Minister Edna Molewa addresses South African Talanoa Dialogue at Midrand, 23 Aug

Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, to address the South African Talanoa Dialogue in Midrand, South Africa

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, will deliver the keynote address at the South African Talanoa Dialogue at the Midrand Conference Centre in Gauteng on 23 August 2018.

The opening plenary will also be addressed by the EU Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Marcus Cornaro; Former French Chief Negotiator for the Paris Agreement,  Dr Laurence Tubiana; and the Incoming UNFCCC COP 24 Presidency, Poland.

State Parties to the UNFCCC, including South Africa, adopted the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015 to guide and accelerate the international community’s response to climate change. In terms of the Paris Agreement, Parties have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) indicating their individual contributions to the global effort and have also agreed to multilateral processes to assess and advance collective efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement’s global goals on mitigation, adaptation and financial pathways towards the transition to a low emissions and climate resilient future.

The Talanoa Dialogue, previously known as the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue, is the first of these key multilateral stocktaking events and discussions on the collective effort and seeks to inform the preparation or updating of Nationally Determined Contributions in 2020. The Dialogue is premised on three overarching questions: Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?

The South African Talanoa Dialogue is a platform for all stakeholders to share stories, aspirations, and ideas of how South Africa’s climate change response can foster its development aspirations.

Participants in the event include the Ministries of Energy, Water Affairs and Sanitation, Economic Development and International Relations and Cooperation, as well as representatives of national, provincial and local government, business, civil society, academia, scientists, the youth and NGOs. 

Media are invited to attend the two-day Dialogue and a media briefing to be hosted by Environmental Affairs Minister, Dr Edna Molewa, and the EU Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Marcus Cornaro.  

RSVP is essential.

Details are as follows:

Official Opening:
Date: 23 August 2018
Time: 09:00
Venue: Midrand Conference Centre,  661 Pendulum Rd, Halfway House Ext 12, Midrand

Media Briefing:
Date: 23 August 2018
Time: 10:30
Venue: Midrand Conference Centre

To RSVP contact:
Dimakatso Tsutsubi
Tel: 012 399 9974
Email: dtsutsubi@environment.gov.za

Eleanor Momberg
Cell: 083 400 5741
Email: emomberg@environment.gov.za

Media enquiries:
Albi Modise
Cell: 83 490 2871

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