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Zuma in New York

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… office said.  The meeting focused on moving forward the climate change agenda, particularly looking at climate change as a development issue.  While in the US, Zuma …

Zuma to attend UNGA66

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… of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and climate change will be among the key focus areas for President Zuma … Other high level meetings include a Leaders' Dialogue on Climate Change, Meeting of the General Assembly to …

Climate change on the agenda

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… Johannesburg- A climate change awareness campaign will begin in Orange Farm on Monday … Johannesburg and Siemens. The day is International Day of Climate Action and activities geared towards heightening … Climate change on the agenda …

Africa must up its game in business

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… Jacob Zuma. Zuma invited the private sector at the World Climate Business Summit on Green Business Generation to … interest in these talks indicated their understanding that climate change was more than just an environmental issue. "New …

Durban ready to welcome COP17 delegates

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… event. The city will ensure that when delegates leave the climate change talks, they will be well versed with the Durban's … communities. "Durban's bold response to the challenges of climate change has positioned the city as a global leader in …

SA counts down ten days to COP17

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… arrived in the afternoon to address the crowds about climate change and the direct impact on communities in the province. … Mkhize warned that they will grow older to experience climate changes if the serious issue was not dealt with …

Free tours for COP17 delegates

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… interventions. Various projects from the Municipal Climate Protection Programme will feature in a booklet - "Durban: a Climate for Change - Transforming Africa's Future". It is a brief …

Learners ready for English paper

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… of Cape Town. He said that with the world facing climate change issues, climatologists would not run out of jobs in …

Climate talks should place Africa first

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… Pretoria - With just a week before the start of the UN climate talks in Durban, a group of women from 23 African … has called on the continents leaders to push for a climate deal that represents the regions development … met in Pretoria for a two-day conference on Climate Change and Women which started on Saturday. They said climate

Massive protest held at COP17

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… to the streets of Durban on Saturday to call for action on climate change as the second week of negotiations are about to begin … their desire for action as opposed to rhetoric as far as climate change goes. Tasneem Essop, head of international …

Zuma says SA is ready to welcome the world

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… of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this week, President Jacob Zuma says South … whose livelihoods depend on there being progress in the climate change negotiations." Global warming is already …

Climate battle goes techno

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… Durban - Solutions to climate change challenges can come from virtually anywhere, and now a … practitioners have been challenged to an "Apps for Climate" competition, launched on Friday by the World Bank at … Climate battle goes techno …

Eskom goes solar

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… to make a contribution to the mitigation and reduction of climate change. "We want to manage this in a manner that is able to …

SA must become energy efficient

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… achieve better ratios of energy intensity in production a change was necessary. He said the programme created a … (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which kicks off on 28 November in Durban. … energy efficiency can be a significant contributor to climate change mitigation," said Demana. IEE National Project …

Expo showcases SA's climate change response

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… government, NGOs and private sector are doing about climate change - visit the South Africa Climate Change Response (SACCR) Expo in Durban. The expo, an … Expo showcases SA's climate change response …

SACAU to voice farmers' concerns at COP17

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… African region must become a part of the United Nations' climate change agenda. That is what the Southern African … Seventeen people will make up the SACAU delegation at the climate change talks. With agriculture playing an imperative …

Wild Banana Leaf Canopy on display at COP17

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… Banana Leaf Canopy is expected to be a highlight at the Climate Change Response Expo. The expo is situated directly between … hub and the formal United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiating space. Long marquee …

SA, EU iron out differences

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… the means of cooperation to support and build South Sudan. Climate change was also on the agenda, as the next UN conference in …

Climate change tops commonwealth meeting agenda

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… Pretoria - Food security and climate change will take centre stage when President Jacob Zuma leads … and Cooperation. "The meeting will focus on food security, climate change, mining for development, polio eradication, … Climate change tops commonwealth meeting agenda …

Energy crucial to fighting climate change

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… - Experts at the African Energy Ministers Conference say climate change cannot be tackled without dealing with issues of … Ebrahim, said the African continent was hardest hit by climate change. He said COP 17 presented an opportunity to … Energy crucial to fighting climate change