2014 LEKGOTLA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Session 1.4

Monday, 06 October 2014

Dr Thuli N. Mdluli

National Air Quality Officer

9th Air Quality Governance Lekgotla

Gateway Hotel, KwaZulu Natal

06 – 08 October 2014

Co-operative Governance

• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act

No. 108 of 1996) Chapter 3 Co-Operative Government

of the Republic

– 40(1) In the Republic, government is constituted as

national, provincial and local spheres of government

which are distinctive interdependent and interrelated.

– 40(2) All spheres of government must observe and

adhere to the principles in this Chapter and must

conduct their activities within the parameters that the

Chapter provides.

The Purpose of the Lekgotla

The purpose of the Annual Air Quality Governance

Lekgotla is to provide a platform for all Air Quality

Officers and officials involved in air quality management

to:

(i) network and foster friendly relations between each other;

(ii) assist and support one another;

(iii) inform one another of, and consult one another on,

matters of common interest;

(iv) co-ordinate their actions and legislation with one another;

(v) discuss and agree regarding standard methods, practices

and procedures; and

(vi) discuss and agree common or emerging challenges and

the possible solutions to these challenges

2014: A Decade of Working Together

to Defend the Right to Clean Air

Gaining knowledge: what should be done,

how do others do it???

Inspiration to: build, strengthen and/or

fine-tune air quality interventions to

contribute in ensuring a better life

for all.

Outcome: Resolutions, do and

be more!!!

Lekgotla:

deliberations,

networking, sharing

experiences

LEKGOTLA PROGRAMME

1• LEKGOTLA OFFICIAL OPENING & INTRODUCTION

2• AQ MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND PLANNING

3

• BREAKAWAY SESSIONS:

• A – APPLICATIONS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF COMPLIANCE TIMEFRAMES

• B – AEL PROCESSING FEE

4• ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MATTERS FOR

ESCALATION TO MINTECH – WG2

GALA DINNER!!!!

LEKGOTLA PROGRAMME

5• AQA AMENDMENTS AND ENFORCEMENT

6

• BREAKAWAY SESSIONS:

• A – AEL AND RELATED NON-COMPLIANCES

• B – SECTION 22 REGULATIONS

7 • REPORT BACK FROM BREAKAWAY SESSIONS

8• NAQO REPORT AND CLOSURE

WEDNESDAY MULTI-STAKEHOLDER

WORKSHOPS

1A• FEEDBACK ON AEL PROCESSING FEE

REGULATIONS

1B• A COST BENEFIT STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA: SOME LESSONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA

2• SOURCE APPORTIONMENT STUDY IN THE

NATIONAL PRIORITY AREAS

3• SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTANTS,

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HEALTH IMPACTS

Achievements

• 2012 National Framework for AQM

• National Ambient Air Quality Standards

(S9) – defining safe air

• NEM:AQA Section 21 & Atmospheric

Emission Licensing

• Establishment of the National Atmospheric

Emissions Inventory System (NAEIS)

• Air Quality Monitoring – 112 government-

owned monitoring stations, 88 reporting to

SAAQIS

72%

Outcome 10

target is

80%

The Future of AQ Monitoring in SA

Public website

Decision Makers

Civil Society, Industry,

Researchers

Ambient Air Quality

Monitoring Station

Website (SAAQIS)

Data Server

(SAAQIS)

AQI Billboards

Air Quality Management

PlanningStrategy development (AQA S.15): Each province/

municipality is responsible for the development of

AQMP and integration into the EIP/IDP

AQMP development

Provinces 5 of 8

Metros 7 of 8

Districts 8 of 20 (3 in progress)

Locals 8 of 18

Integration into other plans

Main Air Pollution Sources

• Industrial Emissions (various industrial

complexes) – APPA consequences

• Domestic Burning of Dirty Fuels in highly

populated areas

• Mining Operations

• Vehicle Emissions

Command

and

Control

Challenging:

Quantifying

and

ControllingLegal Mandate

Dust Control

RegulationsVehicle

Emissions

Strategy

OTHER LOCAL SOURCES…

Addressing Air Pollution

• Continued command-and-control: AEL on-

going

• Strategy for Addressing Air Pollution in

Dense Low-income Settlements – awaiting

cabinet process

• Strategy for the Control of Vehicle

Emissions – awaiting cabinet process

• Emissions Offset Guidelines for Air Quality

Management – internal discussions with

Legal Services underway

Governance ChallengesChallenge Solution

Lack of Technical

Capacity

Capacity building programmes (NACA)

annually and also project based

Problems with

allocation of Funding

to undertake

functions

•Principals to intervene as it is a

constitutional mandate

(AQM Functions: Business Case to provide

guidance)

Lack of Human

Resources to

undertake functions

(AQM Functions – Business Case will give

guidance)

•Principals to intervene

Stranded Monitoring

Stations

Asset Management System – monitoring

networks to subscribe to it

AEL Application

Processing Fee

•Expected way forward – 2014 Lekgotla

Resolutions

WELCOME TO THE 2014 LEKGOTLA!!!