Events

Global problems are moving faster than the institutions designed to solve them.

Poverty, unemployment, hunger, inequality, environmental degradation, and climate change are but a few of the complex issues challenging the world today. While there are several international frameworks, such as the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the implementation thereof is not in harmony with the speed and efficiency that is required to effectively address these challenges. Environmental protection, ecosystem restoration, and climate change mitigation and adaptation, however, can serve as key solutions in addressing several of these challenges. The impacts of biodiversity loss, pollution, soil erosion, ecosystem degradation, and the interlinkages with the severe impacts of climate change have rippled across the globe, affecting fauna and flora, livelihoods, and vital ecosystem services to people.

The theme for South Africa’s Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) is Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability, which is underpinned by the need to focus on a number of key areas, such as global governance reform, environment and climate finance, trade, health, and financing for development, among others. Therefore, in line with the overall theme of South Africa’s Presidency of the G20, the overarching objective of the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) is to advance the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDGs through a number of priorities and deliverables. This includes the enhancing of global partnerships as outlined in SDG 17 and to foster capacity building support; promotion of equitable trade; transfer of and access to science, technology and innovation; as well as mobilising financial resources.

The ECSWG will broadly focus on the following five key priorities:

1. Biodiversity and Conservation
2. Land Degradation, Desertification and Drought
3. Chemicals and Waste Management
4. Climate Change and Air Quality
5. Oceans and Coasts

For more information visit the G20 ECSWG website.

Activities Packages

Addo Elephant National Park

Garden Route National Park

Kruger National Park

Table Mountain National Park