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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs audit 2015: Financial &Fiscal Commission briefing; S A National Parks on 2015 Annual Report
16 Oct 2015
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) gave an analysis of the performance of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and its entities, taking the approach of looking retrospectively and proactively three years back and future. It recommended what areas the DEA could address and how it might maximise its resource ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority and South African Weather Services on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2015
Two entities from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) presented their Annual Reports to the Committee. The Committee had heard quarterly presentations from both in the past so asked them to focus on points raised by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) in relation to the audit reports. Both entities had ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & SANBI on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Fourth Term Programme, 2015
13 Oct 2015
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2014/15 audit outcomes of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and its entities. It said the departments had done well but needed to improve on their information technology (IT) services, though there were some misstatements in the annual ...
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
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
SA National Parks (SANParks) & iSimangaliso Wetland Park on their performance and plans, with Minister present
11 Aug 2015
The Committee, with the presence of the Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) met with two entities, SA National Parks (SANParks) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park for Members to develop a broad overview of the entities in terms of achievements and future intentions. SANParks presented the background and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Biodiversity Institute & South African Weather Service on their functions
7 Aug 2015
During this meeting, the Committee had a chance to learn more about the functions of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), two of the four components of the Department of Environmental Affairs, in order for the Committee to better oversee the Department ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environmental Affairs Committee Oversight Reports on Gauteng and Mpumalanga Air Pollution & Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
4 Aug 2015
The Committee considered a number of internal housekeeping agenda items including adoption of Committee minutes and programme for the current parliamentary term; as well as an oversight report to Gauteng, Free State and Mpumalanga provinces on air quality management. Main agenda items on the programme included looking at protection of ...
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
National Climate Change Response Strategy Policy: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing; Carbon Tax Proposal: National Treasury briefing
26 May 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the mitigation systems in terms of the National Climate Change Response Strategy Policy. The briefing discussed the Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) as proportions of overall emissions and SA’s GHG mitigation potential analysis, specifically, objectives and subsectors. ...