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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change: public hearings day 1
22 Sep 2015
After a summary presentation by the lead negotiator of South Africa's delegation to the upcoming 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris, the Committee heard a large number of submissions, from a diverse array of interested parties, on the draft of South Africa's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
COP21 UNFCCC Paris 2015: progress report; Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs): update; Climate Change negative impacts
8 Sep 2015
The DEA presented on climate change and the forthcoming COP21 meeting in Paris later this year. There were now two approaches to greenhouse gases (GHGs). One was the top-down Kyoto-style agreement driven by science -- multilateral, internationally legal, and with the level of ambition informed by science. The other approach ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority & South African Weather Service 2015/16 Annual Performance Plans & 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
4 Sep 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs took presentations on the first quarter 2015 performance, from iSimangaliso Wetland Park (SWP) and from the South African Weather Service on a general overview of performance in the 2014/15 financial year, as it had been asked to re-present a report.
iSimangaliso noted that in ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance & South African Weather Services 2014/15 & 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
1 Sep 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and two of its entities, SANParks and the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to discuss performance for the first quarter of the current 2015/16 financial year. Minister Molewa attended the meeting.
The Department specifically briefed the Committee on challenges in ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality 2015 Oversight Report; South African National Botanical Institute, iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 2014/15 performance; Kirstenbosch Committee Oversight Report
17 Aug 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, met with two entities, namely, the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park to be briefed on their performance for all four quarters in the previous financial year. The meeting would prepare the Committee to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on the Waste Economy, Job Creation, Cooperatives and Multilateral Environmental Agreements, with Minister in attendance
2 Jun 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs on the waste economy, job creation, cooperatives and Multilateral Environmental Agreements on chemicals and waste that South Africa was party to. The presentation began with an introduction and background to waste management legislation, goals of the National Waste Management Strategy ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Green Fund; Convention on Control of Trans Boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste & Disposal: briefing
12 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs agreed that South Africa should ratify the Basel Convention Ban Amendment, after a briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the Convention. The Basel Convention was an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
“Working For” Environmental Programmes & Green Fund EPWP projects; Famine Weed invasive alien; Value-Added Industries/Eco-Furniture; Committee Report on DEA Budget
28 Apr 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) projects in its “Working For” environmental programmes and the Green Fund. It looked at performance compared to its targets, distribution of work opportunities, demographics, five-year performance estimates for environmental programmes and job creation within ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Oceans and Coasts briefing by Department of Environmental Affairs
21 Apr 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) presented on legislation governing oceans and coasts, the areas of operation, the performances of each of its directorates, future development objectives and highlighting the challenges that they faced as a Department.
South African territorial waters were within 12 Nautical miles range, further 12 Nautical ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA National Parks Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2015, Department of Environmental Affairs MTEF allocations briefings, in presence of Minister
14 Apr 2015
The SANParks, in the presence of the Minister of Environment Affairs, briefed the Committee on their Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. The The Minister explained that the SANParks was doing a good job. However its success would depend on the collaboration with other Departments as well ...