Details are as follows:
Date: 13 to 14 September 2011
Time: 09h30
Venue: Westcliff Hotel, Saxonwold, Johannesburg
The purpose of the conference is to share experiences and to develop a common understanding among African Ministers of Agriculture on Climate-Smart Agriculture, and to raise awareness around issues relevant to climate change in preparation for the upcoming COP 17 to be hosted by South Africa in Durban in December this year.
NB: The Minister of Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will deliver the keynote address at the opening of the Climate-Smart Conference. There will be panel discussions with experts in various fields for the two-day duration of the conference.
For accreditation purposes, kindly send your name, ID/Passport number, media house and contact details for RSVP to: Takalani Mashamba on Takalani@gcis.gov.za or 078 252 3722
Enquiries:
Selby Bokaba
Cell: 082 778 0245
Note: media programme for African Ministerial Conference on Climate – Smart Agriculture
Date: Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Venue: Westcliff Hotel, Johannesburg
- 08:30: Arrival of media at the Conference Centre
- 09:00: Arrival of Ministers at the conference centre
- 09:30-11:00: Opening Ceremony (Media in attendance)
- 11:00-11:30: Coffee Break
- 11:30-13:00: Panel Discussion: Framing the issues- challenges and Opportunities for Climate- Smart Agriculture (Media in attendance)
- 13:00-15:00: Lunch
- 15:00–18:00: Closed Session (No media in attendance)
Date: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
- 09:00-11:00: Closed session (No media attendance)
- 11:00-11:30: Coffee Break
- 11:30-12:30: Closed session (No media in attendance)
- 12:30-14:00: Lunch
- 14:00-14:30: Ministerial Dialogue
- 14:30: Media are conducted to the media briefing room/conference centre?
- 14:30-15:00: Reading of the Communiqué (Media in attendance)
- 16:30-17:00: Closing Ceremony (Media in attendance)
