In January, 2012, Liziwe McDaid and Lynette Munro of the Green Connection were asked to prepare two lecture sessions on South African environmental issues as part of a summer school course presented to a group of American students from Mary Washington University, Virginia, USA. Given that COP17 had just taken place in South Africa, Liziwe [...]
April 26, 2012
Commemoration of nuclear disaster in Fukushima
In March 2012, South African NGOs commemorated that it had been one year since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima. There were a number of talks and presentations, art exhibitions etc held around the country. The Green Connection participated in a panel discussion debating the pros and cons of nuclear energy for South Africa. For more [...]
April 26, 2012
Earth Awareness
IES Abroad (Institute for the International Education of Students) provides courses for international students visiting South Africa. Liziwe McDaid and Lynette Munro from the Green Connection are faculty at IES, offering an environmental management course focusing on environmental justice issues within the sustainable development sector. In January 2012, Liz presented a short talk on Going [...]
April 25, 2012
Green Economy
On 24th April 2012, Liziwe McDaid was invited to attend a civil society gathering hosted by AIDC and presented a critique of the role of energy in the green economy, and reflected on how civil society might strengthen its participation in this arena. Energy and Green Economy
November 4, 2011
Climate Change Communication Project
The Climate Change Communication Project raised awareness and built the capacity of the people of the Succulent Karoo around issues of climate change; more specifically in seven of the SKEP Priority Areas, namely the Bushmanland Inselbergs, Namaqualand Uplands, Central Namaqualand Coast, Knersvlakte, Hantam Tanqua Roggeveld, Central Breede River Valley and the Central Little Karoo.
November 4, 2011
Advocating renewable energy
Towards the late 2007, Sustainable Energy Africa undertook a broad investigation into the potential of renewable energy for South Africa, as well as the potential of saving electricity through modest changes to industry and residential practice. The study drew on experts in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The outcomes of this investigation were quite surprising…
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April 26, 2012
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