The Department of Environmental Affairs will host a workshop on Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Communities from Monday, 29 August to Wednesday, 31 August in Cape Town.
The workshop, attended by delegates from various African coastal countries, will look at climate change, sea level rise and storm surges in the African coastal countries. The main objective of the workshop will be to creating a platform for African coastal nations to exchange ideas on how do we deal with present level of risk and how to respond to changing future conditions through joint programmes.
The following topics will be covered over the three days:
- Climate and climate change
- Sea level rise
- Storm variability
- Risk and Impacts
- Warning system: current and future
- Current reflection of risk and response in governance
- Social dimensions on risk and vulnerability.
The workshop is open to the media
Details:
Date: 29 to 31 August 2011
Starting time: 09h00
Venue: Lagoon Beach Hotel, Milnerton, Cape Town
To attend please confirm with:
Zolile Nqayi
Cell: 082 898 6483
Tel: 021 819 2423
E-mail: znqayi@environment.gov.za
