In South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Climate Change Act which spells out the country’s national climate change response. The South Africa Climate Change Act enables the alignment of policies that influence the country’s climate change response. Presidential Climate CommissionThe Climate Change Act also spells out the functions of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC). Setting up the legal framework to respond to climate change“Our Parliament has adopted a Climate Change Bill [and] since 2011, when we outlined South Africa’s response to climate change in our National Climate Change Response White Paper, we have been putting in place the components of an integrated response. FAQs on Climate Change Act in South AfricaIs it a Climate Change Act or Bill?

Source: The North Africa Journal July 24, 2024 22:34 UTC