PRACTISING THE CRAFT: WRITING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE & GLOBAL WARMING
21-24 July 2008, Old Mutual Conference Centre, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Newlands, South Africa.

Hosted by the Fynbos Foundation in association with the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and the Nieman Society of South Africa and funded by ESKOM, the Ford Foundation, The Western Cape Ministry for Environment, Planning & Economic Development and The Enviropaedia (www.enviropedia.com)

P R O G R A M M E

Monday, 21 July 2008

(2:00pm Opening Musical Rehearsal)

(3:00pm Registration opening)
5:00pm
Opening by Mr. Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environment Affairs & Tourism & Ms. Tasneem Essop, MEC Environment, Planning and Economic Development (Western Cape).
Chair of Session: Dr. Wilmot James, Fynbos Foundation.

5:40pm

Musical interlude and official opening ceremony.

6:00pm
Climate Change in Africa by Dr. Richard Washington, Oxford University.
Chair of Session: Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Circle Capital Ventures.

7:00pm: Cocktails and refreshments.

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

9:00am
Vulnerability of biodiversity and ecosystems to climate change by

Dr. Phoebe Barnard, South African National Biodiversity Institute.

Chair of Session: Dr. Wilmot James.

Lead-in Discussant: Ms. Paula Fray, Nieman Fellow Class of 2000.

10:00am
Climate Change & Food Security in Africa by Dr. Gina Ziervogel, University of Cape Town with Ms. Leonie Joubert, freelance journalist and author.
Chair of Session: Professor Russel Botman, University of Stellenbosch.
Lead-in Discussant: Mr. Munyaradzi Saruchera, Sustainability Institute.

11:00am TEA/COFFEE BREAK

11:30am
Climate Change & Infectious Disease by Professor Onesmo ole-MoiYoi, International Centre for Insect Physiology & Ecology, Kenya.
Chair of Session: Professor Raj Ramesar, University of Cape Town.
Lead-in Discussant: Ms. Sue Valentine, Nieman Fellow Class of 2003.

12:30pm BUFFET LUNCH AT SILVERTREE

2:00pm

Is green business good business? Business investments in a sustainable future by Mr. Andre Fourie, National Business Initiative & Dr. Malcolm McCulloch, Oxford University.
Chair of Session: Professor Mark Swilling, University of Stellenbosch.
Lead-in Discussants: Dr. Heather Sherwin, Bioventures & the Africa Healthcare Fund & Mr. Hugh Tyrrell, Green Edge.

3:30pm TEA/COFFEE BREAK

4:00pm
Practising the Craft: A conversation with writers about Climate Change.
Chair of Session: Mr. Simon Gear, Primedia Broadcasting.
Panelists:      Mr. David Parry-Davies, The Enviropaedia.

Ms. Olivia Rose-Innes, Health24.com.
Ms. Jo-Anne Smetherham, Journalist
Ms. Sally Andrew, Author.

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

9:00am
Reflections on a decade of environmental policy-making by Mr. Valli Moosa, President of The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Chair of Session: Dr. Morne du Plessis, World Wide Fund For Nature– South Africa.
Lead-in Discussant: Councillor Marian Nieuwoudt, City of Cape Town, Mayoral Committee Member for Planning and Environment.

10:00am
Regional & City Practices, the World Cup and the World of Environmental Policy by Ms. Tasneem Essop.

Chair of Session: Mr. Valli Moosa.
Lead-in Discussant: Mr. Saliem Fakir, University of Stellenbosch.

11:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK

11:30am
Communicating Climate Change by Mr. Robert Zipplies, Corporate Sustainability Consultant & Dr. Janice Golding, Oxford University.

Chair of Session: Professor Richard Calland, University of Cape Town.
Lead-in Discussant: Ms. Elsabe Brits, Die Burger.

12:30pm BUFFET LUNCH AT SILVERTREE

2:00pm
Climate Risk Management by Dr. Ailsa Holloway, University of Cape Town.
Chair of Session: Dr. Amy Spriggs, Climate Action Partnership.
Lead-in Discussant: Ms. Val Charlton,  National Advocacy Manager, Working on Fire

3:00pm
Climate Change and South Africa’s Rural Areas by Mr. Peter Johnston, University Cape Town.
Chair of Session: Dr. Guy Preston, Chairperson of The Working for Water Programme.
Lead-in Discussant: Dr. Katharine Vincent, Witwatersrand University.

4:00pm TEA/COFFEE BREAK

4:30pm
Practising the Craft: Reflections on the day’s issues.
Chair of Session: Ms. Anthea Torr, Biophile
Panelists:      Mr. George Claassen, Die Burger.

Ms. Elise Tempelhoff, BEELD.

                   Ms. Leonie Joubert, Journalist

Thursday, 24 July 2008

9:00am
Sources of Energy including alternatives by Mr. Deon James, Dagupan Electric, Philippines & Mr. S.P.Gon Chaudhuri, Solar Energy Society of India.
Chair of Session: Mr. Hermann Oelsner, Oelsner Group.
Lead-in Discussant: Mr. Glynn Morris, AGAMA Energy Group.

10:30am
Emissions by Mr. Randall Spalding-Fecher, Economic & Carbon Project (ECON).
Chair of Session:  Ms. Brenda Martin, Director of Project 90 by 2030.

Lead-in Discussant: Mr. Stefan Raubenheimer, South South North Company.

11:30am TEA/COFFEE BREAK

12:00pm
Climate Change: What do we do next? by Professor Bruce Hewitson, University of Cape Town.
Chair of Session: Dr. Wilmot James.

1:00pm
The Last Word: Reflections on the Conference.
Chair of Session: Mr. Tony Weaver/ Mr. Mike Stent, The Cape Times.
Panelists:      Ms. Anthea Torr, Biophile.

Ms. Sarah Borchert, Africa Geographic.
Ms. Monica Graaf, MindShift Managazine.