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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Report to Joint Budget Committee of Parliament

Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Report to Joint Budget Committee of Parliament Ms PAM YAKO Director-General 29 OCTOBER 2008. CONTENT. 1. Medium term sector and departmental policy priorities 1.1 Programme 1: Administration 1.2 Programme 2: Water Resource Management

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Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Report to Joint Budget Committee of Parliament

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  1. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Report to Joint Budget Committee of Parliament Ms PAM YAKO Director-General 29 OCTOBER 2008

  2. CONTENT • 1. Medium term sector and departmental policy priorities • 1.1 Programme 1: Administration • 1.2 Programme 2: Water Resource Management • 1.3 Programme 3: Water Services • 1.4 Programme 4: Forestry • 2. Medium Term Expenditure Trends within the sector • 3. Departmental budget bids not agreed for 2008/09 budget cycle

  3. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION

  4. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION

  5. PROGRAMME 2: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  6. PROGRAMME 2: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  7. PROGRAMME 2: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  8. PROGRAMME 2: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  9. PROGRAMME 2: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  10. PROGRAMME 3: WATER SERVICES

  11. PROGRAMME 3: WATER SERVICES

  12. PROGRAMME 3: WATER SERVICES

  13. PROGRAMME 3: WATER SERVICES

  14. PROGRAMME 3: WATER SERVICES

  15. PROGRAMME 4: FORESTRY

  16. PROGRAMME 4: FORESTRY

  17. PROGRAMME 4: FORESTRY

  18. PROGRAMME 4: FORESTRY

  19. PROGRESS WITH MEETING THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS GOAL: ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

  20. PROGRESS WITH MEETING THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS GOAL: ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

  21. PROGRESS WITH MEETING THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS GOAL: ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

  22. CHALLENGES • Water quality issues • Water losses in the municipalities • Impact of land reform on commercial forestry • Financing mechanisms on forestry enterprise development • Capacity of local government to deliver (skills, finances) • Sustainability (e.g. ageing) of infrastructure – asset management • Project implementation of new national infrastructure • Impact of fires on timber supply

  23. CHALLENGES • Legislative: • Water Services Act: Section 78; Reimbursement of Water Boards • Forestry Act, • National Water Act: Regulatory Framework not integrated; • Institutions • Oversight • Establishment • Sustainability • Finance • SAP – Large system that requires proper implementation and post implementation refinements– long term, user requirements • Inadequate capacity (lack of skilled resources) • Segregation between Exchequer and Trading Entity – functions, staff issues • Extensive infrastructure assets – magnitude, spatial distribution/location: Auditable asset plans needed • Rehabilitation and refurbishment of ageing national infrastructure

  24. CHALLENGES • Impact of land claims on commercial forestry • Governance (transfer of indigenous forests to other state institutions) • Negative impact of fires on timber supply • Implication of timber shortage – Trees harvested earlier (over-exploitation); closure of saw mills (job losses) • Financing mechanisms for forestry enterprise development • Post settlement support

  25. MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE TRENDS

  26. STRATEGIC REVIEW - MAIN The current year DWAF Allocation for 2008/09 Total Exchequer Allocations R586 million R3 238 million R2 427 million R446 million Water Resource Management Water Services Forestry Admin Augmentation to WTE R320 million R1 615 million Current Capital

  27. EXPENDITURE TRENDS • Current Year Expenditure – 30.09.2008 The Department had spent 42.84 % of its revised appropriation budget of R6 968 276 million which Includes an amount of R 269 million for rollovers approved by National Treasury. Based on the straight line approach analysis, the department should have spent at least 50% of its allocated budget which represent 7% under expenditure.

  28. EXPENDITURE TRENDS • Current Year Expenditure – 30.09.2008 • The under expenditure of the budget is mainly attributable to lower spending on the following projects: • Backlog in Water and Sanitation at schools and clinics • Regional Bulk Infrastructure • Construction of De Hoop Dam

  29. Expenditure per programme EXPENDITURE TRENDS

  30. % Spent per programme EXPENDITURE TRENDS

  31. ADJUSTMENT ESTIMATES AS ANNOUNCED IN THE MTBPS

  32. ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS (ADJUSTMENT ESTIMATES) R’000 PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION 835 Donations received for Women in Water awards PROGRAMME 2: WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 289 713 Funds rolled-over De Hoop Dam 260 million Drought relief 9 million Additional funding Working for Water 9,68 million Working on Fire 7,6 million Funds transferred From Department of Arts and Culture for Zeragosa Expo 3,433 million PROGRAMME 4: FORESTRY Self financing Management of forest in the Lowfeldt area 46 792 Total 337 340

  33. CURRENT BIDS 2009 MTEF

  34. CAPITAL BIDS2009 MTEF

  35. BIDS NOT APPROVED BY TREASURY2008 MTEF

  36. BIDS (CURRENT AND CAPITAL) 2009 MTEF • The department is now awaiting the final allocation letter indicating the outcome of the bids submitted. In terms of the National Treasury’s guidelines this letter should be sent to the Department by 21 November 2008

  37. THANKS!

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