The North West Province has finalised the 4th Edition of the North West Environmental Implementation Plan (2020 – 2025). The 4th Edition North West EIP (2020 – 2025) will run concurrently with the coming MTSF, provide specific targets and outcomes, and also allocate responsibilities for the implementation of the interventions outlined in the North West Environment Outlook 2018 Report. Progress on the implementation will be monitored and reported annually to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment as required by Section 16(1)(b)(c) of NEMA.

The North West Cooperative Governance Stakeholder Forum aims to:

1. Coordinate the development and implementation of the NW EIP 2020 – 2025 to ensure the harmonization of environmental policies, plans, programmes and decisions of the various departments that exercise functions that may affect the environment or are entrusted with powers and duties aimed at the achievement, promotion, and protection of a sustainable environment, and of provincial and local spheres of government, in order to minimize the duplication of procedures and functions;
2. Promote consistency in the exercise of functions that may affect the environment;
3. Create awareness on the procedures for cooperative governance as per National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA);
4. Discuss key environmental issues outlined in the NW Environment Outlook 2018 Report findings affecting respective institutions.

In light of the above, you are hereby invited to participate in the proceedings of the NW Cooperative Governance Stakeholder Workshop as follows:

Date:               1 October 2021

Venue:            Virtual MS Teams

Time:              9h00 – 13h15

Attached for your information is the 2020-2021 Annual EIP Compliance Report that will further inform discussions and progress reporting during the meeting.

The official agenda and MS Teams Meeting Link will follow shortly.

Please kindly RSVP on or before the 27 September 2021 to:

Ms Malefyane Mosadi at mosadim@nwpg.gov.za (Tel: 0813044891)