TECHNICAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
The project team has also produced a wide range of supporting reports that
address some of the main problems in settlements in more detail. You can
download these reports by clicking on the report name.
Report one
- The Capacity Gap in Local Government
This report describes the gap between the capacity that is required to
effectively manage waste services in local government, and the capacity that
generally exists. It goes on to outline how this can contribute to the pollution
problem from settlements.
Report two
- The Financial Component of the Capacity Gap
This report outlines how the year-on-year cash flow deficit between the
costs of managing waste services and the ability of the local authority to
recover these costs contributes to the capacity gap. The report shows how the
cumulative cash flow deficit can be equated to the risk of pollution, and then
shows the effect of different levels of services and cost recovery scenarios on
this risk of pollution.
Report three
- The Economic Impacts of Pollution in Two Towns
This report describes the knock-on economic impacts of pollution in
Grahamstown and Stellenbosch. These are described in terms of the increased
health care costs, as well as the lost productivity associated with pollution
related diseases. It shows how the health care costs of poorly functioning
reticulated sewer systems can be greater than the costs associated with well
functioning VIP systems.
Report four- An Assessment of the Non-payment
problem
This report outlines some of the causes of the non-payment problem in
Grahamstown, and the possible solutions to the problem.
Report five- Legal Considerations for Managing
Pollution from Settlements
This report analyses the respective legal mandates various national and
provincial departments, as well as local government have in the addressing the
problems of pollution from settlements. In particular it looks at the legal
instruments available to support the management of pollution of the water
resource from settlements.
Report six
- Opportunities for Awareness and Capacity Building
This report looks at the capacity and awareness building processes that are
required to give effect to the structure-facilitated process in local
government. The report also addresses the requirements of the National
Qualifications Framework in this respect.
Report seven
- The National Costs of Pollution from Settlements
This report addresses the national impacts of pollution from settlements in
terms of increased treatment costs, increased health care costs, and increased
operation and maintenance of waste systems.
Report eight
- Planning to avoid Pollution from Settlements
This report looks at how settlements can be planned to minimize the
potential impacts of pollution of the water resource.
Report nine
- A Communication Strategy
This report outlines the strategy that was used to communicate the Dense
Settlements Strategy in order to promote the national rollout of the approaches.
It shows how peer-to-peer communication strategies were used to promote
interaction between communities and local government officials.
Awareness Materials
The project has developed awareness materials to help communities understand the
underlying causes of pollution in settlements better. These short documents are
available in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, and sesSotho. These documents explain
the four waste streams, the underlying physical, social and institutional
factors that cause problems in these waste streams by using simple practical
problems.
These documents will enable community members to participate more meaningfully
in the structured – facilitated process. Click on your language choice to
download these documents.
English
Afrikaans
IsiXhosa
SesSotho
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