The Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs will today begin its public hearings on the National Climate Change Response Green Paper 2010.
The Green Paper was released for comments by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs late last year.
South Africa has been given a unique opportunity to host the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in December 2011 in Durban and therefore it is important for all South Africans to have a shared understanding of climate change and the mechanisms for transforming its threats into opportunities.
During the public hearings there will be input from experts on scientific data and statistics relevant to climate change and a presentation from the Department on the issues which have arisen since the consultation process.
The public hearings will run until the end of the month.
The hearings are in line with Parliament’s objective of promoting public involvement in the work of the institution.
Details are as follows:
Venue: Old Assembly Chamber
Date: 3 March 2011
Time: 14h00
For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, please contact:
Faith Kwaza
Tel: 021 403 8062
Fax: 021 403 3931
Cell: 072 122 0371
E-mail: fkwaza@parliament.gov.za
Issued by: The Parliament
Public Hearings on Climate Change Green Paper 2010 begin
