environment-ministers

"For many years Butterworth was one of the dirtiest towns in the country. The Department of Environmental Affairs through Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Programme have turned that situation around by declaring the War on Waste by implementing [these] projects"

"Funding of waste services is one of the areas that we need to put more energy in along with a need to maximize on efficient budgeting and utilisation of available resources sparingly. It is often a cry of local government that there are no funds to carry out waste delivery functions, often referred to as ‘unfunded mandates’. We are working closely with National Treasury to ensure that funds for waste management are allocated and that they are sufficient, however; local government has to put systems in place for efficient budgeting and be able to achieve more with less"

"We have a lot of projects that we want youth to be involved in. We need to instil the passion, so that they can see this sector as another career path"

"The country is water scarce and in provinces such as Northern Cape, this is an issue of life and death. These plants are available everywhere in the world not only in South Africa"

"There are many alien plants and they are categorised according to its use. We have introduced biological control that can provide complete control of the problem, it reduces the need for using a chemical substance"

"These projects will generate approximately 2 536 work opportunities and 5 500 full-time equivalent opportunities, over two years. The beneficiaries of this programme will help in achieving the Government’s objective of responsible coastal management by contributing to the development and maintenance of coastal infrastructure along the coast. They will also assist municipalities in obtaining and maintaining blue flag status for their beaches, regular coastal clean-ups, as well as the removal of invasive alien vegetation"

"My personal challenge has been to push women in this congress. The president of Tunisia affirmed his commitment to double the number of women in the congress of the Constitutional Democratic Rally. In the recent elections, if there was a list of five to seven candidates, we were obliged to vote for at least one woman."

"Women have a new interest in political issues. Of course, women are a little concerned about their new powers. We don’t want to seem aggressive or in competition with men. We want acceptance from men."

"when a man is elected ,he wants to be in charge ,he doesn't feel the need to move his chair .when a woman enters the political field ,if she is asked to go to the rural villages ,she does it ."

"We are not a bomb to be defused. We are a dynamic force for progress that no one can stop."

"All talk to democracy is bulls— without equality with men…when will the bomb of Arab woman explode? I’m speaking here of her ability, her ambition, her liberty, strength and rights."

"In parallel, we have been taking steps to expand our use of modern methods of irrigation to maximise our efficient use of water."

"Olympic committees need to leverage the mobilisation capacities and resources of sport to improve outcomes in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."

"African disaster adaptation management and response capacity mechanism is the best way to ensure our continent’s resilience in the face of various challenges, while seeking solutions that can reduce the impact of climate-induced risks."

"I now cherish the ability to be surprised by things that come up unexpectedly, by beautiful things and new perspectives that emerge out of the blue, even in the most conventional and repetitive settings. The ability to be surprised surprises me."

"It was impossible to underestimate the kind of concerns that Egypt has and that it is very important to stress the need for international support to face up to these as part of a wider commitment to working with the rest of the international community on reducing currently dangerous levels of global warming."

". Remembering that what women need… is a voice and a job"

"Agreeing on a new, fair and ambitious collective quantitative target that takes into account the needs and priorities of developing countries is the first negotiating priority for the COP29."

"The ministers are expected to present ideas and solutions during the session on how to bridge the gaps to achieve a successful outcome in Baku, and that the dialogue will contribute to increasing ambition and accelerating work to develop scenarios for more political participation."

"Though current legislation is more favorable to women than ever before in Egypt."

"It is expected that the parties will make significant progress towards this goal and will participate in developing the objective framework for a draft negotiating text that includes the progress achieved, stressing the need for progress on the technical and political tracks."

"We are really working hard to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, and we are also working on improving the efficiency of our energy usage."

"This is what we call the circular economy, in the sense that we turn organic waste into natural fertilisers and recycle all solid waste."

"On agriculture, too, we have been moving quite fast, with an ambitious scheme to coat irrigation canals to reduce the level of evaporation that comes with increases of temperature level"

"During the past six, and since the country signed the Paris Agreement that came out of the 2015 Paris Conference on Climate Change, Egypt has been fully invested in measures to protect its shores from rising sea levels."

"Challenge the definition of entrepreneurship and look at the well being of people around us. Social entrepreneurship is a transition phase. Examine the whole concept of business and profit: if it's not social, then it's bad business."

"We have also been well aware of the possibly devastating impacts of increased levels of seawater leakage onto agricultural land and have been adopting measures to stop this because we cannot afford to compromise our agricultural land. Maintaining agricultural land is part of the global work to reduce global warming."

"This strict code of conduct has its roots in the patriarchal culture…of the country,and exerts enormous influence on society. So, the mindset of patriarchy is still there,”"

"Promoting women’s rights because it will spur development and economic growth is a powerful way for the United States to advance its foreign policy in the future."

"But there is something beautiful in the ability to create and I think that is the driving force, it is an attempt to create, to build, to be a witness, to tell stories when everything else doesn’t make sense and you know that your possibility to change things on the ground is not so high."

"think it is very hard to imagine what your driving forces are and often one has to ask again and again, what’s the point of doing this, what’s the point of doing this, what’s the point of doing this."

"often feel like, because of the situation we are in, there is no point in doing this. But I think there is also just joy, in finding that things come together, the joy of writing, even though I really find writing gruesome."

"If your work is about trauma and repression, it’s hard to be hopeful."

"An increase in average female education by just three years can lower fertility rates and increase female support of political change and ability to be independent."

"We are not in a position to allow the economy to slow down. We need to get the economy to grow, but we could make it grow in a green direction, and we can create green job opportunities,"

"a lot of our experience of the world but sometimes they take over too much and I think maybe there is something else to be explored, something more than defeat."

"There remains a huge gap between the vision and reality. Why? Because the big debate is how to blend Islamic politics and respect for women’s rights,”"

"We need women to have self-confidence that they can change, that this is the revolution we need and this is the revolution we deserve."

"Egypt has made remarkable progress in implementing the goals of the global framework for biodiversity at the national level."

"The multilateral system is under pressure to demonstrate its ability to achieve results at the required speed and scale, adding that COP29 will be a decisive test for the Paris Agreement and global climate action and cooperation on a large scale."

"Daddy, that's what we all call him. We come from the Ahmed's Family of the Aguchimeachi Family... as an Ahmed was an Ahmed. Ahmed Family of the Aguchimeachi Family. I grew in and out of his house, Mummy was the eldest I was the youngest. So it's kind of a fair place that I moved in with her when she was into her business. And honestly and sincerely, daddy has always being a true brother to me. He supports that we were never ever discriminate against. He was there for us at all times..."

"We, as a country, recognise the urgency of responding to climate change urgently, within this decade of action. Time is running out… This is also why, this congress – LoCS4Africa 2020 – with its focus on finance for change could not be more important at this juncture in history."

"In a circular economy, no waste is wasted said Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya in the sustainability of Rwanda on how Rwanda's young innovators are building a circular economy."

"Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya said that Rwanda as a country recognize the urgency of responding to climate change urgently in the voices of LoCS4AFRICA 2020"

"We are excited to be supporting Global Citizen in its campaigning efforts this year, especially on climate change. Rwanda has placed green growth at the center of creating sustainable jobs, improving communities’ livelihoods, and enhancing climate resilience across the board, and Global Citizen is an important channel for people to effect positive change. Its advocacy role can also raise global awareness to act on the challenges that Rwanda and other developing nations face because of climate change."

"Rwanda is a country open for green investments"

"Exchange of knowlege, experience between schoolsand youth, environmental sound technologies and cooperation boost green investment."

"We have publications, and we need to use case studies of where we are winning, to speak out in international Climate Change gatherings to tell these stories."

"Poland will not only deliver food aid, but I guaranteed (Ukrainian Agriculture) Minister Roman Leshchenko that all refugees are safe and have all they need."

"There is great damage to biodiversity (caused by the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami), and it could even impact human health. And so it has been ordered that the area is cut off for all kinds of activity."