Develop an Integrated and Publicly Accessible Portal of Environmental Management Information (ZA0012)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: South Africa Action Plan 2013-2014
Action Plan Cycle: 2013
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Department of Water Affairs
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Environment and ClimateIRM Review
IRM Report: South Africa End of Term Report 2013-2015, South Africa Mid-Term IRM Report 2013-2014
Early Results: Marginal
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): High
Implementation i
Description
This commitment has been modified and carried over in line with the stretch and ambition approach. While in the previous plan we focused on conducting a feasibility study now the focus is on developing the actual portal and integrating all existing portals and information.
Currently government has portals across different government departments on environmental information. A need has been identified to have an integrated portal that provides aggregated environmental information across sectors. The availability of such a portal would strengthen compliance with environmental regulation while at the same time providing citizens with access to comprehensive information on environment.