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THE PRESIDENCY: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 1012
DATE PUBLISHED: 25 March 2011
DATE DUE: 8 April 2011
1012. Mr B H Holomisa (UDM) to ask the President of the Republic:
Whether any steps are being taken to use the forthcoming Conference on
Climate Change (COP 17) in Durban to educate the public and create
awareness about the importance of environmental issues; if not, why
not; if so, what (a) steps and (b) are the further relevant details?
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REPLY:
The Department of Environmental Affairs will soon embark on a climate
change awareness raising campaign. The campaign will focus on radio,
television and print media. The campaign will consist of a combination of
advertisements and short radio dramas to demystify the concept on climate
change while also advocating behavioural change.
We consider raising awareness and educating the public on issues of COP 17
and climate change as very important. As such, the Minister of Water and
Environmental Affairs has already conducted a stakeholder information
session on COP 17. The session took place on 01 April 2011, bringing
together various stakeholders as part of the preparations towards the COP
17.
A comprehensive communication strategy for COP 17 consisting of various
platforms including media relations, stakeholder sessions, advertisements,
publications and websites is currently in the planning phase.