Environmental impact management and planning: - Norway

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CONTENTSOverview 1Historical background 2Current programme 2Projects supported by the collaboration agreement 3Value added through the cooperation 19Conclusion 21Publication information:Contents: Department of Environmental Affairs (South Africa) and the Royal Ministry of the Environment (Norway)Design and layout: Janine Smit Editorial Serviceswww.jses.co.zaPhotographs: Danie Smit, Coenrad Agenbach, Elmari Briedenhann, Håkon Kulblik, Pieter Roos, Patty Ghillebert, Bjarte Kvinge Tvedt, Maria Schmidt, Alan Rainbow
The environment is one of the priority areas for Norway’s development assistance to South Africa. The environmentalcooperation programme between South Africa and Norway has been in operation since 1994. The goal of thisprogramme is to promote sustainable development through the protection and conservation of natural resources,safeguarding the environment from pollution and enhancing the quality of the environment.OVERVIEWIn 2001, the South African Department of EnvironmentalAffairs and Tourism (DEAT) – now known as the Departmentof Environmental Affairs (DEA) – launched an extendeddrafting process of new environmental impact assessment(EIA) regulations in terms of the National EnvironmentalManagement Act, 1998 (Act No 107 of 1998) (NEMA), andthe amendment of the relevant enabling chapter of NEMA.Norwegian donor funding was utilised for this project.The bilateral agreement has resulted in Norwegiandonor funding being provided for environmental impactmanagement (EIM) projects and related subprojectssince 2001. DEA’s Norwegian partner for the EIM part ofthe environmental cooperation programme is the RoyalMinistry of the Environment (NMoE). Annual reciprocal visitsof DEA delegations to Norway and NMoE delegations toSouth Africa commenced in 2001 in order to strengthenrelationships and build mutual institutional capacityregarding environmental impact management andplanning.The initial bilateral cooperation agreement was renewedwith the signing of the Framework Business Plan in December2005 between DEAT and the Royal Norwegian Embassyin Pretoria. This agreement, which came to an end on31 March 2010, focused on the following three themes:Theme 1: Pollution and WasteTheme 2: Environmental GovernanceTheme 3: Biodiversity and ConservationEnvironmental impact management is one of sevendiscrete projects that falls within Theme 2: EnvironmentalGovernance. The goals and objectives of this theme aresummarised in the table below.THEME 2GOALOBJECTIVESThis publication covers the environmental impact managementproject. The goal of this project is the implementationof a regulatory framework for EIM and the development ofa system of tools for environmental management.ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCESouth African national, provincial and local governments are effectively implementing their mandateof environmental management in the areas of environmental planning and reporting, and thepromotion of regional cooperation in this regard.1. To ensure that robust environmental management structures are in place.2. To develop enhanced institutional capacity for the implementation of new and existing legislationwith a focus on the following:• Environmental planning and reporting• The enforcement of environmental legislation• Cooperative environmental governance• Environmental impact management• The delivery of regulatory services3. To ensure that staff skills are enhanced and well utilised by their institutions.1
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