Towards a Sustainable Development Implementation Plan for the

Towards a Sustainable Development Implementation Plan for the Western Cape by Mark Gordon – DEA&DP

Outline of Presentation Conceptual Framework International Architecture Evolution of SD Discourse International & National Context WCape Strategic Context Key Elements of SDIP Way Forward

WSSD 2002 Prosperity Economic aspirations: Economic growth People Social equity qnd Social well-being Planet Ecological Integrity Healthy Environment

STRATEGIC CONTEXT FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT International Obligations National Strategic Obj’s Agenda 21 WSSD (JPo. I, GD) Social Int. Conventions & Protocols Economic Environmental W. Cape’s Strategic Obj’s i. Kapa Elihlumayo

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES – SOUTH AFRICA • RDP - Reconstruction and Development Programme • GEAR • ISRDS – Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Strategy • Medium Term Environmental Sector Implementation programme (10 year) • URP – Urban Renewal Programme • IGFR • Ikapa Ehlimayo

Constitutional Imperatives • Social Issues – access to productive natural resources, equitable and sustainable participation in development opportunities towards poverty alleviation • Economic Issues – address unsustainable productive and consumption pattern – compete globally, hi-tech innovative products • Ecological Issues – improving and/or maintaining environmental resource integrity and productivity

Key Challenges and Constraints • Current approaches fail to address socioeconomic and environmental problems • Govt commitment to SD not mainstreamed into policy and action-oriented programmes • Lack of effective mechanisms to translate policy provisions into action in the public and private sector • Lack of integration across depts and sectors • Need for transversal co-ordination structures • SD not an “add-on” but integral to core functions of departments

“Dual Economy” • Unsustainable patterns of production and consumption in a developed economy • Inequitable access to resources and ownership and unsustainable social development patterns (human settlement, poverty etc) – developing economy

Economic Challenges • Neo-classical Approach : view the environment as a source of natural resources for economic production • Alternative Approach: Provision of wider range of functions and services – sink for wastes, aesthetic, educational, ecological and climatic cycles and functions, habitats – FREE GOODS

Why is the deterioration of the environment not seen as a serious economic problem ? • the basic functioning of a market system is that property rights have to be well defined, secure, exclusive and transferable. • Market system involves the exchanging of goods and services. • Market failure – assigning ownership to public goods -environment : under-valued, challenge to realistically quantify

Ikapa Ehlihumayo • “The Growing Cape” – A Home for All • Vision for the future development of WCape • 8 lead strategies which primarily focus on building social & human capital, economic growth and a seamless governance system for improved service delivery. • Urgent need to embed SD principles into the lead strategies • Challenge to finalise 5 lead strategies which form the hallmark of this vision

STRATEGIC CONTEXT – Key Elements Transport SIP Economic Development MEDS Sustainable Development Spatial Development PSDF Key Growth Drivers for the Province Social Sustainable Development HRDS Capital Investment

Policy Framework PGDS PGDFA SDIP NSDP + MTSF IKAPA Lead Strategies Provincial EIP District/ Municipal SDF Policies Frameworks Municipal SDP’s, IDP’s

Conference Outputs Declaration of Intent : A commitment towards the formulation of the Western Cape Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) SDIP: Over-arching strategic plan for the province to feed into PGDS integrating departmental lead strategies ie. Ikapa Strategies Post conference roll-out strategy: -to finalise SDIP -Engagement with key stakeholders - to develop Institutional Arrangements to: - support SDIP

Key Elements of the Multi-stakeholder Process Concept Paper Situational Analysis Declaration of intent May 2005 May – Sep 2005 Sustainable Development Conference Draft Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) June 2006 (PGDS) Stakeholder Process Dec 2006 June 2005

EXPEDIENCY AND UNIQUE POSITION v v v Western Cape is uniquely positioned Need for integrated approach Need for cohesively aligned strategy ito JPo. I, MDGs Need to evaluate the strategic position of the province to translate and incorporate the international SD targets (JPo. I and MDGs) into implementable and tangible provincial implementation targets SDIP – provides a fundamental framework to chart a sustainable development course of action for the WCape D: EADP ~ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE JUNE 2005

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS • Issues of energy security , generation options, DSM – climate change • Cape Town water shortage • Cape Town WWTWs under standard • No. of cars 2 x in 25 years in Cape Town – sustainable transport • Many tip sites nearly full • Housing backlog only 38% funded and slow delivery

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS • High levels of migration to continue • Settlement building approach still similar to pre-1994 • Veld carrying capacity decreasing • Long lead times and lack of coordination on decision making • Link between crime and development • Low levels of education and skills

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS • W Cape economy diversified and growing as a whole (uneven in places) : 4% 2005 • Lowest unemployment rates in SA – 26% • Potential growth sectors – agriculture, tourism, financial services • Major bio-diversity and scenic resources • Good roads and ports (rail underutilised) • Highly urbanised province – 90% • 14, 3 % to GDP – 3 rd highest

Rethinking Policy for Sustainability • Smart Policy for Sustainable Development • Certainty - shared vision reflected in long term goals • Greater internalising of costs through incentives / charges • Market-based instruments - ecological tax reform • Demanding results-based stds with realistic phase-in • Regulate close to end-user, encouraging up-stream solutions • Process based on transparency and trust • Innovative re-design options

Policy Framework PGDS PGDA SDIP NSDP + IKAPA Lead Strategies Provincial EIP District/ Municipal SDF Policies Frameworks Municipal SDP’s, IDP’s

Key Elements of Process Concept Paper Situational Analysis Declaration of intent Draft Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) Provincial Growth and Strategy Development (PGDS) May 2005 May – August 2005 Sustainable Development Conference Dec 2005 March 2006 June 2005

Thank You www. capetown-sdc. co. za magordon@pgwc. gov. za