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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
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