Quote of the week
It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.
Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.
The journey is part of the experience — an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.
Feedback meeting on Cop17 in Cape Town
What exactly happened at COP17, and what are the scientific
and ethical implications for South Africa and the world?
The Archbishop of Cape Town invites you to hear a panel of participants in the recent COP 17 climate talks in Durban share their insights into what happened there and what this means in the global, African, South African and Western Cape contexts.
In response to the high level of interest, the Archbishop is now hosting a similar event to an earlier meeting held at UCT. If you missed the first meeting, here’s your chance to be informed and engage with the speakers.
Thursday 8March 2012, 6 pm
Memorial Chapel, Bishops School,
Campground Road, Rondebosch
Panelists:
- The Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba (Host), Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN).
- Prof Mark New (Chair), Director of UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative
- Prof Harald Winkler, Group leader: Energy, Environment and Climate Change at the Energy Research Centre, UCT, and member of the South African UNFCCC negotiating team at COP17
- Prof Guy Midgley, Chief Director: Climate Change at the SA National Biodiversity Institute,
and member of the South African UNFCCC negotiating team - Prof Bruce Hewitson, National Research Foundation Chair for Climate Change, UCT
- Dr Nigel Crawhall, Director of Secretariat of the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee
Convened by
The Diocese of Cape Town Environmental Group
and
SAFCEI (The Southern African Faith Communities’
Environment Institute)
For further information, contact the Rev Dr Rachel Mash
on rmash@mweb.co.za. There will be a limited time for questions, please email them in advance.
