1 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND SANITATION 01 MARCH 2017AN UPDATE ON DROUGHT INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES AS WELL AS THE DISPERSAL OF DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDING TO PROVINCES PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND SANITATION 01 MARCH 2017

2 1. PRESENTATION LAYOUT Purpose Background The approach to address drought conditions Key intervention measures by national government Reported Funding Expended by Organs Of State Interventions on drilling of boreholes Intervention on Water Tankering Contribution by private sector and NGOs Detailed intervention measures by DCOG Disbursement of funds for drought relief in provinces Current status on drought and water shortages in the country Key challenges on the coordination of drought and water shortages Recommendation

3 1. PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATIONProvide an update to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on the drought and water shortages intervention measures put in place and the coordination thereof.

4 2. BACKGROUND The drought conditions is coordinated by the Department of Cooperative Governance - National Disaster Management Centre through the National Joint Drought Coordinating Committee (NJDCC). The NJDCC is made up of the following key departments and stakeholders; Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Department of Labour (DOL), Department of Transport (DOT), Department Of Defence(DOD) Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) and South African Weather Service (SAWS)

5 2. BACKGROUND (Cont…) The Heads of Provincial Disaster Management Centres also participate in the NJDCC meetings once a month to ensure integrated and streamlined response measures.

6 3. THE APPROACH BY NJDCC TO ADDRESS DROUGHT CONDITIONSThe approach is mainly through the following measures: Reprioritization of available resources from existing programmes within government departments and municipalities. The approach was supported by National and Provincial Treasuries Availing of resources from the equitable share by provinces Collaboration and integration of response measures by all spheres of government to maximize resources and avoid duplication. Involvement and contributions by private sector and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to assist affected communities. Stringent measures for water management to ensure conservation of the available water. Technical support to provinces and municipalities in addressing water related challenges

7 4. KEY INTERVENTIONS BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTStakeholder Response measure 1. DCOG Water infrastructure (boreholes) Technical support to municipalities (MISA & B2B) 2. DWS Water tankering/carting Technical support to WSAs 3. DAFF Livestock feed Water related infrastructure (Dam scoping and boreholes) Conservation works (LandCare) Dams and water harvesting (Land Care) Firebreaks Adaptable crops Early Warning Information 4. DRDLR Auction facilities Feedlots Veld management-availing grazing land Support to Sugarcane farmers (KZN)

8 4. KEY INTERVENTIONS BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (Cont..Stakeholder Response measure 5. SAWS Weather forecast Dissemination of early warning 6. DEA Climate Change Adaptation Plan Working on Fire – protection of the environment Fire breaks and block burns 7. DOH Increased Health Promotion Increased Disease Surveillance Communicable Disease control Risk Communication Hospital Management & Primary Health Care Food Security/ Nutrition/ Supplements Environmental Health Services Maternal and Child Health Mental Health Care Physical Facilities 8. SANDF Emergency Response (water carting/ fire fighting) 9. IDC/ Land Bank Financial assistance for farmers 10. Private Sector and Donors Water donations Drilling and equipping of boreholes Water tankering

9 5. Reported Funding Expended Thus Far By Organs Of State (Cont..)Department of Water and Sanitation Province Funding (Indicative amounts, based on reports not verified yet) in R’000 Type of Assistance 2015/6 (to be verified) 2016/7 (including requests) Operational Infrastructure Eastern Cape 8 600 98 785 28 448 Operational: Provisioning of water tankers, mobile reservoirs, drilling, equipping and refurbishment of boreholes, spring protection, rainwater harvesting. Infrastructure: Re-prioritisation of funding, emergency pumping, transfers, augmentations, water treatment plants, water purification plant and emergency pipelines. KwaZulu-Natal 17 467 North West 12 054 Limpopo 9 580 Free State 5 700 56 112 Mpumalanga Gauteng Western Cape 7 999 Northern Cape National Programmes ACIP, WSIG, BEP, Desalination programmes Total

10 5. Reported Funding Expended Thus Far By Organs Of State (Cont...)Department of Rural Development and Land Reform * Please note that the funds expended may have increased since drought and water shortages interventions are still ongoing in some parts of the country. Province Approved Budget Expenditure Type of Assistance KwaZulu-Natal R 84.6m R 39.1m Feedlots, drilling and equipping of boreholes, livestock feed, assistance to Sugar Cane Industry North West R 177.3m R146.4m Feedlots, livestock feed and water, Relocation of livestock, Drilling and equipping of boreholes Limpopo R 53.5m R 39.4m Livestock feed and water, drilling and equipping boreholes, firebreaks Free State R 48.3m R 25.3m Livestock feed, fodder banks, water infrastructure,Plantation of lucerne, water supply for livestock. Mpumalanga R 19m R 19.9m Feedlots, Drilling and equipping of boreholes, auction sales, livestock feed Northern Cape R 77.3m R 48.7m Livestock feed and water infrastructure Total R 460.1m R318.8m

11 5. Reported Funding Expended Thus Far By Organs Of State (Cont.…)Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries * Please note that the funds expended may have increased since drought and water shortages interventions are still ongoing in some parts of the country. Province Ilima 20% drought reprioritized(2015/16) CASP Projects 20% reprioritised (2015/16) Type of Assistance Eastern cape R R 19 450 000.00 Livestock feed and drilling of boreholes Free State R R 18  Livestock feed Gauteng R R 10  Livestock Feed, drilling and of boreholes KwaZulu-Natal R R 8  Feed, medicines, water related infrastructure Limpopo    R R 18  Livestock Feed, drilling and equipping of boreholes Mpumalanga R 9 141 000.00 R 16  Northern Cape R 13 753 000.00 R 10  Livestock feed and water infrastructure North West R 10 067 000.00 R 27  Western Cape R 9 723 000.00 R 2  livestock feed Total R 93 341 000.00 R133 593 000.00 R 226 934 000.00

12 5. Reported Funding Expended Thus Far By Organs Of StateProvincial Equitable Shares * Please note that the funds expended may have increased since drought and water shortages interventions are still ongoing in some parts of the country. Province Amount Type of Assistance Eastern Cape R305.9 million Allocated to Joe Gqabi and Chris Hani DMs over MTEF period as of 2015/16 to 2017/18 to deal with hydrological drought Free State R10 million Livestock feed and water infrastructure Gauteng R20 million Livestock Feed KwaZulu-Natal R459 million Drilling of boreholes and refurbishment of water infrastructure, water harvesting tanks, livestock feed, water trucks and tankering Limpopo R3 million Mpumalanga R1.8 million Northern Cape R7.6 million North West Western Cape R5.1 million Drilling and equipping of boreholes Total R812.4 million

13 5. DROUGHT INTERVENTION BOREHOLESNote that reports on boreholes still require much verification. Although it is estimated that there may be about production boreholes countrywide, many are not operational. The situation is also very dynamic, it changes daily as boreholes are drilled and or equipped every day while others are vandalised, equipment stolen or groundwater levels drop too low to be utilised. Province Number of boreholes (emergency programmes) DWS, DAFF & CoGTA & NGO Reports Refurbished or equipped Newly Drilled Total Working Kwa-Zulu Natal 277 350 568 Free State 48 103 308 Limpopo 5 192 1 750 Mpumalanga 168 115 1 094 North West 147 152 3 112 Eastern Cape 30 58 232 Northern Cape 29 18 344 Western Cape * 50 Gauteng 38 TOTAL 704 1026 7 487 Reports in general are incremental appears to be inconsistent. Difficult to determine which are needed, planned, in progress or completed in a numbe rof cases. Will develop a sound zero based database and then rebuild the statistics with the aid of the regions. * No information available.

14 Number of Tankers (Trucks)6. DROUGHT INTERVENTION THROUGH TANKERS Province Number of Tankers (Trucks) Mobile Tanks DWS in Dec 2016 DWS in Jan 2017 Municipalities Others Total Kwa-Zulu Natal (0+44)=44 ! 44 ! 10 96 hired 150 7 Free State 14 31 65 1 GotGs 80 3 Limpopo 78 * Mpumalanga 68 4 North West (22+3)=25 ! 15 +3 ! 108 133 2 Eastern Cape 9 44 53 1 Northern Cape Western Cape Gauteng TOTAL 92 66 385 97 574 17 ! Including a number of DWS construction tankers each day GotGs: Gift of the Givers * No information available.

15 7. CONTRIBUTION BY PRIVATE SECTOR AND NGOsThe Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) through Land Bank contributed towards drought intervention measures by availing loans with lower interest rates to the farmers affected by drought. Private Sector and NGOs played a major role in mobilising resources to address challenges in the affected areas. Million litres of drinking water were distributed to affected provinces. The current focus is on sustainable intervention measures particularly the drilling of boreholes. Some of the key contributors are Operation Hydrate, Al-Imdaad Foundation, Fly Mango and Shoprite in collaboration with the public and volunteers. Coordination is done by the NJDCC through the National Disaster Management Centre and the Department of Water and Sanitation.

16 8. DETAILED INTERVENTIONS BY DCOG (NATIONAL)The following are interventions by key branches within DCOG: National Disaster Management Centre Coordination of municipalities, government departments and stakeholders to mobilise resources to address challenges in affected areas. Disaster assessments and Classification in terms of the Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2015 (Act No. 16 of 2015) Dissemination of early warning information to stakeholders for informed planning and preparedness Allocation of disaster grants to municipalities and provinces were the resources have been exhausted.

17 Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA) 8. DETAILED INTERVENTIONS BY DCOG (NATIONAL) (Cont…) Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA) DCOG through MISA provides support and develop technical capacity within municipalities through Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency. Technical officials are placed in municipalities to provide support to municipalities regarding the management of municipal infrastructure with special emphasis on the operations and maintenance issues. Technical Teams were dispatched to areas such as Smithfield Town in Free State Province, Mohokare Local Municipality within the Xhariep District to intervene where the water shortages were due to capacity constraints and poor state of infrastructure within municipalities. Technical support are continuing in municipalities where water shortages are being experienced currently regardless of the improvement in dam levels. Interventions were done in Swartruggens town, Kgetlengrivier Municipality in North West Province where the dam level was at 100% however the communities were not getting water.

18 9. THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDING FOR DROUGHT RELIEF IN AFFECTED PROVINCES (Cont…) The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) facilitated the allocation of funding for drought intervention measures in the Water and Agriculture Sectors, which were the most affected. The funds could not be allocated from the Disaster Grants due to the to limited funds within the Disaster Grants: the allocation within Provincial Disaster Grant is R111 million whereas the allocation for the Municipal Disaster Grant is R269 million. The National Treasury advised for the funds to be made available through the Unforeseen and Unavoidable (U&U) budget process in September 2016. The funds were transferred to the departments in October The implementation of intervention measures were supposed to be over a period of three (3) months.

19 9. THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDING FOR DROUGHT RELIEF IN AFFECTED PROVINCES (Cont…) The National Treasury approved and made available funding for Agriculture and Water Sectors: An amount of R212 million for DAFF and R341 million for DWS for drought intervention measures in affected provinces. Funding for Agricultural Sector: R212 million PROVINCE AMOUNT TYPE OF ASSISTANCE Eastern Cape R29 million Delivery of Lucerne to farmers. Free State R31 million Delivery of drought pellets to farmers. Kwa Zulu-Natal R23 million Limpopo R28 million Northern Cape R25 million The Province has requested to implement through a voucher system. Management decision pending. Mpumalanga R26 million Delivery of drought pellets and molasses to farmers. North West R38 million Delivery of drought pellets to farmers Western Cape R12 million Total Allocation R212 million

20 DISTRIBUTION OF LIVESTOCK FEED WITHIN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

21 Actual Expenditure on water tankering and storage9. THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDING FOR DROUGHT RELIEF IN AFFECTED PROVINCES (DWS) Funding coordinated by NDMC for DWS R341.3 million Province Amount Project Kwa Zulu-Natal R 290,7 million Mobile Desalination Plant at Richards Bay Actual Expenditure on water tankering and storage Eastern Cape R8,6 million Water Tankering and storage Free State R42,2 million R8,2 million North West R40,0 million Total R99, 233 million It is important to note the following: The provincial allocations were done by DWS The expenditure on water tankering and storage exceeded the allocation of R50.6 million.

22 WATER PROJECTS - DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATIONPotable Water Storage (Steel tanks) Static tank on stand

23 10. CURRENT STATUS ON DROUGHT AND WATER SHORTAGES IN THECOUNTRY There is a substantial increase in most of the water supply systems due to the current rains. However, the previously drought stressed areas are still experiencing water shortages due to various challenges such as dysfunctional infrastructure, vandalised water schemes and lack of technical expertise within some of the municipalities. The Western Cape system has decreased significantly and the City of Cape Town has elevated the water restrictions. The conditions are aggravated by the fact that the province received its rains during winter season. Drilling of boreholes and other drought related intervention measures continues through the existing programmes within municipalities and sector departments; Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) within DCOG continuously supports the affected municipalities through the deployment of technical skills.

24 11. KEY CHALLENGES ON THE COORDINATION OF DROUGHT ANDWATER SHORTAGES Unsustainable and costly drought intervention measures within municipalities (Water tankering v/s provision of permanent infrastructure). The arrangement results in protests within some areas where the water trucks are burnt by communities, Challenges on infrastructure Lack of operation and maintenance on water infrastructure vandalism and theft of water infrastructure Boreholes drilled but not equipped and not functional Constraints on technical capacity within spheres of government especially the local government sphere. Non-alignment of resources within existing programmes to disaster conditions in some provinces e.g. budget not aligned to pertinent hazards the area is exposed to.

25 11. KEY CHALLENGES (Cont…)Early warning and advisories not taken into consideration to ensure proper planning and reduction of economic losses, food insecurity and livestock mortalities Delayed implementation of infrastructure programmes that have impact on drought interventions such as Municipal Infrastructure Grant, Regional Bulk Infrastructure, CASP, etc.

26 12. RECOMMENDATIONS TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEEIt is recommended that the Portfolio Committee: Notes the updated report on the drought and water shortages intervention measures put in place and the coordination thereof. Provide support in upscaling the risk reduction measures to enhance sustainability within the water sector

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