Consultative workshop on national response to climate change.RSA

Waste Management has an important role to play in responding to climate change.

The Department of Environmental Affairs has led the process of formulating an effective and comprehensive national response to climate change in the form of the Green Paper on a National Climate Change Response, which has now been gazetted for public comment. On the basis of comments and suggestions received on the Green Paper, the Department will lead the drafting of the White Paper.

As part of the public consultation on the Green Paper on the National Climate Change Response, the Department will be hosting a consultative workshop in each of the nine provinces, from the 17th Jan 2011 to the 4th Feb 2011. 

The NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE Green Paper is available for download in two formats:

1. As a plain PDF suitable for black and white printing
2. As a full colour PDF document (5.48 MB).

The schedule for workshops is as follows:

Provincial Workshops

Province	Date	Venue
Western Cape	17 Jan 2011	Cape Town Lodge
Eastern Cape	19 Jan 2011	Premier Hotel Regent
Northern Cape	21 Jan 2011	Kimberley Garden Court
KwaZulu Natal	24 Jan 2011	Riverside Hotel
Free State	26 Jan 2011	Mont d’Or Hotel
North West	28 Jan 2011	Bakubung
Limpopo	31 Jan 2011	Shangri La Country Hotel
Mpumulanga	02 Feb 2011	Witbank Protea Hotel
Gauteng	04 Feb 2011	Indaba Hotel

The programme can be downloaded here.

To view the schedule for workshops and register, the general public and interested and affected parties are encouraged to register online at www.climateresponse.co.za or to contact:

Irene Koenze
Tel: 012 310 3679
E-mail: ikoenze@environment.gov.za 
Seating at the workshops limited, and prior registration will be required.