HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT: MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS

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HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT:

MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS

Presentation to Portfolio Committee: 30 May 2006


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Overview of Provincial and Municipal State of Readiness

PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION


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INTRODUCTION Disaster Management Act No. 57 of

2002 Promulgated on 15 January 2003. Commenced:

National / Provincial: 1/4/2004 Municipal sphere: 1/7/2004 Minister designated to administer Act: 31/3/2004 Act provides two years for total implementation.


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Strategic intent regarding the implementation of the Act

Serious and urgent delivery within two years of an institutionalised Disaster Management system for South Africa. - Section 63(1)(a)

Empowered and committed disaster management team imbued with a passion for the reduction of risk and trauma to the people and the environment.

However, reality has revealed the magnitude of the task of implementing the Act within the two year period.


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Disaster Management Centres [KPA 1] Appointment of Head of the Centre [KPA 1] Establishment of Advisory Forums [KPA 1] Disaster risk assessments [KPA 2] Disaster Management Plans [KPA 4] Definition of readiness ????

DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT PROVIDES FOR inter alia -


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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

Workshopped NDMF and Strategy in Centurion 2004 National Disaster Management Framework published on 29 April

2005

4 KPA’s

1 - Integrated institutional capacity 2 - Disaster risk assessment 3 - Disaster risk reduction 4 - Response and recovery


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National Disaster Management Framework /….

3 ENABLERS

1 - Information management and communication 2 - Education, training, public awareness and research 3 - Funding arrangements for disaster risk management

Provincial Roadshows re NDMF and Implementation Strategy for the Disaster Management Act: June 2005 – August 2005

National Workshop re NDMF and Implementation Strategy for the Disaster Management Act: July 2005


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Progress since presentation to MinMec in March 2005

National DM Centre : Yes Fully functional : Yes (Chief Dir.: DM) Head of Centre : No Established Forums : ICDM – Intergovernmental Committee

on Disaster Management established and members appointed on 27 June 2005 by the president (political forum). NDMAF - National Disaster

Management Advisory Forum in the process of being established. Interim

Structure already in place. (technical forum)

DM Plans : Guidelines issued Capacity : Proposed structure

NDMC - Implementation


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Proposed Organisational Structure: NDMC

Executive Manager

DirectorateDisaster Policy and

ManagementDirectorate

Disaster Interventionand Support

DirectorateInformation Technology


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HOLISTIC PICTURE - ProvincialProvince DM Centre Fully Functional Head of Centre

Appt.Forums Established

DM Plans Finalised

E. Cape Yes Yes Yes (Actg) Yes Draft

Free State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Gauteng In process Yes Yes Yes Yes

KZN Yes - - Yes In process

Limpopo Yes Yes Yes Yes In process

Mpum. In process - - Yes -

N. Cape - - - Yes -

NW Yes - - Yes -

W. Cape Yes Yes Yes Yes In process


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MUNICIPALITY DM CENTRE FULLY FUNCTIONAL

HEAD OF CENTRE APPT.

FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Nelson Mandela

Yes Yes Yes In process Yes

Alfred Nzo Yes Yes Yes Yes YesAmatole Yes Yes Actg Head Yes YesCacadu Yes Yes Actg. Head Yes In processChris Hani New centre

being constructed

Yes Yes Yes In process

O.R Tambo Yes Yes Yes Yes YesUkhahlamba Yes Yes Yes Yes YesBuffalo City Yes Yes Yes Yes -King Sabata Dalindyebo

Satelite centre estb

Yes Yes Yes In process

EASTERN CAPE (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)


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EASTERN CAPE (2) - Provincial(aa) STAFFING1x Manager 3x Assistant Managers9x Senior Administration Officers 1x Administration Officer1x Administration Clerk

(bb) BUDGETCompensation of employees: R 3, 844 517Goods and services: R 3, 710 043Transfer payments: R19, 516 000Additional budget: R16, 200 000TOTAL: R43, 270 560

(cc) RESOURCESA Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established with 10 subsidized vehicles for officials; andA Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established.


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FREE STATE (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)

Municipality DM CENTRE

FULLY FUNCTIONAL


FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Lejweleputswa - - Yes Yes YesMotheo - Partly Yes Yes YesThabo Mofutsanyana

- - - Yes -

Xhariep District Municipality

- Partly - - Yes

Fezile Dabi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes


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FREE STATE (2) - Provincial(aa) STAFFING1X Director 8x Deputy Directors1 x Assistant Directors 1x Operational Manager4x Operators 2x Planners2x Administration Officers 2x Administration Clerks1x Secretary 1x Driver(bb) BUDGETCompensation of employees: R 4, 800 000Goods and services: R 2, 300 000Transfers: R 208 000Machinery and Equipment: R 3, 800 000TOTAL: R11, 200 000(cc) RESOURCESA Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established;A draft Provincial Disaster Management Plan has been developed;A Provincial Disaster Risk Management Advisory Forum has been established; Contingency plans guidelines have been developed; and Officials are trained in the following:Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002); Disaster Management Framework;Transportation of hazardous material;Minimum standard on disaster response; and Fire prevention and fire fighting.


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GAUTENG (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)



FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Ekurhuleni Yes Yes Yes Yes YesCity of JHB Yes In process - Yes -City of Tshwane

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

West Rand Yes Yes Yes Yes YesSedibeng - - Yes Yes YesMetsweding - - - Yes Yes


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GAUTENG (2) - Provincial(aa) STAFFING1x Senior Manager 1x Manager4x Deputy Managers 4x Senior Administration Officers1x Administration Officer 1x Personal Assistant1x Administration Clerk

(bb) BUDGETCompensation of employees: R3, 368 276 Goods and services: R3, 100 524 Capital expenditure: R 389 000TOTAL: R6, 857 800

(cc) RESOURCESAn interim Provincial Disaster Management Centre was established during 2004;A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum was established in October 2004;A Provincial Disaster Management Policy Framework has been developed to give a strategic direction for dealing with disasters and major incidents in the province; andA multi-disciplinary Disaster Management Plan has been developed to ensure integrated response to disasters.


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KWAZULU-NATAL (1) (Municipal – Metros and Districts)

MUNICIPALITY DM CENTRE

FULLY FUNCTIONAL


FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Ethekwini Yes - Yes - -Ugu Yes - Yes Yes Yes

Umgungundlovu Yes - Yes Yes -Uthukele - - Yes - -Umzinyathi Yes - Yes Yes -Amajuba - - Yes Yes -Zululand - - Yes Yes YesUmkhanyakude - - Yes Yes -

Uthungulu - - Yes Yes YesIlembe Yes - Yes Yes YesSisonke - - Yes - -


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KWAZULU-NATAL (2) - Provincial

(aa) STAFFING1x Senior Administration Officer 1x Administration Officer2x Senior Clerks

(bb) BUDGETCompensation of employees: R 2, 100 000Other: R 6, 000 000TOTAL: R 8, 100 000

(cc) RESOURCESA Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established; A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established; andA Draft Disaster Management Plan has been developed.


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LIMPOPO (1)(Municipal – Metros and Districts)



FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Capricorn Yes Yes Yes Yes YesVhembe Yes - Yes Yes YesMopani In process - - Yes YesWaterberg In process - Yes

-Yes Yes

Sekhukhune - - Yes Yes YesBohlabela Mpumalanga


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LIMPOPO (2) - Provincial(aa) STAFFING1x Manager 3x Deputy Managers6x Assistant Managers 4x Assistant Administration Officers3x Senior Administration Clerks 1x Control Industrial Technician1x Chief Industrial Technician 2x Industrial Technicians5x General Assistants 1x Typist

(bb) BUDGETCompensation of employees: R15,600 000 mGoods and services: R 1,119 000 mCapital expenditure: R 8,000 000 m TOTAL: R24, 991 000 m

(cc) RESOURCESA Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been operational since March 2003;A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum was inaugurated in August 2005; andA Provincial Disaster Management Policy has been developed in order to give strategic direction to deal with disasters and major incidents in the province.


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MPUMALANGA (1) (Municipal – Metros and Districts)



FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Ehlanzeni - - - - -

Gert Sibande

- - - Yes -

Nkangala District Municipality

- - - - -


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MPUMALANGA (2) - Provincial(aa) STAFFING1x Manager 2x Deputy Managers5x Administration Officers

(bb) BUDGETCompensation of employees: R1, 648 534Goods and services: R4, 434 000TOTAL: R6, 082 534

(cc) RESOURCESA Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established to advise on any disaster related issues;A fully equipped Command Unit (Disaster Management Mobile Centre) is available to be deployed to areas where disasters or major events are taking place;A total of 80 tents are available in store for immediate relief purposes;The Province has started with the process of building the Disaster Management Centre; andThe Province has embarked upon a disaster risk assessment exercise.


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NORTHERN CAPE (1) (Municipal – Metros and Districts)



FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Frances Baard

- - Yes - Yes

Kgalagadi - - Yes - -Namakwa - - - - -Suyanda - - - - -Karoo - - Yes - -Xhariep FREE

STATE


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NORTHERN CAPE (2) - Provincial(aa) STAFFINGNo information available at this time

(bb) BUDGETNo information available at this time

(cc) RESOURCESNo information available at this time


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NORTH WEST (1) (Municipal – Metros and Districts)



FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS FINALISED

Central - - - - -Bojanala Platinum

Yes Yes Yes Yes -

Bophirima Yes Yes Yes Yes -Southern Yes - Yes - -


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NORTH WEST (2) - Provincial

(aa) STAFFING1x Manager 2x Deputy Managers2x Senior Administration Officers 1x Receptionist

(bb) BUDGETDue to interdepartmental shuffles, budgets for the directorates are not available.

(cc) RESOURCESA Provincial Disaster Management Centre has been established;A Provincial Disaster Management Advisory Forum has been established; andThree subsidised bakkies available for officials.


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WESTERN CAPE (1) (Municipal – Metros and Districts)

MUNICIPALITY DM CENTRE

*FULLY FUNCTIONAL


FORUMS ESTABLISHED

DM PLANS

FINALISED **City of Cape Town

- - Yes - -

West Coast - - Yes Yes -Cape Winelands

- - Yes Yes -

Overberg - - - - -Eden - - Yes Yes -Central Karoo

Yes - - Yes -

* Interim centres only** In process


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WESTERN CAPE (2) - Provincial(aa) STAFFING2x Senior Managers 3x Deputy Directors6x Assistant Directors 3x Administration Clerks4x Admin. Officers

(bb) BUDGETCompensation of employees: R3,233 000Goods and services: R4,025 000Capital Expenditure: R2,250 000TOTAL: R9,436 000

(cc) RESOURCESA Disaster Information Management System has been developed. The programme is utilised by all 30 municipalities, provincial departments and security forces in the province;A Provincial Emergency Management Centre has been developed and implemented. This Centre accommodates both the emergency communication as well as disaster management line functions;A Provincial Disaster Management Framework is in its final stage of development; andA Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Assessment study was conducted. All the possible hazards as well as high risk areas in the province were identified.


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PROGRESS

Government to Government Agreement between Sweden and South Africa (28 June 2005) - In terms of this agreement a Swedish disaster management software package was provided to South Africa free of charge; and

Eastern Cape Pilot Project initiated – will serve as a blueprint for the rest of the country

Regulations on Disaster Management Volunteers and the Provision of Goods and Services – published for comment 2005

Discussions with National Treasury Discussions with Social Development Working On Fire

GENERAL PROGRESS


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CURRENT CHALLENGES AND REALITIESTwo main factors hamper progress –• 1.) Financial constraints

• Start-up Funding for the establishment of Disaster Management Centres and risk assessments

• Capacity Building• Red tape - cumbersome process of releasing funds

• 2.) Lack of sufficient and qualified personnel

• Evaluation of overall progress is currently underway (Evaluation Tools)


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GENERAL ASSESSMENT - 1

Municipalities and their state of readiness

- Progress has been made since March 2005.(in 7 of 9 Provinces – slide 10 )

- Irrevocably on track with installation of a uniform, integrated disaster risk management system.

- Current challenges and realities should urgently be addressed.


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GENERAL ASSESSMENT - 2

PROVINCE PROGRESS

E. Cape In 8 of 9 Metros / District MetrosFree State In 4 of 5 Metros / District MetrosGauteng In 4 of 6 Metros / District MetrosKZN In 11 of 11 Metros / District MetrosLimpopo In 4 of 5 Metros / District MetrosMpum. In 0 of 3 Metros / District MetrosN. Cape In 2 of 5 Metros / District MetrosNW In 3 of 4 Metros / District MetrosW. Cape In 5 of 6 Metros / District Metros


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HEARINGS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT: MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR STATE OF READINESS

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