February 2, 2006
By Tshepiso Seopa
THE effects of climate change will be the focus when the City of Johannesburg, along with the British Council and the University of Witwatersrand, hosts the Zero Carbon City campaign.
Zero Carbon City, on from Monday, 13 February to Friday, 17 February, consists of various exhibitions and lunchtime debates at the Metro Centre, 158 Loveday Street, Braamfontein.
The aim of the campaign is to stimulate debate on international climate change, says the media liaison officer for the City of Johannesburg, Nthatisi Modingoane.
Climate change is considered to be the biggest threat to sustainable development; the phenomenon causes new weather patterns, the rise of sea levels and an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme events such as floods and droughts.
The British Council will put up various exhibitions "in collaboration with identified cities in the world", Modingoane says. "The exhibitions [will] illustrate the real impact of climate change on our world today and highlight the innovative solutions that are being developed in response to the challenges we face."
Councillors, officials, academics, environmentalists, tertiary students, school children and members of the public are urged to attend the debates. Buses will be available to transport school children to the seminars, Modingoane says.
The event will culminate with a seminar at the Wits Great Hall on the last day of the campaign.
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