CHIEF DIRECTORATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION

CHIEF DIRECTORATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION

Portfolio Committee Workshop

Cape Town, March 2003

Function of the Chief Directorate “ To protect the environment from negative

impacts by preventing and or limiting pollution and environmental degradation ”

Pollution and Waste Management

Pollution/Waste Identification & Prioritization Strategy Development and Implementation

-Guidelines

-Policies

-Legislation Enforcement

Climate Change Air Quality Waste Management Hazardous Waste and Chemicals Regulator for the SAWS

Chief Directorate Structure

Funding MTEF Donor Funds

Climate Change - SA acceded to the Kyoto Protocol - USAID climate change support to SA

Hazardous Waste- Health Care Waste Management Guidelines - Thor Chemicals - Asbestos

General Waste - Plastic bag regulations - MoA on plastic bag - Cleanest Town Competition

Air Quality - DBN South air pollution problem - Air Quality Bill - Versuvius

Achievements for 2002

PRIORITIES FOR 2003

Climate Change - National Climate Change Strategy

- CDM

- Methyl Bromide Study

- National Ozone Layer Protection Strategy

Waste Management - Waste Information System

- Waste Management Bill

- Cleanest Town Competition

- Plastic Bags

- Cleaner Production Strategy

Chemicals and Hazardous Waste - National Systems for the Management of Chemicals

- Harmonization of classification and labelling of chemicals

- Information System on Toxic Chemicals and Chemical Risks

- ASP project

Air Quality - National Air Quality Bill

- National Strategy for the Control of Vehicle Emissions

- Ambient Air Quality Standards

- Identification of Priority Pollutants

PRIORITIES FOR 2003 continued….

Cross-Cutters

Information System Enforcement BEE SMME development Clean Technologies

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