Will Copenhagen deliver? Aspirations and Reality WILL COPENHAGEN DELIVER? – That was the question dominating debate at a recent seminar convened by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung (HBS) in Cape Town. Attended by representatives of local government, business, civil society, academics, researchers, students and the media, the seminar sought to shed light on the prospects of reaching a comprehensive international climate deal when parties meet for the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December.
On the road to Copenhagen: the state of Climate Change Policy in Southern Africa Southern African economies, with the exception of South Africa, are largely based on rain-fed agriculture. Climate variability already has a big impact on the food security, human health and safety, and economic performance of the different countries in the region.
Training and Strategy Building Workshop for African Negotiators The Heinrich Boll Stiftung Regional Office for Southern Africa hosted a Training and Strategy Building workshop for negotiators from eastern and southern African in Bangkok, Thailand from 21 – 23 September 2009. This report presents the results of that workshop.
Climate Change Hearings The Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) and Oxfam hosted Climate Change Hearings on the 5th and 6th October at the Common Ground Church, Rondebosch, Cape Town. The aim of the Hearings was to suspend the big climate change questions for a while, and take the time out to really listen to the experiences of ordinary people and how vulnerable their lives are to changes in the climate.