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Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Phase 1 in
South Africa
Lydia Cape, Abulele Adams, Wisaal Osman, Surina Laurie & Rudolph du Toit
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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SIP 1: Unlocking the northern mineral belt with Waterberg as the catalyst SIP 2: Durban-Free State-Gauteng logistics and industrial corridor SIP 3: South-Eastern node & corridor development SIP 4: Unlocking the economic opportunities in North West SIP 5: Saldanha-Northern Cape development corridor
SIP 9: Electricity generation to support socio-economic development
SIP 6: Integrated municipal infrastructure project SIP 7: Integrated urban space and public transport programme SIP 11: Agri-logistics and rural infrastructure
SIP 12: Revitalisation of public hospitals and other health facilities SIP 13: National school build programme SIP 14: Higher education infrastructure
SIP 15: Expanding access to communication technology
SIP 17: Regional integration for African cooperation and development SIP 18: Water and sanitation infrastructure
Geographic
Knowledge
Social
Infrastructure
Energy
Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs)
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South Africa's National Environmental Management Act
(NEMA) [Act No. 107 of 1998]
• NEMA promotes the integrated environmental management of activities that
may have a significant effect (positive or negative) on the environment.
• Several integrated environmental assessment and management tools fall under
NEMA and facilitate the integration of environmental assessment and
management principles into environmental decision-making.
• NEMA provides for Environmental Management Instruments 24(5)(bA), among
others (largely untested):
environmental management frameworks;
strategic environmental assessment
environmental management programmes;
norms or standards;
spatial development tools;
minimum information requirements; or
any other relevant environmental management instrument
that may be developed in time.
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• Is not an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Determines environmental implications of policies & plans
• Integrates environmental, social and economic considerations
• Integrates requirements between authorising departments –
agreements through a Cabinet process
• Considers of cumulative impacts at regional scale
• Integrates environmental and sustainability objectives into
strategic decision-making rather than focusing merely on the
assessment of impacts
Strategic environmental assessment
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Key objective of the SKA Phase 1 SEA
The key objective of the SKA Phase 1 SEA is to provide a
platform to coordinate research and data collection within the
SKA study area and streamline the environmental
authorisation process ensuring that environmental factors
are adequately considered and environmental principles
implemented at the strategic planning stage.
DEA has committed to streamlining and integrating as far as
possible environmental legislative requirements
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Intended outcomes: SKA – SIP 16
• Exclude the EA requirement by the adoption of a management plan &
standard EMPR – one approval for phased construction
• Listing of allowable activities - excluding others, e.g. mining
• Intention to list area as a protected environment for scientific research
• Integrate various management measures into one plan & one
management authority
Alien invasive management plan
Protected areas management plan
Biosphere plan
Long term research program
Science awareness program
• Set research methodologies for biodiversity data collection in the Karoo
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SEA Study Area
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GIS analysis, specialists’ studies and fieldwork
• Soils, Erosion and Agricultural Potential
• Terrestrial Ecology
• Freshwater Aquatic Ecology
• Heritage (including Archaeology, Palaeontology
and Cultural Heritage)
• Socio-Economics study
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Stakeholder engagement
The SEA stakeholder engagement will focus on
exchange of local knowledge on the study area,
issues and concerns of stakeholders with respect to
the SKA SEA and the review of the draft Integrated
Management Plan which will be generated during the
SEA for the SKA Phase 1 South Africa.
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SEA Website
• The SEA website can be accessed on the internet at
www.skaphase1.csir.co.za.
• It is open to the public, updated and maintained during the
entire duration of the SEA.
• All stakeholders can register on the SEA stakeholder database
on the website directly.
• Relevant documents will also be uploaded to this website for
stakeholders’ consultation.
Comments on the SKA website are welcome
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Announcements in Newspapers
Comments on the newspapers chosen for announcements are welcome
Newspaper Distribution places and time Language used for
the advert
Gemsbok Brandvlei and Kenhardt weekly on
Wednesday Afrikaans
Noordwester/Oe
wernuus
Carnarvon, Williston, Copperton, Vosburg
and Van Wyksvlei weekly on Friday Afrikaans
Noordkaap Kimberley and its surrounding areas
weekly on Wednesday Afrikaans
Victoria West
Messenger Loxton weekly on Friday Afrikaans
Sunday Times National weekly on Sunday English
City Press National weekly on Sunday English
Rapport National weekly on Sunday Afrikaans
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Public Meetings
Purpose: to provide background information on the SEA and receive local knowledge and inputs from local stakeholders.
Van Wyksvlei Monday 16 November 2015 at 5pm at the Van Wyksvlei
Community Hall (Hanekom Road)
Carnarvon Tuesday 17 November 2015
at 5pm at Carnarvon Primary School (Van Wyksvlei Road)
Williston Wednesday 18 November 2015
at 5pm at the Karoo Kombuis (5 Lutz Street)
Brandvlei Thursday 19 November 2015 at 5pm at the VG Church Hall
(Church Street)
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Government Meetings
Purpose: to provide background information on the SEA and discuss existing plans and programmes for the study area as well as receive inputs from provincial government, district and local municipalities .
Van Wyksvlei
Tuesday 17 November 2015
at 10am at the Van Wyksvlei Community
Hall (Hanekom Road)
Carnarvon
Tuesday 17 November 2015
at 2pm at Kareeberg Library
(Lang Street)
Williston
Wednesday 18 November 2015
at 10am at the Williston Municipal
Boardroom (1 Herbst Street)
Brandvlei
Thursday 19 November 2015
at 10am at the Brandvlei Municipal
Boardroom (342 Hoof Straat)
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Background Information Document (BID)
Available for download on the SEA website at www.skaphase1.csir.co.za Harcopies of the Background Information Document (BID) are available at: • Van Wyksvlei : Municipal Office in Van Wyksvlei and Library in Van
Wyksvlei; • Carnarvon: Kareeberg Municipal Office in Carnarvon and Kareeberg
Library in Carnarvon ; • Williston: Municipal Office in Williston and Library in Williston;
Brandvlei: Hantam Municipal Office in Brandvlei and Library in Brandvlei.
Comments on the selected locations for placing hardcopies of the BID and suggestions
for other locations are welcome.
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• Public Meetings during the week of Monday 16th November to Friday
20th November 2015 in Carnarvon, Williston, Van Wyksvlei, and
Brandvlei.
• Background Information Document (BID): info on SEA process,
specialists’ studies, stakeholder engagement and the release of
document for stakeholders’ review.
• Meeting with the local municipalities and commenting authorities.
Stakeholder engagement
Phase 1 of the Stakeholder engagement:
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• Public Meetings in February 2016. Draft Integrated Management Plan
will be provided to local stakeholders for their review. Meeting with the
local municipalities and commenting authorities
Phase 2 of the Stakeholder engagement:
• The final Integrated Management Plan should be released to DEA in the
third quarter of 2016. The public review of the final Integrated
Management Plan will be conducted by DEA directly as part of the
official public review on the gazette of the SKA Phase 1 Integrated
Management Plan.
Phase 3 of the Stakeholder engagement:
Stakeholder engagement (cont.)
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You are invited to register on the SEA stakeholder database and
provide inputs into the SEA process.
For more information about the SEA, visit our webpage at
www.skaphase1.csir.co.za
For more information about the SKA project, visit our webpage at
www.ska.ac.za
If you cannot access the webpage or for any further enquiry about the
SEA, please contact us: Email: [email protected] / Telephone:
021 888 2482/2408