TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 2
2. PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY ........................................... 4
2.1 Understanding the Need....................................................................................................................................4
2.1.1 Growth and Development Strategy 2040 – Setting the Sustainability Agenda .............. 4
2.1.2 The Integrated Development Plan – Translating Vision into Action ............................... 6
2.1.3 Specific Environmental Policy ......................................................................................... 6
2.1.4 Departmental and Sector Policy and Plans ..................................................................... 6
2.2 Purpose and Role of the ESS and Action Plan......................................................................... 6
2.2.1 Purpose of the Strategy .................................................................................................. 7
2.2.2 Role of the ESS&AP in the Policy Framework ................................................................. 8
3. CONTEXT AND MOTIVATION FOR THE ESS .............................................................................. 9
3.1 Global Perspectives for Urban Sustainability .......................................................................... 9
3.2 National Perspectives for Urban Sustainability ..................................................................... 12
3.3 Local Implications and Lessons .............................................................................................. 13
4. GUIDING PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................................. 14
5. STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN CoJ – AT A GLANCE IN 2019 ..................... 16
6. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY...................................................................... 20
6.1 Sustainability Vision ............................................................................................................... 20
6.2 Environmental sustainability Issues and Objectives ............................................................. 20
7. IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................. 22
7.1 ACTION PLAN ......................................................................................................................... 22
7.2 Financing the ESS ................................................................................................................... 31
7.3 Governance structures .......................................................................................................... 31
7.4 Working with partners and stakeholders .............................................................................. 31
7.5 M&E framework .................................................................................................................... 32
8. REFERENCES........................................................................................................................... 33