STRATEGIC OUTCOME 5: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL AREA (WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PREVIOUSLY NEGLECTED AREAS) Risk rating with - Root causes Major Risks no existing future Internal External controls controls controls 5.1 If there is an Poor decision-making Lack of co-operation imbalance Insufficient relevant new between spheres of 20 12 9 between the three knowledge in Municipality government pillars of Insensitivity towards Rigid application of sustainable sustainable development development requirements development i.e. Lack of pro-active by provincial government environment, infrastructure planning bias in national and economy and Imbalanced infrastructure provincial government when people development deciding on national Ineffective / unfocussed investment marketing of Swartland Low skills levels / skills Departmental silo thinking development not relevant Unmanaged in-migration and not up to standard Lack of buy-in, Unrealistic expectations of and Inequality - people/ towns/ deviation from sector plans rural area/ metropole Lack of income-generating Unbalanced or insufficient projects economic growth Lack of awareness of Poor global economy development Outflow of capital from “green” Illegal development Swartland due to close Lack of political / proximity of Metropole administrative alignment High human needs in towns and focus other than Malmesbury as a Lack of shared information result of limited economic in respect of economic and social means and drivers and strengths of opportunities towns Lack of information in respect of potential of development Lack of baseline information
STRATEGIC OUTCOME 5: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL AREA (WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PREVIOUSLY NEGLECTED AREAS) Major Risks Risk rating with - Root causes no controls existing controls future controls Internal External 5.1 If there is an imbalance between the three pillars of sustainable development i.e. environment, economy and people 20 12 9 Poor decision-making Insufficient relevant new knowledge in Municipality Insensitivity towards sustainable development Lack of pro-active infrastructure planning Imbalanced infrastructure development Ineffective / unfocussed marketing of Swartland Departmental silo thinking Unmanaged in-migration Lack of buy-in, of and deviation from sector plans Lack of income-generating projects Lack of awareness of “green” development Illegal development Lack of political / administrative alignment and focus Lack of shared information in respect of economic drivers and strengths of towns Lack of information in respect of potential of development Lack of baseline information Lack of co-operation between spheres of government Rigid application of development requirements by provincial government bias in national and provincial government when deciding on national investment Low skills levels / skills development not relevant and not up to standard Unrealistic expectations Inequality - people/ towns/ rural area/ metropole Unbalanced or insufficient economic growth Poor global economy Outflow of capital from Swartland due to close proximity of Metropole High human needs in towns other than Malmesbury as a result of limited economic and social means and opportunities
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