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South African Country Report for theEighteenth Session of the UnitedNations Commission on SustainableDevelopment (CSD-18)
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
JANUARY 2010
 
CSD-18 Country Report for South Africa Page iiSummary report January 2010
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
 
................................................................................................................. vii
1
 
Introduction
 
................................................................................................................ 12
1.1
 
Background
 
..................................................................................................................... 121.2
 
Overarching policy and legislative framework
 
................................................................. 12
2
 
Background to Thematic Areas
 
................................................................................ 133
 
Chemicals
 
................................................................................................................... 16
3.1
 
Thematic context
 
............................................................................................................. 163.2
 
JPOI targets
 
.................................................................................................................... 163.3
 
Progress
 
......................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.1
 
Developments in national policy and legislative framework
 
.................................................. 183.3.2
 
Actions in response to international and local policy
 
............................................................ 193.3.3
 
Monitoring and evaluation
 
..................................................................................................... 23
3.4 Means of implementation
 
................................................................................................ 25
3.4.1
 
Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising
 
.............................................. 253.4.2 Mobilisation of finance
 
........................................................................................................... 263.4.3
 
Technology development, transfer and dissemination
 
......................................................... 263.4.4 Participation of major groups
 
................................................................................................ 273.4.5
 
Cooperative frameworks and partnerships
 
........................................................................... 28
3.5
 
Lessons learned and best practices
 
................................................................................ 293.6
 
Challenges and opportunities
 
.......................................................................................... 293.7
 
Conclusion
 
...................................................................................................................... 32
4
 
Mining
 
.......................................................................................................................... 32
4.1
 
Thematic context
 
............................................................................................................. 324.2
 
JPOI targets
 
.................................................................................................................... 334.3
 
Progress
 
......................................................................................................................... 33
4.3.1
 
Participation in international processes
 
................................................................................ 334.3.2
 
Developments in national policy and legislative framework
 
.................................................. 344.3.3
 
Actions in response to international and local policy
 
............................................................ 384.3.4
 
Monitoring and evaluation
 
..................................................................................................... 40
4.4
 
Means of implementation
 
................................................................................................ 41
4.4.1
 
Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising
 
.............................................. 414.4.2
 
Mobilisation of finance
 
........................................................................................................... 414.4.3
 
Technology development, transfer and dissemination
 
......................................................... 424.4.4
 
Participation of major groups
 
................................................................................................ 424.4.5
 
Cooperative frameworks and partnerships
 
........................................................................... 42
4.5
 
Lessons learned and best practices
 
................................................................................ 434.6
 
Challenges and opportunities
 
.......................................................................................... 444.7
 
Conclusion
 
...................................................................................................................... 46
 
CSD-18 Country Report for South Africa Page iiiSummary report January 2010
5
 
Transport
 
..................................................................................................................... 47
5.1
 
Thematic context
 
............................................................................................................. 475.2
 
JPOI targets
 
.................................................................................................................... 485.3
 
Progress
 
......................................................................................................................... 48
5.3.1
 
Participation in international processes
 
................................................................................ 485.3.2
 
Developments in policy framework
 
....................................................................................... 485.3.3
 
Actions in response to international and local policy
 
............................................................ 495.3.4
 
Monitoring and evaluation
 
..................................................................................................... 51
5.4
 
Means of implementation
 
................................................................................................ 51
5.4.1
 
Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising
 
.............................................. 515.4.2
 
Mobilisation of finance
 
........................................................................................................... 525.4.3
 
Technology development, transfer and dissemination
 
......................................................... 525.4.4
 
Participation of major groups
 
................................................................................................ 535.4.5
 
Cooperative frameworks and partnerships
 
........................................................................... 53
5.5
 
Lessons learned and best practices
 
................................................................................ 535.6
 
Challenges and opportunities
 
.......................................................................................... 545.7
 
Conclusion
 
...................................................................................................................... 55
6
 
Waste Management
 
.................................................................................................... 56
6.1
 
Thematic context
 
............................................................................................................. 566.2
 
JPOI targets
 
.................................................................................................................... 566.3
 
Progress
 
......................................................................................................................... 57
6.3.1
 
Participation in international processes
 
................................................................................ 576.3.2
 
Developments in policy and legislative framework
 
............................................................... 576.3.3
 
Actions in response to international and local policy
 
............................................................ 586.3.4
 
Monitoring and evaluation
 
..................................................................................................... 60
6.4 
 
Means of implementation
 
................................................................................................ 60
6.4.1
 
Capacity-building, education, training and awareness-raising
 
.............................................. 606.4.2
 
Mobilisation of financial resources
 
........................................................................................ 616.4.3
 
Technology development, transfer and dissemination
 
......................................................... 626.4.4
 
Participation of major groups
 
................................................................................................ 626.4.5
 
Cooperative frameworks and partnerships
 
........................................................................... 62
6.5
 
Lessons learned and best practices
 
................................................................................ 626.6
 
Challenges and opportunities
 
.......................................................................................... 646.7
 
Conclusion
 
...................................................................................................................... 66
7
 
Sustainable Production and Consumption Patterns
 
............................................... 66
7.1
 
Thematic context
 
............................................................................................................. 667.2
 
JPOI targets
 
.................................................................................................................... 677.3
 
Progress
 
......................................................................................................................... 67
7.3.1
 
Participation in international processes
 
................................................................................ 677.3.2
 
Developments in national policy and legislative framework
 
.................................................. 68
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