Issues

• DWAF not directly responsible water services DWAF not directly responsible water services infrastructure – now DPLG & Local Governmentinfrastructure – now DPLG & Local Government

• Core DWAF function is to ensure effective servicesCore DWAF function is to ensure effective services• Support for economic and social development requires Support for economic and social development requires

integration and alignment with other sectors (especially integration and alignment with other sectors (especially in terms of water resources)in terms of water resources)

• Integrated planning thru provincial growth and Integrated planning thru provincial growth and development strategies, integrated development planning development strategies, integrated development planning and sector plans such Water Services Development Plans and sector plans such Water Services Development Plans is critical and essential – this requires improved is critical and essential – this requires improved facilitationfacilitation

• DWAF committed partner.DWAF committed partner.

Case Studies: Reference FrameworkCase Studies: Reference Framework

Resource Development: OlifantsFlag Boshielo: R234 millionFlag Boshielo: R234 million

De Hoop: R3.6 billionDe Hoop: R3.6 billion

Olifants Development: Water ServicesOlifants Development: Water Services

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821 communities821 communities63% small villages63% small villages

24% scattered villages24% scattered villages1,9m people 1,9m people (management)(management)

R3 billionR3 billion

Forest development opportunitiesForest development opportunities

• Afforestation in rural KZN and Eastern Afforestation in rural KZN and Eastern CapeCape– Net potential contribution Net potential contribution

• 41 000 new jobs41 000 new jobs• Supporting 328 000 peopleSupporting 328 000 people• R737 million in additional GDPR737 million in additional GDP• Broad-based development/empowermentBroad-based development/empowerment

• Wattle jungle conversionWattle jungle conversion

• Non-timber products.Non-timber products.

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Case Study: Reference FrameworkCase Study: Reference Framework

Support to : Regional & International Support to : Regional & International partnerships for growth & developmentpartnerships for growth & development

• Agreements on international shared rivers Agreements on international shared rivers and basinsand basins

• Inter-basin developmentInter-basin development

• SADC involvement and cooperationSADC involvement and cooperation

• Africa involvement and supportAfrica involvement and support

• International involvement and support International involvement and support (Financial & Intellectual).(Financial & Intellectual).

Policy & Strategies : Impact on NodesPolicy & Strategies : Impact on Nodes

Water ServicesWater Services Water ResourcesWater Resources ForestryForestry

•Strategic Strategic FrameworkFramework•Standards, Standards, Norms & Norms & RegulationsRegulations•Strategic goals Strategic goals 2008/102008/10

•Water Water Resources Resources StrategiesStrategies•RegulationsRegulations

•Forestry Forestry regulationsregulations•National policies National policies and strategiesand strategies

Programs : Impact on NodesPrograms : Impact on Nodes


•Basic Water SupplyBasic Water Supply•Basic SanitationBasic Sanitation•Free Basic ServicesFree Basic Services•WASHWASH•Water services Water services schemes - O&Mschemes - O&M•Scheme transfersScheme transfers

•Water resource Water resource planning, planning, development & development & managementmanagement•Working for WaterWorking for Water•Scheme & systems Scheme & systems managementmanagement•Allocation & Allocation & LicensingLicensing•Resource protectionResource protection•Effective useEffective use•Disaster and Safety Disaster and Safety managementmanagement

•Commercial forestryCommercial forestry•Indigenous forestry Indigenous forestry managementmanagement•Community forestsCommunity forests•Veld and Fires Veld and Fires managementmanagement•Forest transfersForest transfers

Capital Infrastructure Projects: Impact on NodesCapital Infrastructure Projects: Impact on Nodes


•Basic water Basic water supplysupply•Basic SanitationBasic Sanitation•RefurbishmentRefurbishment•Clinics & Clinics & SchoolsSchools

•Dam & scheme Dam & scheme constructionconstruction•Gauging stationsGauging stations•Drilling servicesDrilling services

•Forestry Forestry infrastructure & infrastructure & servicesservices•Associated Associated businessbusiness

Soft Projects & Planning Studies : Impact on NodesSoft Projects & Planning Studies : Impact on Nodes


•Tools & Tools & TechniquesTechniques•Information Information systemssystems•Sector development Sector development & capacity building& capacity building•Health practicesHealth practices•Institutional & Institutional & management management supportsupport

•AwarenessAwareness•InstitutionalInstitutional•InformationInformation•Water qualityWater quality•EnvironmentalEnvironmental

•Skill transfersSkill transfers•AwarenessAwareness

Scheme O & M: Impact on NodesScheme O & M: Impact on Nodes


•Schemes O&MSchemes O&M•Scheme Scheme transferstransfers

•Schemes O&MSchemes O&M•Scheme Scheme transferstransfers

•Forests Forests operations and operations and transferstransfers•Associated Associated businessbusiness

Regulation & Management : Impact on NodesRegulation & Management : Impact on Nodes


•PlanningPlanning•IDPIDP•WSDPWSDP•ISRDP/URPISRDP/URP

•InformationInformation•Sector Sector developmentdevelopment•RegulateRegulate•Effective Effective managementmanagement

•Resources Resources planningplanning•InformationInformation•Sector Sector coordination coordination (CMA’s)(CMA’s)•RegulateRegulate

•InformationInformation•Capacity Capacity buildingbuilding•CoordinationCoordination•RegulateRegulate

Strategic Opportunities : Impact on NodesStrategic Opportunities : Impact on Nodes


•Surplus capacitySurplus capacity•TransfersTransfers

•Positive & Positive & Negative e.g. Negative e.g. water availabilitywater availability

•Resource Resource availabilityavailability•Tourism / Tourism / RecreationRecreation•Emerging Emerging farmersfarmers•Economic Economic developmentdevelopment

•Transfer of Transfer of forests and forests and businessesbusinesses

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