PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTERATION

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PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTERATION NATIONAL
DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE Mr Lance
Williams Executive Manager Disaster Management
07 May 2007
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INTRODUCTION

1. Purpose of NDMC and Core Functions
2. 2006/07 Strategic Achievements
3. Unit Budget
4. 2007/08 NDMC Strategic Priorities

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1. PURPOSE OF NDMC AND CORE FUNCTIONS

• As specified in the Disaster Management Act No.
  57 of 2002
• The objective of the National Centre is to
  promote an integrated and co-ordinated system of
  disaster management, with special emphasis on
  prevention and mitigation, by national,
  provincial and municipal organs of state,
  statutory functionaries, other role-players
  involved in disaster management and communities.
• The NDMC has to ensure an integrated disaster
  management approach within all three spheres of
  government.
• As per section 15 of the Disaster Management Act
  the NDMC
• must specialise in issues concerning disasters
  and disaster management
• must monitor whether organs of state and
  statutory functionaries comply with this Act and
  the national disaster management framework and
  must monitor progress with post-disaster recovery
  and rehabilitation
• must act as a repository of. and conduit for,
  information concerning disasters, impending
  disasters and disaster management
• must make recommendations regarding the funding
  of disaster management and initiate and
  facilitate efforts to make such funding
  available
• must promote disaster management capacity
  building, training and education throughout the
  Republic, including in schools, and, to the
  extent that it may be appropriate, in other
  southern African states
• must promote research into all aspects of
  disaster management

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1. PURPOSE OF NDMC AND CORE FUNCTIONS

• 4. As per section 16 of the Disaster Management
  Act
• Develop and maintain a directory of institutional
  role-players that are or should be involved in
  disaster management in southern Africa
• 5. As per section 17 of the Disaster Management
  Act
• Establish the Disaster Management Information
  System
• 6. As per section 18 of the Disaster Management
  Act
• Gather information related to sections 16 and 17
• 7. As per section 19 of the Disaster Management
  Act
• Develop guidelines for and review disaster
  management plans and strategies
• 8. As per section 23 of the Disaster Management
  Act
• Classify and Record Disasters
• 9. As per section 24 of the Disaster Management
  Act
• Submit an Annual Report to the Minister, who must
  submit the report to Parliament

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2. STRATEGIC ACHIEVEMENTS (2006/7)

• Head of the Centre Appointed
• Eastern Cape Pilot Project i.r.o the Disaster
  Management Information and Communication System
  finalised and implemented.
• Stakeholder fora operationalised
• PDMC operationalised.
• IDMC operationalised and NDMAF established.
• Fire Brigade Board.
• Effective Management of the Drought Relief
  Programme (with DWAF).
• Successful implementation of the Working on Fire
  programme.
• Training and education standards for a
  professional disaster management career path
  developed in co-operation with SAQA. Unit
  Standards for NQF Level 7 have been developed.
• Honours Programme for Disaster Management
  implemented at the University of the Free State
  (in collaboration with DST, DWAF and the CSIR).
• Phase 1 of the integrated Disaster Management
  Information System has been implemented (Live
  Fire Early Warning system in place).
• Implementation of the Project Portfolio Office to
  monitor and track the implementation of the DM
  Act.
• Successful International Strategy for Disaster
  Risk Reduction Week held.

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2. STRATEGIC ACHIEVEMENTS (2006/7)

• k. Priority guidelines in terms of the NDMF
  developed.
• l. Disaster Situation Reporting System (SRS)
  implemented.
• m. Contract entered into with the Satellite
  Application Centre to provide pre-, during and
  post disaster satellite imagery for the purpose
  of
• Enhancing Early warning capability
• Expediting Disaster Damage Assessments
• Verification of the Reconstruction and
  Rehabilitation Program.
• n. Functional Provincial Disaster Management
  Centres have been established in all but one
  province with good progress being made at the
  District and Metropolitan Municipal level
• o. Disaster Intervention and Support
• Intervention in Taung (Flooding April 2006)
• Coordination and Planning
• Secured Funding from National Treasury (- R100m
  secured for Province, District and Local
  Municipality).
• Intervention in WC/EC (Flooding August 2006)
• Coordination and Planning
• Secured Funding from National Treasury (-R650m
  secured for National, Provincial and Local
  Government).
• Intervention in NC (Flooding 2006)
• Cabinet Process
• Funding secured from National Treasury (-R25m
  secured for Local Municipalities affected).
• Coordinated response to Northern Cape veld fires
  (Dec 2006).
• Coordinated response to Mozambique flooding /
  tropical cyclone (Feb/March 2007).

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3. BUDGET
Subprogramme Adjusted Appropriation Medium-term expenditure estimate Medium-term expenditure estimate Medium-term expenditure estimate
Adjusted Appropriation
Adjusted Appropriation
R Thousand 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Disaster Management 37 056 47 010 54 009 65 179

Total 37 056 47 010 54 009 65 179
Change to 2007 Budget Estimate Change to 2007 Budget Estimate
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ANALYSIS OF THE OVERALL BRANCH BUDGET

1. NDMC Budget increases from R37,1 million in
   2006/07 to R47,0 million in 2007/08, an annual
   increase of 26,8.
2. The allocations for Disaster Management reflect
   an average annual real growth from 2006/07 to
   2009/10 of 15,3 percent.
3. This increase is primarily as a result of an
   additional R10m in 2007/8, R15m in 2008/9 and
   R20m in 2009/10 for Disaster Intervention and
   support. This has occurred subsequent to the
   2006/7 MTEC process where National Treasury, the
   NDMC and Disaster related line-function
   departments agreed upon new funding proposals for
   Disaster Management.
4. The largest budget allocations fall into the
   Professional Services and Helicopter Services
   categories.

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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES (2007/8)

• 2010 Preparations
• Guideline for Contingency Planning Developed for
  Host Cities
• Assistance provided for development of
  Contingency plans
• Assist with co-ordination of Fire Services.
• Review of the Fire Brigade Services Legislation.
• Fire Brigade Services
• Review of the Fire Brigade Services Legislation.
• Norms and Standards for the Fire Services
  published.
• National Tender for the Procurement of Fire
  Vehicles and Equipment published by National
  Treasury.
• Appointment of Director Fire Services
• Disaster Management Information System (Phase 2)
• Continued Development of Early Warning Systems
  (Flash-floods and Floods).
• Mainstreaming GIS and Satellite capability.
• Vulnerability Atlas developed for South Africa.

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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES (2007/8)

• 4. SAQA Process
• SAQA unit standards for levels (3-6) completed.
• ETQA for disaster management appointed.
• 5. Publishing of Guidelines and assessment of DM
  Plans
• Priority Guidelines workshopped, edited and
  published.
• Assessment of development of disaster management
  strategies, plans, frameworks and establishment
  of centres in all three spheres of government.
• 6. Continued support to Drought and Flood
  affected Provinces and Local Municipalities.
• 1. Deployment of Engineers (through MOU for
  Project Consolidate) to assist with Supply Chain
  Management, Engineering Capacity and verification
  of projects.

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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES (2007/8)

• 7. Stakeholder Relations
• MOU with United Nations University entered into
  to assist with Methodology for Disaster Risk
  Assessments.
• MOUs with Rail Safety Regulator, Council for
  Geoscience, South African Weather Service etc.
  finalised.
• 8. Regional and International Disaster Management
  Participation
• SADC Disaster Management Forum participation
  prioritised.
• United Nations Disaster Assessment and
  Co-ordination activities prioritised.
• ISDR Activities prioritised.
• Re-establish Emergency Operations Committee.
• Annual Report as per section 24 of the NDM Act
  submitted to Minister / Parliament.

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