6th International Renewable Energy Conferences (IREC)

South Africa’s Department of Energy will host SAIREC 2015 in conjunction with the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). SAIREC 2015 is the sixth in a series of global conferences.

8th International & Environmental Congress

The 8th International and Environmental Congress will be held one month before the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France. This affords a singular opportunity to bring together business and policy leaders, civil society and people from the academy in the region, to prepare, educate, and energize them for the coming COP.

ReCAP-SLoCaT Participation at the XXVth PIARC World Road Congress

At the XXVth PIARC World Road Congress, the SLoCaT Partnership (in conjunction with ReCAP ) organized a rural transport strategy session with the goal of defining a clearer global agenda to be undertaken by rural transport stakeholders. Representatives from SLoCaT, ReCAP, KfW, GIZ, the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as the African, Asian and Caribbean Development Banks were in attendance .

21st Conference of the Parties (COP21)

In 2015, France will be hosting and presiding the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015” from November 30th to December 11th. COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.

Side Event at COP21 “Shipping as Part of The Climate Solution”

The International Chamber of Shipping, Armateurs de France and the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association invite industry representatives, regulators and thought leaders to discuss shipping and climate change mitigation in Paris during COP 21.

In recent decades, human activity has impacted climate and natural environment all over our planet.  The effects of climate change are particularly visible in the ocean. Melting ice and rising sea levels are symptoms that the planet is heating up.