INCEPTION REPORT - Department of Agriculture and ...

uThukela DM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Economic characteristics, including employment sectors, economic drivers and growth
sectors;
Current development and planning trends and processes, including the SDFs and IDPs;
Current laws, policies, plans and programmes that are applicable in the EMF area;
Other environmental management plans or frameworks that may exist in the UTDM; and
Existing reports undertaken in terms of other legislation.
Where possible, the environmental features and attributes will be mapped in the EMF GIS to
serve as a status quo representation of the UTDM.
Table 4 presents a summary of the detailed assessments to be undertaken as part of the Status
Quo Assessment. The Information Sources listed are not regarded as exhaustive, as data
gathering could be iterative and could illuminate additional sources. The data sources should also
be augmented by the list contained in Table 3. Additional detailed assessment may also be
identified during the EMF process to augment the existing assessments, fill information gaps or
investigate significant environmental features or issues. It should be noted that Table 4 does not
list all of the environmental features and attributes that will be appraised as part of the EMF, but
merely delves into those assessments that will be conducted in greater detail.
Where necessary, based on the sensitivity of the environmental features and attributes and the
significance of the issues, ground-truthing will be conducted. Ground-truthing will also depend on
the availability, currentness and accuracy of information.
The draft Status Quo Report will be work-shopped with the PMT and PSC and will be submitted to
the members for review prior to lodging the document in the public domain for comments.
Deliverable:
Status Quo Report & EMF Status Quo GIS
Draft Inception Report (June 2012) Page 16