Translating global action into local strategies

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Translating global action into local strategies

• Shirene Rosenberg
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  Environmental Resource Management Department

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• CHALLENGES
• 3 Million residents
• 33 of Households below poverty line
• 265 000 Families in need of adequate shelter
• Rising unemployment rate
• Increasing HIV and TB incidence
• Biodiversity Management
• Coastal Management
• Energy Security
• Affordable Supply of Energy Services

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• Approved by Council 31 October 2001

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AIMS OF THE ENERGY CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY

• REDUCE MAN MADE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
• IDENTIFY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS MOST
  VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
• INTEGRATE SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES IN CORE CITY
  FUNCTIONS TO MINIMISE THESE IMPACTS
• ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK THAT PROVIDES A CLEAR
  VISION AND DIRECTION

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ENERGY SUPPLY
ENERGY DEMAND

• Electricity, Petrol and Diesel predominate
• Paraffin, LPG, Coal, HFO Wood are minor(11 of
  total)
• Economy not as Energy Intensive as rest of
  Country

• Electricity (? Nuclear ? Coal)
• Liquid Fuels (15 of National Demand)
• Gaseous Fuels (Natural Gas LPG 25 of
  National Demand)
• Renewable Energies (Wind, Solar minimal)

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THE PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY Mitigation

• Reduce dependence on Fossil Fuels
• Introduce cleaner fuels (natural gas, biofuels)
  when and where feasible
• Promote increased use of Renewable Energy
• Promote Energy Efficiency
• Switch Economic Development from Increased
  Resource use to Efficient Resource use
• Efficient Public Transport

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THE PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY Adaptation

• Adaptation to climate change is not an event, it
  is an ongoing process
• Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change.
• Urban water supplies Demand management
• Urban water supplies Supply management
• Storm water management
• Biodiversity
• Fire management
• Coastal zones a City Adaptation Plan of Action
  (CAPA),
• Livelihoods
• Health
• City Action Plan for Adaptation

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Conclusion

• In order to respond to the challenge of service
  delivery in a changing
• global environment, the following are required
• Regulatory and statutory powers
• Strong Strategic Guidance and Integrated Policy
  Frameworks
• Comprehensive Communications and Awareness
  campaigns
• Institutional Capacity
• Financial Resources
• Co-ordination and support from other tiers of
  government, and all relevant stakeholders.
• A voice in multi-lateral negotiations.

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• Thank you
• shirene.rosenberg_at_capetown.gov.za