Dr. Meshack Radebe, the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Environmental Affairs will officially open the International Committee on Contaminated Land (ICCL) Conference in Durban.
The ICCL is a forum for international exchange and cooperation with regard to the management and treatment of contaminated land. The forum holds its meetings biennially. The meeting is targeted at experts in the remediation of contaminated land, government Departments and non-governmental organisations that deal with the remediation of contaminated land. The previous meeting was held in Washington DC in 2011. South Africa began participating in this meeting in 2009.
Four themes will be discussed at the 11th meeting of the ICCL in 2013. The themes are: Public-private partnerships for site remediation / collaborative clean-up process; contaminated site remediation, legal, technical finance and social issues; green technology and encouraging community involvement in site remediation as a core decision making tool.
It is anticipated that the ICCL Conference will be attended by 200 participants from inside and outside of South Africa. The conference will run from 9 – 11 October 2013.
Media are invited to the opening session of the ICCL:
Details:
Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Time: 8h00 – 10h30
Venue: Southern Sun Hotel, Elangeni, 63 OR Tambo Parade, Durban
RSVP:
Kgomotso Penyenye
Tel: 012 395 1722
E-mail: KPenyenye@environment.gov.za
For media queries:
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
