New climate change law will bring uniformity to fight against climate change, says Committee Chair
24 July 2024
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Nqabisa Gantsho, has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing into law of the Climate Change Bill.
The law addresses a number of challenging issues for governments across the world around governance and mitigation of climate change calamities. These include:
climate resilience strategies
access to climate information for South Africans
impact on agriculture and food systems