Climate Change Act, 2024 (Act No. 22 of 2024)Chapter 2 : Policy Alignment and Institutional Arrangements8. Provincial Forums on Climate Change |
| (1) | Every Premier’s intergovernmental forum, established in terms of section 16 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, also serves as a Provincial Forum on Climate Change. |
| (2) | Sections 17 and 19 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act apply to a Provincial Forum on Climate Change. |
| (3) | A Provincial Forum on Climate Change must— |
| (a) | coordinate climate change response actions in the relevant province in accordance with this Act; and |
| (b) | provide a report to the President’s Coordinating Council in terms of section 20(a) of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, which report must include climate change considerations. |
| (4) | A Provincial Forum on Climate Change may establish an intergovernmental technical support structure in terms of section 30 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act if there is a need for formal technical support to the Provincial Forum on Climate Change. |