Ensuring Survival: Oceans, Climate, and Security
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Ensuring Survival: Oceans, Climate, and Security Side Event at the Durban Climate Change Talks Thursday, December 1, 2011, 1:15 to 2:45 PM Levubu River Room, International Convention Center PURPOSE: This event will highlight the direct link between climate change, oceans health, and human well-being, and the need for collaborative action and sufficient fund- ing for strategic mitigation and adaptation to minimize climate change impacts on coastal communities and ocean resources. This event will be a precursor to the Oceans Day at Durban, which will take place on December 3, 2011, at the South Africa Climate Change Response Expo. CO-ORGANIZED BY: - Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Government of South Africa - Global Ocean Forum South Africa CONTACT INFORMATION: Dr. Miriam Balgos Email: [email protected], Telephone: +1-302-831-8086 INVITED SPEAKERS: • Hon. Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa • Hon. Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa • Dr. Monde Mayekiso, Head of Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa • Mr. Ashley Naidoo, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa • Ms. Cassandra de Young, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Dr. Carol Turley, Senior Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK • Dr. Miriam Balgos / Mr. Joseph Appiott, Global Ocean Forum
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Ensuring Survival: Oceans, Climate, and Security - Side Event at the Durban Climate Change Talks, December 1, 2011, 1:45 to 2:45 PM, Lebuvu River Room, International Convention Center
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Ensuring Survival: Oceans, Climate, and SecuritySide Event at the Durban Climate Change TalksThursday, December 1, 2011, 1:15 to 2:45 PM
Levubu River Room, International Convention Center
PURPOSE: This event will highlight the direct link between climate change, oceans health,and human well-being, and the need for collaborative action and sufficient fund-ing for strategic mitigation and adaptation to minimize climate change impactson coastal communities and ocean resources. This event will be a precursor tothe Oceans Day at Durban, which will take place on December 3, 2011, at theSouth Africa Climate Change Response Expo.
CO-ORGANIZED BY:
- Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Government of South Africa- Global Ocean Forum
South Africa
CONTACT INFORMATION: Dr. Miriam Balgos Email: [email protected], Telephone: +1-302-831-8086
INVITED SPEAKERS: • Hon. Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa
• Hon. Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa
• Dr. Monde Mayekiso, Head of Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
• Mr. Ashley Naidoo, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
• Ms. Cassandra de Young, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations (FAO)
• Dr. Carol Turley, Senior Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
• Dr. Miriam Balgos / Mr. Joseph Appiott, Global Ocean Forum
