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12th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) 7 - 12 June 2008 Johannesburg, South Africa

Introduction

The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) was established in December 1985, following a conference of African ministers of environment held in Cairo, Egypt . Its mandate is to provide advocacy for environmental protection in Africa; to ensure that basic human needs are met adequately and in a sustainable manner; to ensure that social and economic development is realized at all levels; and to ensure that agricultural activities and practices meet the food security needs of the region.

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PROGRAMME/AGENDA
1 Provisional agenda - (07-09 June) 52KB pdf
2 Provisional agenda - (10-12 June) 52KB pdf
MEDIA STATEMENTS/SPEECHES
Media Statement
12 June 2008		 Africa’s Climate Roadmap Outlined — “From Johannesburg through Africa to Copenhagen”
Media Statement
10 June 2008		 Glacial Retreat to Rapid Urbanization Chronicled in Landmark Satellite Report to Africa’s Environment Ministers
Speech
10 June 2008		 Speech by Achim Steiner UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Speech
10 June 2008		 Speech by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, South African Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, After Assuming the Presidency of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, Tuesday 10 June 2008
Speech
10 June 2008		 Welcome Speech by SA Environment Minister at African Ministers Conference on Environment - 10 June 2008, Sandton
Speech
10 June 2008		 Opening Statement by Deputy Minister oOf Environment And Tourism of South Africa, H.E. Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi Sandton International Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 10 June 2008
Media Statement
10 June 2008		 West and Central African Region Ministers Meet on Protection and Development of Marine and Coastal Environment in South Africa
Media Alert
09 June 2008		 SA Environment Minister to Open African Ministers Conference on Environment (AMCEN) on 10 June 2008
Speech
07 June 2008		 Speech for the Opening of the Expert Session of the 12th Session of AMCEN - Acting DG of DEAT
Media Alert
06 June 2008		 Opening Ceremony of African Ministers Conference on Environment (AMCEN) on 10 June 2008
Media Alert
20 May 2008		 African Ministerial Conference on Environment to Commence on 07 June in Sandton
DOCUMENTS
1 The Revised Draft Constitution of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), 2004 132KB 
2 Status Report on Implementation of the Action Plan for the Environment Initiative of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Over the Period June 2006–May 2008 224KB 
3 Status of the General Trust Fund of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment 204KB 
4 Status of Implementation of the Decisions Taken by the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment at its Eleventh Session and of Other Related Activities Over the Period July 2006–May 2008 - (Report of the Secretariat) 136KB 
5 Draft Indicative Work Programme of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment for the Biennium 2009–2010 172KB 
6 Subregional Environmental Action Plans and the NEPAD National Action Plans on the Environment – an Introductory Account 156KB 
7 Report of the Bureau of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment on the Work of its Extraordinary Meeting Held in Cape Town, South Africa 84KB 
8 Report of the Bureau of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment on the Work of its twenty-second Meeting 104KB 
9 Information note on the twelfth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment 208KB 
10 Overview of Implementation of the Action Plan for the Environment Initiative of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development for the Reporting Period June 2006–May 2008 and Efforts Made to Mobilize Resources 172KB 
11 Africa: Atlas of our Changing Environment - Prospectus 708KB 
12 Africa: Atlas of our Changing Environment - Poster 3.91MB 
13 Draft report of the Ministerial Segment 727KB 
14 President's summary 156KB 
15 International Environmental Governance (IEG) — Mr Alf Wills, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation, DEAT 128KB 
MEDIA ATTENDANCE/ACCREDITATION

 

Media wishing to attend AMCEN, should contact Judith van der Merwe on (012) 310 3309 or jvdmerwe@deat.gov.za

Alternatively contact Roopa Singh on 082 225 3076 or rsingh@deat.gov.za

Please provide full contact details, name of publication, station an identity number or passport number for accreditation purposes.

 
LOGISTICAL INFORMATION
1 Participants Information Brochure 489KB pdf
2 Approved AMCEN VIP and delegates Hotel accommodation 44.63KB pdf
3 Additional Hotels in the Sandton area 37.50KB pdf
4 Visa Application 4.54MB pdf
5 Countries Exempt of Visas to South Africa 322KB pdf
6 Countries within the yellow fever belt 50.3KB pdf
Maps (directions) to Sandton

http://www-usa.sandton-city.co.za/index.php?page=24
http://www.sandtoncentral.co.za/maps.php
http://sandtoncentral.co.za/images/maps/scmd_map.pdf
SECURITY INFORMATION
1 MESSAGE TO AMCEN DELEGATES 80KB 
LINKS
United Nations Environment Programme (AMCEN) http://www.unep.org/roa/Amcen/Amcen_Events/12th_Session_AMCEN/index.asp
African Regional Coverage http://www.iisd.ca/africa/amcen/amcen12/
African Atlas http://unep.net/AfricaAtlas/