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This state indicator measures local level
commitment to the environment displayed by local authorities in their
Integrated Development Plan (IDP). Information for this indicator
was gathered through a set of questions against which each
IDP document was assessed to determine the level
of local commitment to the environment, expressed
through the
IDP.
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| Assessment of
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It was evident from this assessment that few
of the IDPs show an understanding of the implication of the
environmental policy and
legislative framework within which they operate while
43% of responses showed some understanding. Only 3 of 14
documents assessed showed some sort of
municipal structure and mechanisms for the responsibility and
accountability of environmental issues. Few, 20 to 30% of
the IDP documents indicate the presence of the Integrated
Environmental Programme (IEP) or an Integrated Waste Management Plan
(IWMP), with only 10 to 20% of the documents showing any
concomitant budget for these programmes. Only one IDP document showed any
understanding of how the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation should be
complied with during the implementation of listed (scheduled) projects.
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