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Wine, fruit face climate threat
29/08/2006 14:10 - (SA)
Cape Town - Climate change risks devastating South Africa's wine and fruit industries, the deputy president warned on Tuesday at the opening of an international environment conference.
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said the fight against climate change should be as intense as the struggle against apartheid.
"Because it's a survival issue," she told 1 200 delegates at the Global Environment Facility conference.
The facility, which is a partnership with the UN Development Programme, the UN Environment Programme and the World Bank, helps fund projects aimed at combating pollution and promoting sustainable development.
Governments on Monday pledged $3.1bn to the fund's operations.
Steen Jorgensen, acting Vice President of Sustainable Development at the World Bank, said the organisation envisaged stepping up its environmental grant programmes.
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