CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY
AUGUST 2016
uMHLATHUZE: A SPATIAL SNAPSHOT
AUGUST 2016
PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE
The impacts of Climate Change are at the core of the challenges confronted
by the Municipality. The impacts are experienced daily, on a localized scale .
Drought halts industrial development
‘New water requirements from existing
and new customers will only be
considered when the current drought is
over and the level of the Goedertrouw
Dam has recovered sufficiently’
Zululand Observer: Feb 2016
Goedertrouw Dam Level 25 Aug
23 Aug
18 Aug
16 Aug
15 Aug
11 Aug
05 Aug
04 Aug
02 Aug
01 Aug
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18.12% ↓ 0.0 Rainfall
18.14% ↓ 0.0 Rainfall
18.18% ↓ 0.0. Rainfall
18.26% ↓ 0.0. Rainfall
18.30% ↓ 0.0. Rainfall
18.52% ↓ 0.0 Rainfall
18.71% ↓ 0.0 Rainfall
18.72% ↓ 0.0 Rainfall
18.79 % ↓ 2.6mm
18.83 % ↓ 0.0 Rainfall
PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE
OUR OBJECTIVE
A municipal response is required to ADAPT against the consequences of
changing weather and climatic patterns whilst MITIGATING the known causes of
climate change.
Ensuring robust adaptation planning will foster greater resilience to the impacts
of climate change, whilst lowering our carbon footprint will ensure compliance
with global protocols and agreements on climate change.
Need to balance a growing City/economy with environmental sustainability.
Vulnerable communities and coastal infrastructure are particularly at risk, and
therefore must be factored into when planning and providing services.
CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY
•
A municipal climate change strategy was developed in 2010. The strategy
was informed by a vulnerability assessment that profiled the various
climate change risks for the municipality.
• The strategy has since been adopted as a sector plan of the IDP.
• Implementation relies on day to day operations across the organization.
MAINSTREAMING INTO OPERATIONS : Implementation of the Climate
Change Strategy is a cross cutting initiative
LED and Tourism
s
City Development
Community
Services
Spatial and
Environmental
Planning
Waste and
Cleansing
Health / Clinics
Infrastructure and
Technical Services
Transport, Roads,
Stormwater and
Coastal
Management
Human
Settlements
Land Use
Management &
Building Control
Air Quality
Sport and
Recreational
Services
Water and
Sanitation
Environmental
and Recreational
Services
Disaster
Management
Energy
Management
FROM STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENTATION : OVER ARCHING
GOALS
ADAPTATION ACTIONS
1. Open Space Systems (Protecting and
enhancing Green Infrastructure)
2. Human Settlement Planning
3. Sustainable Agriculture (Afforestation /
Plantation Impacts)
4. Climate resilient food production
5. Infrastructure Adaptation
6. Water Conservation
7. Coastal Planning and erosion
protection
8. Green Building Design
9. Emergency response to natural
disasters
10. Access to health facilities
11. Community Engagement &Civic
Education
12. Business Continuity
13. Research
MITIGATION ACTIONS
1. Energy Efficiency
2. Low Emissions Development incentives
3. Planning for Sustainable Transport and
efficient transport routes
4. Improved Industrial Processes
5. Protection of Carbon Sinks
6. Waste Minimization
CASE STUDY : ALKANTSTRAND BEACH EROSION
Negotiations regarding a more suitable and sustainable
dredging and sand bypasing system be initiated with the
objective of new agreement with the National Port
Authority – URGENT
The future planning of port extensions be discussed with
the National Port Authority and a development system
and co-operation be decided.
Development in the Bayside area be prioritised and be
linked to foreshore developments in the Alkantstrand
area.
The necessary legal control framework be established as
a matter of
urgency