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President urges world leaders to support equitable access to vaccines

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… billion, to be made available to the African continent.” Climate change Shifting his focus to climate change, he said although poor countries bear the …

SA rethinks water use to secure the resource and improve sanitation

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… We are flushing toilets with clean water at a time when climate change has pushed us into a space where we have no assurance … people have water supply for all their needs. Bringing change at municipal level William Moraka, the Water Services …

SA updates climate change measures

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… deposited with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  This as Cabinet approved the revised NDC, the Climate Bill and SA’s negotiating position for COP26. The NDC … SA updates climate change measures …

SA to participate in UNGA76

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… the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); -              Climate change and the upcoming Conference on Climate Change (COP26) to be held in Glasgow in November …

Cabinet approves extension of Hydrogen Society Roadmap

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… update on the country’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  The report outlines the policies …

President to address UN General Assembly this week

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… 2030 Agenda  on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) climate change and the upcoming Conference on Climate Change (COP26) to be held in Glasgow in November 2021 …

Addressing global environmental challenges vital for rebuilding economies

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… increasing global environmental challenges such as climate change, air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, ocean …

President Ramaphosa to address Africa-CARICOM Summit

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… pandemic, the ocean agenda and sustainable blue economy, climate change and leveraging emerging technologies. “This historical …

Planting trees mitigates climate change

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… and conserve trees, emphasising their contribution to climate change mitigation. “Trees and forests are very efficient in … Municipalities category. “As highlighted by the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, forests and trees play a crucial … Planting trees mitigates climate change

SA to host free intellectual property summer school

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… its intersection with other policy areas such as health, climate change, and agriculture. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the …

SA’s Greenhouse Gas emissions increase by 10.4%

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… in terms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which required countries to not only address climate change, but also to monitor trends in anthropogenic …

Coega to establish unit to drive sustainable growth

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… response following the signing of the Paris Agreement on climate change by the Minister of Environmental affairs in New York in 2016. “The Presidency has setup a Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission (P4C) with effect from …

Ekurhuleni opens bid for agricultural farms

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… food transportation, and helping to reduce the impact of climate change,” Xhakaza said. Xhakaza said the city is going to …

Access to financial services remains a challenge for female farmers

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… “Technology is also critical in mitigating against climate change. Currently we are developing climate smart agriculture seeds and farming systems,” she …

SA welcomes 6th IPCC assessment report

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… Creecy, has welcomed the 6 th  Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment on climate change report.  The assessment report, which was …

Call for access to finance to emerging markets for low carbon investment

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… The Minister made these remarks during the Ministerial Climate Change meeting hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 26 President-Designate, Alok …

President receives recommendations from the Presidential Climate Commission

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… the first set of recommendations from the Presidential Climate Commission. The commission was established on 15 … on pathways to transition to a low-carbon economy and climate resilient society. It is comprised of representatives … by the country of its commitment to address climate change, made in terms of the Paris agreement and submitted to …

Contributing towards climate change adaptation

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… aimed at, among other things, to contribute  towards climate change adaptation and mitigation. Addressing the United … which contributes to supporting adaptation and reducing climate disasters. “These also respond to the seven … Contributing towards climate change adaptation …

Public service key to good governance

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… persistent food insecurity, the irreversible impact of climate change and the use of technology.” The annual APSD programme …

Department commits to resolving Maluti-a-Phofung water issues

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… Execution”, Sisulu said today’s global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic require engineering minds … and comfort to our people, engineers that will help change the spatial orientation of apartheid cities and …