MEDIA ADVISORY: PCC AND DWS WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE ADAPTATION READINESS IN SA's WATER VALUE CHAIN

MEDIA ADVISORY

27 October 2024

CLIMATE COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE ADAPTATION READINESS IN SOUTH AFRICA’S WATER VALUE CHAIN

The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) in conjunction with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will on Tuesday, 29 October, host a high-level 3 Sector Climate Adaptation Readiness in South Africa’s Water Value Chain Workshop in Pretoria, to address South Africa's critical need for climate adaptation readiness in the water sector as part of the country's broader Just Transition strategy.

Guided by South Africa’s Just Transition Framework, the PCC is undertaking a study on adaptation readiness on the critical sectors focusing on the water value chain, the agriculture sector, and the built environment to establish what needs to be put in place to accelerate adaptation readiness, and to agree transformative climate resilient development pathways.

The workshop will centre on the findings of a draft report developed to guide discussions and stakeholder collaboration on climate resilience indicators, cooperative governance, climate finance, capacity building, and social equity in support of the Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS) ongoing update of the National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) for the Water and Sanitation Sector.

The high-level panel will include the senior government representatives from the Departments of Water and Sanitation; Human Settlement; Fisheries and Forestry and the Environment; the Department of Agriculture and National Treasury.

Members of the media are invited to attend and cover this workshop. Details are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Venue: Protea Fire and Ice Hotel, Menlyn Pretoria
Time: 09h00 – 14h00

Media RSVP: Ignicious Masilela on ignicious@climatecommission.org.za or 071 960 5317.

All PCC meetings are open to the public and the media can participate via live streaming on the PCC social media channels on the links below:

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/clima... or
Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@presi...

Jointly issued by the Presidential Climate Commission and the Department of Water and Sanitation

For all post-media interviews please contact: Blessing Manale, PCC Head of Communications and Outreach, blessing@climatecommission.org.za or +27 73 036 5381 or Wisane Mavasa, DWS Spokesperson, mavasaw@dws.gov.za or +27 60 561 8935.