BRICS CAN PLAY LEADING ROLE TO IMPACT CLIMATE: NOMUSA DUBE-NCUBE

Theme, which is Advancing, Strengthening and Building Urban Resilience', focuses attention on addressing urban resilience in the face of challenges faced

BRICS can play a leading role to impact climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience strategies globally, leader of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province Nomusa Dube-Ncube said at the opening of the BRICS Urbanisation Forum in Durban on Wednesday. “Today’s theme, which is ‘Advancing, Strengthening and Building Urban Resilience’, focuses our attention on addressing urban resilience in the face of challenges faced, including climate change. As part of BRICS we too can play a leading role locally and to impact globally in climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience strategies,” Dube-Ncube said.

Joining delegates from the BRICS member countries were Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S. Puri, Director General for Housing for All Mission Kuldip Narayan from India, First Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation and Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development for China Qin Haixiang.