Janet Wilhelm
TIPS and the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) hosted a Development Dialogue on the Circular Economy and Industrial Development on September 7. For copies of the presentations go to Development Dialogue.
Circular Economy and Industrial Development
9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome
9:45 - 12:00: Presentations and discussion of research findings
Global trends in the circular economy: Experience from developing countries - Nilgün Tas (UNIDO)
South Africa's experience with industrial symbiosis - Henry Nuwarinda, National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA)
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Advancing the development of biomaterials in South Africa - Chistopher Wood and Bhavna Deonarain (TIPS)
Fostering the alien vegetation added value chain through industrial symbiosis - Nicola Jenkin (Pinpoint Sustainability)
12:00 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00: Lunch
BACKGROUND
A global transition towards sustainable development is currently underway. A key aspect of this transition is to shift from a linear model of development, based on production, use and disposal, to a circular economy. A circular economy aims to build closed-loop systems relying on reuse, remanufacturing and recycling. Opportunities abound at the household, commercial, industrial and natural resource management levels. As with all transitions, numerous challenges remain. This Development Dialogue aims to discuss the interplay between industrial development and the circular economy, looking at how South Africa, and more broadly developing economies, can harness opportunities arising from the circular economy to foster economic development, support social progress and preserve environmental resources.
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Evidence supports no basis for downsizing
Business Day - 14 August 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
Or read as a PDF.
Vacancy: Internship
TIPS has one internship available for a recently or about to graduate Master's student. The aim of the internship is to give young researchers the opportunity to acquire work experience, improve their research skills and enhance their understanding of the South African economy. The internship is for 12 months. Applications close on November 18. For more information go to internships.
Forward-looking approach to next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa
These three reports are part of a tri-partite initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), the Water Research Commission and TIPS on the development and growth of the water and sanitation industry in South Africa.
Forward-looking approach to next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa
Conventional sanitation technologies have not really solved the challenges in the sanitation sector. As a result non-sewered, off-grid sanitation systems, commonly referred to as NGS, which differ greatly from conventional technologies, have been proposed as potentially better. NGS can be defined as an integrated system in which the frontend collects and conveys the specific input to the backend which fully treats the waste within the non-sewered sanitation system, to allow for safe reuse or disposal of the generated solid, liquid and gaseous output. South Africa is considering positioning itself as a leading manufacturer of NGS technologies. The country’s Industrial Policy Action Plan seeks to establish an NGS Cluster Development Programme. In line with this goal, this paper assesses the opportunities and constraints for NGS in the context of industrial development in South Africa.
Link to Policy Brief
Links to other reports
Global water and sanitation market dynamics: Implications for South Africa’s industrial development
Desalination in South Africa: panacea or peril for industrial development?
These three reports are part of a tri-partite initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), the Water Research Commission and TIPS on the development and growth of the water and sanitation industry in South Africa.
Desalination in South Africa: panacea or peril for industrial development?
This paper examines two fundamental issues related to desalination. First, it examines whether desalination is appropriate for the South African context. This involves looking at how the technology is implemented, what the principal cost drivers are and the key trends in the technology. Then, it investigates the potential business model considerations that have to be borne in mind when thinking about adopting the technology for the country. Second, it investigates whether South Africa could play an active role in providing desalination solutions to global markets. This is congruent with supporting the local industry and identifying a role for industrial policy to play a part in advancing the industry. To see what policy measures are appropriate, both the local and foreign markets for desalination are analysed.
Links to other reports
Global water and sanitation market dynamics: Implications for South Africa’s industrial development
Forward-looking approach to next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa
Ailing state companies have bigger flaws than just graft
Business Day - 14 August 2018 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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RESPONSE TO COLUMN
Letter in Business Day - 16 August 2018: SOEs are soft targets for columnists and commentators - Vusi Mona SA National Roads Agency
TIPS and the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) hosted a Development Dialogue on Water and Industrial Development. For more information and copies of the presentations go to Development Dialogue.
Water and industrial development
AGENDA
9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome - Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (WRC)
9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings
Global water and sanitation market dynamics: Implications from South Africa's industrial development - Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
Desalination in South Africa: Panacea or peril for industrial development? - Muhammed Patel (TIPS)
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Opportunities and constraints for next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa - Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)
Protection and creating jobs through better water management - Mike Ward (CSV)
12:00 - 13:00 Panel discussion, facilitated by Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (WRC)
13:00: Lunch
BACKGROUND
Water is considered the most precious and, at the same time, the most wasted natural resource. From a trade and industry perspective, water and sanitation are intertwined with technology, industrial and economicdevelopment. Water security and access to modern water and sanitation services rely on technology and industrial development, while industrial development, and more broadly, economic development, depend on water security and modern water and sanitation services. The centrality of water and sanitation drives a spectrum of activities to provide safe, affordable and modern access to water and sanitation services to all. This Development Dialogue aims to discuss the interplay between South Africa's industrial development and water management, looking at water and sanitation issues in the country as both a potential inhibitor and driver of industrial development, employment creation and sustainable development.
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Global water and sanitation market dynamics Implications for South Africa’s industrial development
Forward looking approach to next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa
Desalination in South Africa Panacea or peril for industrial development
Date: Tuesday 21 August 2018
Time: 9h30 – 13h00
Venue: TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
Green jobs: Essential Amathole - A case study of unlocking green jobs in the bioprospecting sector
UNLOCKING GREEN JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA
The Unlocking Green Jobs: A Catalytic Intervention was a two-year initiative and collaboration between the World Wide Fund for Nature, South Africa (WWF-SA) and Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). Published reports include a synthesis report, Unlocking green jobs in South Africa: A catalytic intervention, which summarises the findings and three three case studies.
The reports were produced with the financial assistance of the WWF Nedbank Green Trust and Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
The Essential Amathole case study focuses on the bioprospecting strategy, one of two components in the National Biodiversity Economy Strategy. Th bioprospecting strategy aims to grow the industry by 10% a year, off a 2014 baseline of R1.5 billion. The number of jobs to be created is not described in the strategy itself, but the aggregate target for the biodiversity economy is 300 000 jobs. This research provided a quantitative modelling that allowed more precise estimation of the total number of hectares that would need to be cleared of invasive alien plants, and planted, harvested and beneficiated through the extraction of essential oils (a highly profitable and labour-intensive strategy) to create these jobs.
Main report
Unlocking green jobs in South Africa: A catalytic intervention - synthesis report
Other case studies