Cape Town, South Africa, 17th March, 2007

Workshop for participants in the seventh annual Parliamentary Network on the World Bank Conference

Summary report

The e-Parliament organised a ninety-minute workshop, as one of a series of parallel workshops offered to participants in the seventh annual conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB). The issue addressed during the e-Parliament workshop was ‘Climate Change and Developing Nations’, more specifically the likely impacts of climate change on developing countries, and the opportunities offered by energy efficiency and renewables to promote energy access for all.

Participants in the workshop, listening to Chair Steen Gade MP (Denmark), and presenters Dr. KWame Ampofo MP (Ghana) and Suresh Prabhu MP (India)

Approximately 40 Members of Parliament, as well a number of other interested parties, attended the e-Parliament workshop and heard presentations from three experts on various aspects of the climate debate. The workshop began with three presentations on the likely effects of climate change on Africa and other developing nations and how best to address those effects, and they were followed by questions and a lively discussion between the participating legislators and presenters.