Draft Social Conflict Emergency Plan

Presentation to PCF 17 March 2010

Lessons Learned: Western Cape

• Government co-ordination:– Need for better co-ordination of international

assistance and civil society contribution– Lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities: between

national / provincial government, Province / City, among provincial departments

– Lack of understanding of co-ordinating role of disaster management centres

– This led to lack of co-ordination and undermined effective response

Lessons Learned: Western Cape• Need an emergency plan for social conflict,

which should include:– Early warning system – Plan to “roll back xenophobia”: e.g. use of school system,

programmes in high-risk areas, community safety plans– Reintegration Plan– Identification of lead agents and clarification of their roles

during “response” phase– Draft Social Conflict Emergency Plan outlines these

roles and responsibilities

Social Conflict Emergency Plan

• Process for developing the plan:– De-briefing sessions held in November / December

2008, facilitated by UNHCR– Draft document drawn up by Provincial Disaster

Management and distributed to key role-players• Comments received from City, Municipal Disaster

Management Centres, and some provincial departments• Consultation with Provincial Joints on 1 October 2009• Presentation to Cabinet in November 2009

– Further work needed on long-term risk reduction and re-integration planning, but response plan ready for adoption

Social Conflict Emergency Plan• Who is responsible for co-ordinating response

should xenophobic or other social violence break out again?

• General principle: roles and responsibilities to be guided by Constitution and other legislation:– Security issues: SAPS, together with NIA, SANDF, etc– Humanitarian support:

• Shelter (water, electricity, shelter): municipality• Relief: Province (Department of Social Development)

– Social issues (e.g. re-integration): Province

SCHEMATIC TIME LINE: SOCIAL CONFLICT EMERGENCY PLANSCHEMATIC TIME LINE: SOCIAL CONFLICT EMERGENCY PLAN

RISK REDUCTION (MITIGATION)

PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE

RECOVERY

Early Warning Phase Relief PhaseResponse Phase Rehabilitation & Reconstruction

Phase

Safety and Security Joints-SAPS-NIA

-Note: Information for early warnings to be sent through from Province (e.g. social workers / CDWs)

Safety and Security:-SAPS-SANDF-Law Enforcement-DoCS-Traffic

Disaster Management (Muni):-Engineering Services (muni)-EMS-DPTW (transport)

Emergency Housing - Municipality, PDOH, etc

Emergency Relief, e.g. food - Provincial Social Development

Mediation in CommunitiesReintegration / Repatriation-Department of Social Development

Safety and security legislation Provision of utility services:- Water- Electricity- Sewerage

- Safety and security legislation

- Line function legislation

- Disaster management legislation

Resolutions

• To approve the Social Conflict Emergency Plan• To mandate municipalities to adopt the Plan and

adapt it to local circumstances

DANKIE NDIYABULELA

THANK YOU

Copies of the Social Conflict Emergency Plan can be obtained from the

Provincial Disaster Management Centre: jrikhot@pgwc.gov.za