If you thought the 17th UN Conference of the Parties (COP17) was only for the 20 000 delegates attending the discussions, you would be mistaken.
The Green Hub, at Blue Lagoon on the south bank of the uMngeni Estuary, is set to be, as its name suggests, the hub of the upcoming Durban Green Festival.
It will, said publicist Rob Evans, be featuring a family oriented programme with an environmental and climate change focus, targeted at Durban residents and COP17 conference attendees.
The Durban Green Festival, between November 26 and December 10, takes place along Durban’s entire beachfront (from uShaka Marine World and the Hub) and includes an exciting array of activities.
The Green Hub will also be hosting a number of sporting and nature-based activities and events that will look to take advantage of the natural beauty, rugged terrain and multicultural character of the uMngeni Valley.
These will include a raft race, an amazing race, hiking, trail running, mountain biking, canoeing, guided walks and birding tours, said Evans.
“The festival will showcase live music, a KidZone and fun educational activities, film shows, and an art and craft market,” said Joanne Hayes, publicist for the event.
Roving entertainers and troubadours, she said, would be in action from Snake Park to New Beach.
The My Green Home exhibition would also be one of the key events at the Green Hub, designed in the format of a house and garden, this exhibit will contain a comprehensive range of technologies and solutions that can be applied to greening the home or workplace. - Daily News
For more information, go to http://www.durbangreencorridor.co.za