Sustainable Development Indicators for the Western Cape

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Sustainable Development Indicators for the
Western Cape

• Dr Laurine Platzky
• Deputy Director-General
• Western Cape Premiers Department
• 21 June 2005

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Provincial indicators now ?

• We have
• State of Environment report
• Human Development Index
• City Development Index
• Aggregated disaggregated Census data
• We need those, plus
• Meaningful ways of measuring progress on
  delivering the iKapa elihlumayo vision

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Sustainability measures
Matrix time/place and triple bottom line
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Trade-offs and returning limits
Trade-off Limits
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World views
globalisation
efficiency
solidarity
localisation
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What kind of indicators?

• Based on
• different world views (goals, development
  paradigms)
• scientific knowledge (population growth, GNP,
  health, land-use)
• perceived risks in each of the world views

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World views
globalisation
Productivity in agriculture, energy efficiency
Strong belief in markets and technology
Strong belief in international institutions
International agreements, response time
efficiency
solidarity
Population growth and levels of income
Consumer behaviour (eating, transport)
Strong belief in protection and control
Strong belief in personal responsability
regionalisation
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A framework for the future
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Using indicators for sustainable development

• Government
• Measure implementation of policy and action plans
  
• Corporate Sector
• Explicitly explain impact assumptions outcomes
• Labour and Civil Soicety
• Measure impact in the workplace and society

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Key issues

• Agree on the development paradigm for judgment
• Ensure comparative data available
• Harmonise boundary sets, similar borders
• Balance qualitative and quantitative data
• Allocate monitoring and evaluation responsibility
• Educate/inspire for more than compliance
• Identify triggers for action
• Design carrots and sticks to ensure progress

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Challenges

• Alignment of development paradigm with MDGs
• Nesting of indicators from international to local
• Capacity to do the job properly
• Lean mean system of reporting
• Appropriate action/sanctions

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Actions and targets

• By November 2006 a system of
• Aligned intergovernmental SD indicators
  (national,provincial, local)
• Harmonised SD indicators (economic, social,
  ecological)
• User-friendly reporting systems
• In 2007 all four social partners using SD
  indicators effectively

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• Gracias
• merci
• Enkosi
• Dankie
• Thank you
• With many thanks to Jan Ros and the Dutch
  Institute of Public Health and the Environment