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Climate change lessons for KZN

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… Durban - KwaZulu-Natal is getting lessons on climate change ahead of the all-important United Nations conference … streets of Ntuzuma township in an awareness drive about climate change. The province has been affected by disasters … Climate change lessons for KZN …

Help curb vehicle emissions

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… and usage are the main culprits, they are taking steps to change their travel behaviour so that they reduce their … which invariably contributes to the negative impact of climate change," she said. A 2003 Department of Transport survey …

SA eyes stronger relations with Jamaica

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… G8 and G20. They further reflected on issues related to climate, where they stressed that the multilateral climate change regime must strike a balance between climate change

Ministers converge in Doha for climate change talks

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… have arrived in Doha, Qatar ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP18/CMP8) high-level segment talks which … agreed and set targets for including working for greater climate change action and taking concrete steps to fill the … Ministers converge in Doha for climate change talks …

SA to participate in SADC Council of Ministers meeting

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… Plan (RISPD) and the Operationalisation of the Regional Climate Change Centre.  The Council meeting will also consider …

Dlamini Zuma: here to serve the continent

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… development, and mediate against the effects of climate change. "In pursuance of this objective, as a Commission, we …

Govt holds seminar on low carbon growth

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… Questions such as what are the drivers for business to change, how do we protect the poor and vulnerable from climate change, how do we reduce carbon emissions while still … two-day event dealt with both the science and economics of climate change and discussed the implications for policy …

Zuma, Sarkozy to discuss global finance reforms

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… including how we can handle the challenges that come with climate change," Nkoana-Mashabane said during an interview. She also … "cooperating with France" as Durban will host the biggest climate conference (COP 17) later this year.  The visit to …

Zuma departs for Paris

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… and North Africa.  Important multilateral issues include climate change and South Africa's hosting of COP17/CMP7, reform of …

Increase support for smallholder farmers: Joemat-Pettersson

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… a year, the continent is already feeling the effects of climate change with the increase in crop failures leading to rising …

World Economic Forum on Africa kicks off

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… the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17). The COP 17 conference will be held in Durban …

Leaders called to action on climate change

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… private corporations to respond positively to the risks of climate change, says Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk. "If we … Tourism in Cape Town. Van Schlakwyk said in response to climate change, the world needed to forge much stronger … Leaders called to action on climate change

Manuel to co-chair committee on climate change

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… of the Transitional Committee for the design of the Green Climate Change Fund. He joined two other chairs, Mexican Minister of … and reported to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The committee had three tasks which were to … Manuel to co-chair committee on climate change

Schools to play role in curbing climate change

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… Johannesburg - With climate change now widely recognised as the major environmental … studies into the school curricula. Projects to curb climate change are also being designed and will be made … Schools to play role in curbing climate change

Statement on the Cabinet meeting held on 20 April 2011

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… Zuma. 2.4 Government places high priority on issues of Climate Change. In this regard, Cabinet noted the report from Cancun …

Environmental Affairs tightens job creation plan

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… the National Assembly later in the day. Switching focus to climate change, Molewa said the country's Climate Change Response Policy was almost complete. …

Impact of climate change on health in the spotlight

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… meeting to discuss the pressure placed on health care by climate change. Held under the theme, "The impact of climate change on health and development in Africa", the … Impact of climate change on health in the spotlight …

All systems go for COP 17 - govt

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… Pretoria - With just a few months left before the UN climate change summit in Durban, the South African government has … a lot of work to date to prepare for the world's biggest climate talks. South Africa is party to the United Nations …

Stakeholders in arts industry unite

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… cohesion, and these are the ingredients for creating a climate of social stability and economic growth. The creative … new path for the arts that requires that we fundamentally change the way we do things. In many advanced economies, the …

Business urged to play climate leadership role

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… government wants to use the upcoming United Nations climate change summit, scheduled to take place in Durban later this … to take a leading role in the global efforts to slow climate change.  Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa … Business urged to play climate leadership role …