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Africa expects the 17th annual Conferences of Parties (COP17) meeting to be held in Durban to yield constructive negotiation, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Monday.
“It is Africa's expectation that if South Africa hosts an event, the outcome must be good,” she said.
Nkoana-Mashabane was speaking at a business leaders breakfast in Parktown ahead of the COP17 meeting in November.
She said developing countries had to balance climate change initiatives with their efforts to build their economies.
“People need to eat first, before other concerns. They need jobs,” she said.
COP meetings require developing nations to reduce emissions only if the funding and technology are supplied by more developed members.
Nkoana-Mashabane said the COP17 meeting would be a step towards establishing legal guidelines on emissions reductions.
It would also be an opportunity for business to demonstrate its commitment to climate change.
“It is very clear that climate change is not the sole responsibility of government,” she said.
The logo for the conference is a baobab tree, its branches and roots symbolising the conference's slogan: “Working together, saving tomorrow today”.
Nkoana-Mashabane said she would not discuss developments in Libya until she met with the media later in the day.
“All I can say is nobody has asked for asylum in South Africa,” she said. - Sapa
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