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13 November 2008

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) will host the Ten Years of Environmental Impact Assessment conference in Somerset West, Cape Town from 24 to 25 November 2008.

The conference will provide a retrospective view of environmental impact assessment (EIA) as a regulated tool for environmental impact management in South Africa since 1997 and will afford a wide range of stakeholders the opportunity to share their experiences with EIA.

Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism will officially open the conference on Monday, 24 November 2008 at 09h00.

The conference will also benchmark the South African EIA experience against the international experience and present the outcomes of a study done to review the effectiveness and efficiency of EIA in South Africa. Moreover the conference will provide a platform to discuss and seek resolutions towards the development of a new strategy on environmental impact management for South Africa.

Media is invited to attend the conference

Opening details:

Venue: Lord Charles Hotel, corner Faure and Stellenbosch roads, Somerset West
Date: Monday, 24 November 2008
Time: 09h00 (Registration from 07h30)

RSVP:
Judith van der Merwe
Tel: 012 310 3309
Cell: 083 321 2617
E-mail: jvdmerwe@deat.gov.za

Sanet Krugel
Tel: 021 465 7240
E-mail: skrugel@deat.gov.za

For further information and the conference programme click on the link below:
http://www.mongoose.co.za/eia/default.html

Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
13 November 2008
Source: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (http://www.environment.gov.za)