Government of South Africa will brief media today on the elements of the country’s position and the green economy.
The head of the South African Delegation for COP17, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa will address the media on the elements of the country’s position, climate change policy and the green economy.
The Minister of Economic Development, Mr Ebrahim Patel will present key issues outlined in the National Green Economy Accord signed recently in Pretoria. The Accord, signed between all segments of the green economy supports the migration to a lower carbon intensive economy, whilst addressing the need for job creation and enterprise development as it is embodied in the green economy.
The briefing will be preceded by the media tour to the Climate Change Response (CCR) Expo.
Details of the media tour and the briefing are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Time: 12:30-13:30 (media tour) and 15:00 (media briefing)
Venue: Yellowwood, on Level 1 of the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC), Durban
NB: UNFCCC media accreditation is compulsory for attendance
For general enquiries please call:
Roopa Singh
Cell: 082 225 3076
