South African Country Report for the Eighteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18)

South African Country Report for the Eighteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18)

South African Country Report for the Eighteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS JANUARY 2010 CSD-18 Country Report for South Africa Page ii Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. vii 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 12 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................... 12 1.2 Overarching policy and legislative framework ................................................................. 12 2 Background to Thematic Areas ................................................................................ 13 3 Chemicals ................................................................................................................... 16 3.1 Thematic context ............................................................................................................. 16 3.2 JPOI targets .................................................................................................................... 16 3.3 Progress ......................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.1 Developments in national policy and legislative framework .................................................. 18 3.3.2 Actions in response to international and local policy ............................................................ 19 3.3.3 Monitoring and evaluation ..................................................................................................... 23 3.4 Means of implementation ................................................................................................ 25 3.4.1 Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising .............................................. 25 3.4.2 Mobilisation of finance ........................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 Technology development, transfer and dissemination ......................................................... 26 3.4.4 Participation of major groups ................................................................................................ 27 3.4.5 Cooperative frameworks and partnerships ........................................................................... 28 3.5 Lessons learned and best practices ................................................................................ 29 3.6 Challenges and opportunities .......................................................................................... 29 3.7 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 32 4 Mining .......................................................................................................................... 32 4.1 Thematic context ............................................................................................................. 32 4.2 JPOI targets .................................................................................................................... 33 4.3 Progress ......................................................................................................................... 33 4.3.1 Participation in international processes ................................................................................ 33 4.3.2 Developments in national policy and legislative framework .................................................. 34 4.3.3 Actions in response to international and local policy ............................................................ 38 4.3.4 Monitoring and evaluation ..................................................................................................... 40 4.4 Means of implementation ................................................................................................ 41 4.4.1 Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising .............................................. 41 4.4.2 Mobilisation of finance ........................................................................................................... 41 4.4.3 Technology development, transfer and dissemination ......................................................... 42 4.4.4 Participation of major groups ................................................................................................ 42 4.4.5 Cooperative frameworks and partnerships ........................................................................... 42 4.5 Lessons learned and best practices ................................................................................ 43 4.6 Challenges and opportunities .......................................................................................... 44 4.7 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 46 Summary report January 2010 CSD-18 Country Report for South Africa Page iii 5 Transport..................................................................................................................... 47 5.1 Thematic context ............................................................................................................. 47 5.2 JPOI targets .................................................................................................................... 48 5.3 Progress ......................................................................................................................... 48 5.3.1 Participation in international processes ................................................................................ 48 5.3.2 Developments in policy framework ....................................................................................... 48 5.3.3 Actions in response to international and local policy ............................................................ 49 5.3.4 Monitoring and evaluation ..................................................................................................... 51 5.4 Means of implementation ................................................................................................ 51 5.4.1 Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising .............................................. 51 5.4.2 Mobilisation of finance ........................................................................................................... 52 5.4.3 Technology development, transfer and dissemination ......................................................... 52 5.4.4 Participation of major groups ................................................................................................ 53 5.4.5 Cooperative frameworks and partnerships ........................................................................... 53 5.5 Lessons learned and best practices ................................................................................ 53 5.6 Challenges and opportunities .......................................................................................... 54 5.7 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 55 6 Waste Management .................................................................................................... 56 6.1 Thematic context ............................................................................................................. 56 6.2 JPOI targets .................................................................................................................... 56 6.3 Progress ......................................................................................................................... 57 6.3.1 Participation in international processes ................................................................................ 57 6.3.2 Developments in policy and legislative framework ............................................................... 57 6.3.3 Actions in response to international and local policy ............................................................ 58 6.3.4 Monitoring and evaluation ..................................................................................................... 60 6.4 Means of implementation ................................................................................................ 60 6.4.1 Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising .............................................. 60 6.4.2 Mobilisation of financial resources ........................................................................................ 61 6.4.3 Technology development, transfer and dissemination ......................................................... 62 6.4.4 Participation of major groups ................................................................................................ 62 6.4.5 Cooperative frameworks and partnerships ........................................................................... 62 6.5 Lessons learned and best practices ................................................................................ 62 6.6 Challenges and opportunities .......................................................................................... 64 6.7 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................

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