COP17 Looms
Being concerned with energy efficiency all here at Enigin are getting ready for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Durban South Africa (28 November to 09 December 2011), COP 17.
Although the focus of discussions will be about combating climate change in every aspect we understand the importance of improving energy efficiency is a major weapon in this combat.
From the media viewpoint it will become a highlight of the end of the year and hence the United Nations and the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) have sen an invite to media representatives to a one-day interactive pre-COP workshop.
The workshop, which will update media representatives on the status of the complex negotiations of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) as they continue the search for common ground on the crucial next steps to design an effective international response to climate change.
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Ambassador NJ Mxakato-Diseko, Ambassador-at-Large for the South African COP Presidency, will shed light on the negotiations, including an update on the preparatory meeting in Panama this October and the ministerial meeting in South Africa. The workshop will also examine some of the most critical climate change challenges facing Africa and discuss innovative solutions already underway.
The workshop will provide substantive resources and logistical and technical advice for media representatives relating to their coverage of COP 17. In addition, United Nations speakers will share information and insights regarding climate change itself, especially as it affects Africa.
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