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Front row L to R: Mr Dan Khumalo (Chairman of steering committee); Prof. V.S.B. Mtetwa (Pro-Vice ChancellorUNISWA); Prof. C.M. Magagula (Vice Chancellor, UNISWA); Mr. S. Zuke (Director, Acting Executive Director,SEA); Mr. M. Mlipha (MESA Chair, UNISWA)Back row L to R: Dr C.N. Magagula (Biological Sciences, UNISWA); Dr T. Ndlovu (Chemistry, UNISWA); Ms P.Mdziniso (Min. of Agriculture); Dr T.A.M. Mahlaba (Head, Biological Sciences, UNISWA); Mr Ncamiso (SEA); MrI.G. Dladla (SEA); Ms C. Mhlanga (SEA); Mr B. Nkhabindze (SEA); Ms C. Dlaminiof the current MoA but on other activities that havebeen undertaken jointly by the two institutions. Hementioned that UNISWA, as an institution, accordssuch collaborations serious attention. He concludedby assuring SEA that UNISWA has the capacity andexpertise to deliver on its obligations included in theAgreement. Mr. D. Khumalo, Chairman of the steeringcommittee sounded his committee’s appreciationof the collaboration with UNISWA to mainstreamBiotechnology and Biosafety issues in programmes andactivities of higher education institutions. He mentionedthat the mainstreaming plan was presented to thesteering committee and was approved hence the speedyconclusion of the MoA process.Mr M. Mlipha highlighted that the plan will beimplemented by the MESA Implementation Committee(MIC) under the Academic Development Centre atUNISWA. The MIC has gained experience in theimplementation of similar projects from its on-goingactivities to mainstream environment and sustainabilityin programmes and practices at UNISWA and affiliatedinstitutions. The MIC was constituted by UNISWAmanagement in January 2011 to lead the mainstreamingof environment and sustainability at UNISWA. MrMlipha further presented the key activities to beimplemented in phase 1 of the mainstreaming planwhich include inter alia audit of existing programmesand practices in relevant institutions to ascertain levelsof integration of Biotechnology and Biosafety issues,production of training materials on Biotechnology andBiosafety, awareness raising seminar for leaders ofinstitutions of higher education and training and others.The launch concluded with the signing and exchangeof the MoA documents between the Vice Chancellorof University of Swaziland and the acting ExecutiveDirector of Swaziland Environment Authority.4UNISWA News - October 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND, THROUGH ITS MESA CHAIR, HOSTEDTHE SARUA CLIMATE CHANGE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPBy Mr. Mandla MliphaThe University of Swaziland (UNISWA),alongside Universities of Botswana (UB) andZambia (UNZA), was accorded the SADCMESA Chair which was accompanied by seed fundingto support environment and sustainability activities atUNISWA. The MESA chair has supported a numberof activities within and outside UNISWA includingMozambique. In its existence, the UNISWA MSAChair collaborated with other entities, especiallythe SADC-Regional Environmental EducationProgramme (REEP) to host national and regionalmeetings and workshops.On June 06 -07, 2013 the UNISWA MESA Chaircollaborated with HEMA (Higher Education AfricaManagement consortium to host the SARUA (SouthernAfrican Regional Universities Association) mappingworkshop on climate change capacity development.The workshop was within the overall Climate ChangeCounts initiative which is intended to strengtheninguniversities’ contributions to climate compatibledevelopmentin southern Africa.Climate compatible development (CCD) is lowcarbon, climate resilient development. The concepthas been developed in recognition of the urgent needfor adaptation, given current climate variability andthe severity of projected climate impacts that willaffect the region; and the need to reduce emissionsas rapidly as possible to avoid more catastrophicclimate change in the future. Thus while CCD can beframed in different ways, given nationally and locallyspecific development trajectories, it does require thatcurrent and future climate risks are mainstreamed intodevelopment, and that both adaptation and mitigationare integral goals of development.In the southern African context, poverty reductionwould be a desired co-benefit. Uncertainties in majordrivers of change, including climate, socio-economicand political risks, necessitate that CCD be viewed as aniterative process, in which vulnerability identificationand risk reduction responses are revised on the basis ofcontinuing learning. Climate compatible developmentopens up new opportunities for interdisciplinary andtrans-disciplinary research, teaching and engagementwith communities, policy makers and practitioners.The participants were drawn from various climatechange stakeholders including a recognisablerepresentation from UNISWA while others were fromthe Swaziland Meteorological services, SwazilandEnvironment Authority, Swaziland ElectricityCompany, Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA),UNDP, UNESCO, Swaziland National TrustCommission, Teacher Training Colleges, SouthernAfrican University (SANU) to name but a few (Figure1).The participants were welcome to the workshopand UNISWA by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. CiscoMagagula. In his remarks the VC mentioned the maincauses of climate change as activities of human beingsand further estimated the proportions of dangers andvulnerabilities due to climate change hence citedthe seriousness of climate change impacts on humanbeings they will remain unmitigated. He concluded bypaying tribute to SARUA and HEMA for undertakingsuch an important and ambitious programme onclimate change and stressed his personal pleasure thatUNISWA, as a founder member of SARUA is hostingthis important workshop.The official opening addressed was done by thePrincipal Secretary of the Ministry of Education andTraining, Mr Pat Muir, who was representing theHonourable Minister. Mr Muir started his address bystating his personal pleasure to note that the workshopwas well attended and to see a recognisable number ofteachers among the participants. He urged participantsto make their contributions “without fear or favour”so that the outcome of the workshop helps the wholeworld and ensure the mainstreaming of Climate changein the school curriculum. He concluded his addressby encouraging participants to learn from nationsthat are already ahead in addressing climate changeissues and share of information between sciences andhumanities as well as across disciplines. Facilitationof the workshop was conducted jointly by HEMA’sPenny Urquhart and Botha Kruger as well as theUNISWA MESA Chair Coordinator Mandla Mlipha.UNISWA News - October 2013 5
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