Durban Industry Climate Change Partnership Project
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Durban Industry Climate Change Partnership Project (DICCPP) is a project aimed at facilitating industry response to climate change in the eThekwini
Municipality (Durban
), South Africa
http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/government/energy/climate. The project is being implemented through a partnership between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO), the Durban Investment Promotion Agency (DIPA), the eThekwini
Municipality and the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
The purpose of the project is to sensitise industry in Durban to the risks and opportunities associated with climate change
by creating a platform through which learning and communication between industry and government can take place. The project aims to establish a sustained partnership between the various industries organisations in Durban and the eThekwini Municipality. The partnership is seen as fundamental to responding to climate change and effectively contributing towards climate change mitigation and adaptation within the Durban metropolitan area.
These industries are brought together and a process of learning, through the conducting of a number of forums by the DICCPP is realised. These forums designed specifically for the local industry covers issues such as greenhouse gas
(GHG) assessments (which include carbon footprint calculations, life cycle and supply chain analysis and emission target development); financial implications or opportunities (which include information on carbon taxes, the carbon market, funding streams and investment opportunities); new technologies in renewable energy; waste management and finally; climate change response strategies.,
. The DICCPP is also working with the Imagine Durban team running an Electricity Saving Competition within business in the city.
Ethekwini
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,090,126 people speak Zulu...
Municipality (Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
), South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/government/energy/climate. The project is being implemented through a partnership between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
(UNIDO), the Durban Investment Promotion Agency (DIPA), the eThekwini
Ethekwini
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,090,126 people speak Zulu...
Municipality and the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
The purpose of the project is to sensitise industry in Durban to the risks and opportunities associated with climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
by creating a platform through which learning and communication between industry and government can take place. The project aims to establish a sustained partnership between the various industries organisations in Durban and the eThekwini Municipality. The partnership is seen as fundamental to responding to climate change and effectively contributing towards climate change mitigation and adaptation within the Durban metropolitan area.
Core areas
The partnership covers three core areas. These are: industry specific interventions; institutional support and; outreach. Specific actions within these core areas assists the partnership in fulfilling its assigned purpose.Industry specific interventions
As part of the first core area, industry specific interventions, engagement with three main existing structures within Durban's industries is seen as critical to the success of the project. These existing industry structures or groupings are: the Durban Automotive Cluster; the Durban Chemical Cluster (DCC) and; the eThekwini Maritime and Logistics Cluster (EMLC).These industries are brought together and a process of learning, through the conducting of a number of forums by the DICCPP is realised. These forums designed specifically for the local industry covers issues such as greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
(GHG) assessments (which include carbon footprint calculations, life cycle and supply chain analysis and emission target development); financial implications or opportunities (which include information on carbon taxes, the carbon market, funding streams and investment opportunities); new technologies in renewable energy; waste management and finally; climate change response strategies.,
Institutional support
The second core area of the DICCPP is providing an institutional support mechanism for actively driving and monitoring industry climate change response activities in Durban. In this regard, the DICCPP is working closely with the eThekwini Energy Office to develop a climate change mitigation competency in the municipal structure.Outreach
The third core area of the DICCPP is called outreach and this is seen as an important part of the project in that it seeks to creates an awareness about climate change issues. A 'carbon footprint video' is being developed within the eThekwini communications department and serves to assist industry to quantify their carbon footprintCarbon footprint
A carbon footprint has historically been defined as "the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person.". However, calculating a carbon footprint which conforms to this definition is often impracticable due to the large amount of data required, which is...
. The DICCPP is also working with the Imagine Durban team running an Electricity Saving Competition within business in the city.