and Nairobi Conventions
17 October 2007
The Joint Conference of Parties (COP) for the Abidjan and Nairobi
Conventions is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg from 5 to 8 November
2007 at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways.
Approximately 150 delegates including 40 Ministers are expected to attend
the joint COP.
The purpose for the Nairobi Convention is the protection and development of
the Marine and Coastal Management of the Eastern African region. South Africa
joined the Nairobi Convention in 2001 and ratified in November 2002.
The current programme 2004/07 adopted at the COP4 in Madagascar in 5 to 8
July 2004 is co-chaired by South Africa as the vice-chair. Madagascar was
elected as the Chair for the Nairobi Convention for the period 2004/07 when the
next COP5 will take place.
The Abidjan Convention held the Conference of Parties in Libreville, Gabon,
in April 2005. The adopted programme is 2005/08. A commission meeting on
Agulhas Large Marine Ecosystems under the Abidjan convention was held in Cape
Town in August 2006.
Media is invited to attend the Joint Conference of Parties. Media will
require accreditation in order to attend the COP. An online registration form
can be obtained at http://www.environment.gov.za/HotIssues/2007/COP5/COP5_2007.html#.
Alternatively media can register by contacting:
Carol Moses
Tel: 021 402 3566
Cell: 082 829 3917
E-mail: cmoses@deat.gov.za
Roopa Singh
Tel: 012 310 3566
Cell: 082 225 3076
E-mail: rsingh@deat.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
17 October 2007
Source: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (http://www.environment.gov.za/)
