5.8.1 Environmental Management Co-ordination

The existing intergovernmental systems for coordinating environmental management provide the basis for cooperative governance in relation to waste management. These structures consist of the following:

MINMEC: Environment is a standing intergovernmental body consisting of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, members of the provincial Executive Councils (MECs) responsible for environmental management functions and SALGA. MINMEC meets quarterly.

MINTEC: Environment is a standing intergovernmental body that provides technical input into the MINMEC. The MINTEC consists of the Director General of the DEA, the heads of the provincial departments responsible for environmental management functions, and SALGA. MINTEC also meets quarterly.

Committee for Environmental Co-ordination was established in terms of Section 7 of the NEMA. The object of the Committee is to promote the integration of environmental functions of the relevant organs of state, and in particular to promote the achievement of the purpose and objectives of environmental implementation plans and environmental management plans. This will be the appropriate forum to align the activities of DEA with other government departments, and integrate the IWMP into the department’s strategic plans.