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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: OVERVIEW




 
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Vision
An environment conducive to sustainable life.

Mission
To promote environmental integrity that supports human well-being and economic efficiency towards sustainable life in the Western Cape.

Strategic Goals
Download Document: Strategic Objective 7 - Mainstreaming Sustainability and Optimising Resource-use Efficiency

The following represents a summary of the goals that have been identified for this department over the next 5 years.
  • To embed sustainability in the Western Cape that allows it to grow and develop in such a way that it mitigates and allows for adaptation to climate change.
  • Providing leadership and innovation in environmental management and development planning.
  • Enhancing the lives of all people through facilitating sustainable living.
  • Contributing to economic growth as well as participation in, and access to, the environmental economy.

Our key policy priorities:

Our key function areas include:


Many of the publications of the Department are in pdf format. To view these files you may need to first download Acrobat Reader.

The content on this page was last updated on 2 September 2010
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