Save Tomorrow, Today

Indalo Yethu Presentation to Portfolio Committee on

Environment

Context of InY work

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We borrow it from our children!

We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors.

Legacy programme of the World Summit on Sustainable Development

Established by Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and WESSA • Work with Government (3 levels), Civil Society and

Business across departmental sectoral mandates

Origins of Indalo Yethu

Integrated approach

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water

wastepollution

energybiodiversity

Product lifecycle

Support systems

Economic and social factors

Climate change

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Stated mandate

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ECO-ENDORSEMENT

EDUCATION & AWARENESS

• People and planet are in trouble …Climate Change and continued increases in global warming through rising

levels of greenhouse gases bring:• Increased drought incidence and extreme • Reduced food production• Coastal cities under threat due to rising water levelsEnvironmental degradation continue to impact human health & biodiversity

• Education and awareness is as a key enabler for climate action and more responsible environmental practice

Rationale for existence

Key opportunity

Shake Cinderella sector statusEnvironmental sector provides opportunity to contribute

to the national agenda- Create new jobs (restoration, rehabilitation, adaptation)- Create wealth through new enterprises in low and high end

(waste, alternative energy)- Develop new skills sets (energy efficiency services)

Indalo Yethu programmes to demonstrate the ability to contribute to development in balance with planet

Change behaviour through doing! Implementation focus

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To create an eco-conscious society through increased

awareness, income generation & skills

development in the green sector!

Indalo Yethu realignment response

Strategic programme focus

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Green skills:Youth Energy Auditor

Women in environment

Outreach & Awareness

Climate awareness

Green jobs & Enterprise

development : Eco-Towns

Eco-Endorsement

Progress• Piloted endorsement model with PicknPay Green Range of

cleaning chemicals• Developed national minimum responsible tourism

standards with DoTourism, TGCSA

Indalo Yethu Strategic Priorities 2011 12• Establish advisory structure /panel • Built environment sector criteria development

R6 million budget

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Rewards good business practice & promotes competitiveness

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Empowers consumers through identifiable third party verified eco-label against eco-criteria

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Reduces impact on environment, human health →

Promotes sustainable consumption & production

Eco-endorsement

Ecotowns: Why develop local government support

programme?

CHALLENGES MUNICIPALITIES ARE FACED WITHCHALLENGES MUNICIPALITIES ARE FACED WITHCHALLENGES MUNICIPALITIES ARE FACED WITH

Poor Water Quality

Illegal Dumping

Urban Management

GREENING CONTRASTS

Coupled with:Unemployment, community

apathy, deterioration of revenue collection

Ecotowns sites• Ten municipalities • Mix of rural, peri-urban and urban municipalities • Municipality project partner. Indalo Yethu implementation agency.

Indalo Yethu conceptualised national chapter of UN derived Ecotowns and raised Social Responsibility Policy and Programmes and EPWP support→Provides municipal capacity support in waste management & open space planning→ Creates sustainability centred models of town management→Creates jobs whilst restoring and rehabilitating environment →Facilitates town functioning, waste disposal, traffic flow→Reduces town impact on environment, human health→Increases skills level and stimulates waste and food garden enterprises →Creates visibly cleaner towns →Grows civic pride and individual responsibility to change behaviour.

Eco-towns Cleaning and Greening

Example: What does Sustainable Mthatha mean?

When today’s babies are 21 in 2030 they will live in an Mthatha that:• has retained and enhanced it’s natural assets and resources,• has welcoming, vibrant and safe streets and an affordable,

nonpolluting & effective transport system,• attracts investment and creates good livelihoods, • offers dignified living areas that do not use more resources than

are naturally replenished.

OUR CITY IN OUR HANDS

1. Street bins and recycling bins for waste separation2. Street cleaning and sweeping to assist town cleanliness3. Composting and food gardens for waste minimisation, nutrition &

income generation4. Open space bush clearing and cleaning to assist town

cleanliness and safety5. Gate ways which mark town entrances and exits, enhance civic

pride and town citizen ownership6. Public conveniences upgrade to manage sanitary health and by-

law infringement for town users7. Public awareness and education – raise levels of awareness,

assist compliance8. Tree planting and street furniture – town beautification9. Repairing and cleaning of catch pits and storm water drainage –

address waste management, and town movement flow10. Buy back centres and waste sorting facilities – support recycling

& enterprise development, provide dignified places to work11. Create market street to facilitate trade, town movement & support

local enterprises12. Complementary programme – open space plan & green parks

(separate implementation agency)

Budget: 39 million over 3 years

Eco-towns Deliverables

1. ... street bins and ... wheelie bins for waste separation2. 2894 previously unemployed persons in a decent jobs 2 year

EPWP 3. 250 environment awareness ambassadors – 25 per municipality,

many unemployed environment science graduates4. Bush clearing at the crime hotspots and road verges increasing

safety 5. Gateways constructed which mark town entrances and exits,

enhance civic pride and town citizen ownership6. Public conveniences upgrade to manage sanitary health and by-

law infringement for town users7. Public awareness and education – raise levels of awareness,

assist compliance8. Tree planting and street furniture – town beautification9. Repairing and cleaning of catch pits and storm water drainage –

reduced flooding impact of heavy rains at Thulamela 10. Buy back centres and waste sorting facilities – support recycling

& enterprise development, provide dignified places to work11. Create market street to facilitate trade, town movement & support

local enterprises12. Complementary programme – open space plan & green parks

(separate implementation agency)

Eco-towns Progress

4 municipal gateways powered by solar lighting constructed which mark town entrances and exits, enhance civic pride and town citizen ownershipTrees planted and landscaping undertaken in all ten municipalities

Eco-towns Progress

Trees planted in Garankuwa Township

1. Bush clearing at the crime hotspots and road verges increasing safety

2. 2553 street bins installed, 2586 recycling bins delivered

3. Repair of stormwater drains reduced flooding due to impact of heavy rains at Thulamela

4. Market street construction commenced Mnquma to facilitate town flow & support local enterprises

Eco-towns Progress

Grass cutting at Nkandla Town

Waste separation & recycling Ladybrand

Mayor Mantsopa handing over recycling bins at shopping centre.

2894 workers employed on a decent jobs EPWP two year c contract

Eco-towns Progress

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Ecotowns: ChallengesLabour sporadically – Ministerial determinationSome delays in permitting, approvals as we strongly

believe in separation of roles between municipal officials and service providers

Behind on spending in construction related deliverables– planning timeframes, approvals of construction plans by town planning, roads departments

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Ecotowns: ImpactSome visibly cleaner towns

250 youth, some graduates awareness ambassadors

Butterworth received Vuna Award: most improved clean municipality

Thulamela moved from 13th pace in Greenest Town to 2nd place

2894 families with monthly incomeReal mayoral/munic champions in 4 towns

Progress• Partnership with DoE, German govt (GIZ) and NYDA• Developed building energy auditor training programme• Gauteng : 33 youth unemployed electrical engineers trained• Established nine provincial Women in Environment forums • Launched National Chapter and best practice conference

Indalo Yethu Strategic Priorities 2011 12• Western Cape training session• Flagship programmes facilitate support

R2,2million (NLB) plus 2,5 million respectively

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Youth skills development →

Grows the pool of scarce skills energy auditors and energy saver advocates

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Empower women through eradicating environmental challenges in Women and Environment Programme

Skills development

InY & DEA Joint National Awareness programme

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→National Waste Management Campaign: Make Mszansi Beautiful

→Climate Change Awareness programme

→ Faith communities for climate change

→Radio

→Carbon calculators & clubs, Climate Change kits SA Post Office

→Community mobilisation

→Eco-towns community hall meetings

Awareness:Greening for Team SA

ECO-TOWN ACTIVITIES

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

InY DEA Partnership Projects

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→Measures success of greening interventions since greening framework

→Measures success of Greening 2010 and provides lessons learnt – legacy report for greening of major events and for next host country

→Partnership with DEA

Greening Legacy Report

InY DEA Partnership Projects

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→ Trained 200 youth green ambassadors

→Created short term employment

→Builds a pool of eco-consciousness among youth

→ Increases skills level on greening & creates career interest for youth in environment fields

Green Ambassadors 2010

Intergovernmental work

• Capacity building with municipalities – through Eco-towns especially on Integrated Waste Management Planning & on Greening, Open Space Planning – MoU with COGTA

• Climate challenge to National Departments • Assisting local government (KWANALOGA) to develop a

climate change planning tool to assist local municipalities• Collaboration with DoE and National Youth Development

Agency on Energy Savers Youth Skills Development

Climate Change

• Climate awareness partnership with DEA

• COP17 social mobilisation- Climate Train – provide voice for civil society

and communities.- Povincial mini-summits

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Administration & Governance

Staff Complement

• Year 2009 / 2010 - 7• Year 2010 / 2011 – 21 (Eco Towns Project Staff

incl)• Year 2011 / 2012 – 31 (budget)

• Dates are reported to financial year ending March

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Organogram

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Audit and Governance

• Fully PFMA Compliant• Unqualified Audits since inception• Auditors:Grant Thornton

Governed by Board of Trustees5 Board members2 vacant post

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Trustees

Chairperson - Z Nzalo CV Mbuli M Freedman

Y Friedmann JR Yawitch

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Funding

DEA core funding:

4 million previous year8 million 2011

National Lotteries Board 8 m

Project funding: Ecotowns 225 422 604 m

Eco-labelling will not sustain core funding in medium termEco-labelling licencing fees R40 000 in past year

Issues for consideration for Portfolio Committee

• Green procurement policy will drive eco- labelling

• Use of trained graduates in greening of parliament

• Champion COP17 Social mobilisation • Climate awareness

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Budget Presentation 2011 - 2012

Total Funding

DEAT3%

Implementers  Fees4%

Eco Towns  x 10 ‐ Project90%

National  Lotteries  Board3%

DEAT 8 000 000

Implementers Fees 10 989 720

Eco Towns x 10 ‐

Project 225 422 604

National Lotteries Board 8 818 066

Total Funding 253 230 390

Total Budget Summary

Eco Towns x 10 ‐

Project 225,422,604

Greening 2011 6,310,223

Eco Labelling 6,000,000

Women In Environment 2,554,200

National Youth Skills Development 2,268,890

Building Eco‐

Cities EC & M 539,953

Operating Expenses 4,159,293

Capital Expenditure 550,000

Staff Costs 5,579,178

Total Budget 253,384,341

Eco Towns Project Budget Summary

Eco Towns - DeliverablesStreet Cleaning / Sweeping – 53% of Project Budget

1. 64% of Budget spent on workers = 2830 workers on EPWP2. 3% of Budget spent on Administration3. 4% of Budget spent on Training4. 15% of Budget spent on Transportation5. 7% of Budget spent on Community Facilitation6. 7% of Budget spent on Planning

Eco Towns - DeliverablesMaterial & Equipment – 21% of Project Budget

1. 86% of Budget spent on Equipment• Provision of 11600 street bins• Provision of 8000 wheelie bins• Provision of 1 million plastic bags• Provision of Forks, Spades, Grass Cutters, Street Cleaning

Machines2. 7% of Budget spent on Protective Clothing for the 2830 workers 3. 7% of Budget spent on Planning

National Youth Skills Dev ProgramBuilding Energy Auditor Training – BEAT Program

1. 35 learners – Pilot Program in Gauteng2. 16 week training – approx 4 months

• Theoretical training• Practical training• Tutorials• Assessments

Eco LabellingEco Labelling – 2% of Budget

1. 7 Resources directly involved2. Eco labelling Board to consist of 15 board members

HR requirements 2 770 000SANES panel costs 390 000Standard Development 575 000Consultation Forums 218 000Marketing 2 627 000Membership fees (GEN) 76 000African Ecolabelling Mechanism Stakeholder Meetings 40 000

3. Technical committee to consist 8 members4. Marketing consists of above the line, below the line and roadshows

Budget Summary – Year on Year

• 72% Growth overall in budget year on year• 75% Growth in budget for Eco Towns Project year on year• 63% Growth in budget for BEAT Project year on year

Operating Expenses

Communications and Marketing 850 000

Admin and Governance 1 071 193

Staff Welfare and training 604 101

Legal and Consultants 350 000

IT and Telecommunications 399 000

Office Related Expenditure 585 000

Travel & Subsistence 300 000

Total 4 159 293

Legal  and Consultants

8%

Office Related Expenditure

14%

Communcations  and Marketing

20%Admin and Governance

%

Staff Welfare and training15%

IT and Telecommunications

10%

Travel  & Subsistence7%