MEDIA ADVISORY

African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) at COP19/CMP9

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: The Conference of African Ministers on Environment will be held in preparation for the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP19) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 9th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP9).

WHEN: Sunday, 17 November 2013

TIME: 9:00am – 4:30pm
WHERE: Warsaw, Poland (Radisson Blu Hotel)
WHO: The African Union Commission (AUC) and AMCEN Secretariat.
WHY:
The conference is expected to discuss issues related to the current negotiation position of Africa at the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP19) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 9th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP9).
PARTICIPANTS: African Ministers, AU Commission, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Ministers of AU Member States, Civil Society Organizations, Development Partners, Regional Institutions, and National Experts, among others.

Journalists are invited to attend and cover the event on Sunday 17 November 2013, at 9:00am at the Radisson Blu Hotel, in Warsaw, Poland.

Attached is the programme:

For further information and interview request please contact:

Dr. Mahmoud Moustafa
Policy Officer for Water and Environment
Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission
MoustafaM@africa-union.org

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke
Directorate of Information and Communication
African Union Commission
molalett@africa-union.org
molalet24t@yahoo.com

Tel: (+48 51 7665 081)