Title: PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTERATION
1PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTERATION NATIONAL
DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE Mr Lance
Williams Executive Manager Disaster Management
07 May 2007
2INTRODUCTION
- Purpose of NDMC and Core Functions
- 2006/07 Strategic Achievements
- Unit Budget
- 2007/08 NDMC Strategic Priorities
31. 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
41. 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
52. 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.
62. 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).
73. 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
8ANALYSIS OF THE OVERALL BRANCH BUDGET
- NDMC Budget increases from R37,1 million in
2006/07 to R47,0 million in 2007/08, an annual
increase of 26,8. - The allocations for Disaster Management reflect
an average annual real growth from 2006/07 to
2009/10 of 15,3 percent. - 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. - The largest budget allocations fall into the
Professional Services and Helicopter Services
categories.
9STRATEGIC 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.
10STRATEGIC 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.
11STRATEGIC 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.
THANK YOU