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G20 - ECSWG multimedia
MEETING 2: 14 - 18 JULY EVENTS
SPEECHES &
STATEMENTS
VISUALS:
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18 JULY 2025
IT’S A WRAP! ON THIS NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY, DDG MAESELA KEKANA THANKS MEMBER STATE DELEGATES
MINISTER'S COUCH: FIRESIDE CHAT AT G20 ECSWG MEETING 2
G20 ECSWG MEETING 2 SIDE EVENT ON THE INVESTMENT OF LAND - 17 JULY
The event looks at the G20 strategies for profitable restoration and resilient economies.
G20 ECSWG MEETING 2: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF BIODIVERSITY-INCLUSIVE AND CLIMATE-SMART MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING - 17 JULY
Unlocking the power of biodiversity-inclusive and climate-smart marine spatial planning has been cited as a key enabler for sustainable blue economies on day 4 of the G20 ECSWG meeting.
MISTER D GEORGE (Dr), LAUNCHES RHINO RENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN - 15 JULY
A defining moment in South Africa's G20 Presidency is the official launch of the legacy project: a focused, coordinated national response to one of the most urgent threats facing South Africa’s biodiversity, and a firm commitment to our continued leadership in global environmental stewardship.
South Africa's responsibility is clear: we are custodians of more than 80% of the continent's white rhino population. This is a legacy we inherited through deliberate, dedicated conservation action over decades. But it is also a legacy at risk.
DEPUTY MINISTER N SINGH OPENS G20 ECSWG WEEKLONG TECHNICAL MEETING - 14 JULY
DEPUTY MINISTER N SINGH PLANTS SA INDIGENOUS TREES WITH G20 SOUTH AFRICA MEMBER STATE DELEGATES - 14 JULY
Poverty, unemployment, hunger, inequality, environmental degradation and climate change are but a few of the formidable and interconnected issues facing the world today. The complexity of these issues, and their fundamental interdependency, as well as the increasingly global nature of market, finance, trade and technology frameworks, calls for enhanced reforms, inclusivity, cooperation and collective action amongst the nations of the world. This is against the backdrop and within the context of rapidly changing geo-political context.
South Africa’s G20 Presidency has outlined an ambitious agenda for this Working Group. Following the successful convening of the inaugural meeting of the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) virtually from 25- 28 March 2025, the original five inter-related priorities have now been expanded into six, with the splitting of the Climate Change and Air Quality priorities into separate areas of focus, which will provide us with an opportunity to delve into these two key issues more deeply and systematically.
We are heartened and encouraged by the support for the priorities for the ECSWG proposed by South Africa from G20 member countries as well as the invited guest countries at the first ECSWG meeting. Since the first meeting in March this year, we have been hard at work developing the programme, deliverables and other key outcomes under this Working Group.
MEETING 1: MAR + JUNE EVENTS
SPEECHES &
STATEMENTS
25 March 2025 - Minister D George (Dr): opening remarks at first meeting of G20 - ECSWG held virtually
I am excited to welcome you to this first meeting of the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group under the South African Presidency. As the international community, together, we committed ourselves to the ambitious agenda to end poverty and hunger...
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