Department Of Tourism Environmental And Economic Affairs, The vision of the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism is of a province where economic growth and sound environmental management underpin sustainable development. Its main strategic goal is innovation for sustainable development, with the strategic objectives being to improve organisational performance, local economic participation, emission reduction, carbon reduction and green economy initiatives, and to secure the provincial conservation status.
The primary mandate change resulted from the formalisation of the 12 key outcomes identified and agreed to by the National Cabinet. The Department had to adjust its strategic plan to demonstrate the following outcomes: decent employment through inclusive economic growth; an efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network; environmental assets and natural resources that are well protected and continually enhanced; an efficient, effective and development-orientated public service; and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship.
Advances environmental sustainability and resilience for socio-economic development through the protection and promotion of sustainable use of natural resources in support of accelerated economic recovery.
Our purpose is mainly to promote environmentally sustainable development and climate resilience in the province. We have been providing environmental services using a decentralised model for more than ten years. Our sub-pro-grammes include Environmental Policy Planning and Coordination, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement, Environmental Quality Management, Biodiversity
Management and Environmental Empowerment Services. The sharply declining state of the environment, biodiversity loss and climate change vulnerability continue to be our key challenges as a programme. Our systems-based sustainability approach to environmental management takes into cognisance that the economic system, the socio-political system and the ecosystem are embedded within each other, ours would be to ensure that these systems remain mutually compatible. Our natural resources base needs to be taken good care of so that it supports livelihoods and socio-economic activities.
- Policy Co-ordination and Environmental Planning
- Climate Change Management
- Environmental Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement
- Environmental Quality Management
- Coastal and Biodiversity Management
- Environmental Empowerment Services