Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 30 January 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The South African Weather Services says it continues to rely on alternative channels to render critical marine, aviation and severe weather services. This is pending the recovery and restoration of compromised information and communication technology systems. The ICT systems went down on Sunday night after a security breach by criminal elements. Spokesperson Oupa Segalwe says thus far, their services have not been interrupted:

# The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research says it is monitoring the increased wind disruptions affecting fruit exporters at the port of Cape Town. Wind speeds of over 80 kilometres per hour have affected operations in recent days. Over the last few years, the port lost, on average, one-thousand-200 hours of operational time a year as a result of extreme wind disruptions. The CSIR says it will continue providing weather data to help with port operations and logistics.

# And finally, Namibia is determined to build a green industrial ecosystem despite some significant economies pulling back from climate action. This comes as president Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris climate agreement, the world’s most important effort to tackle rising temperatures. He has also suspended all Inflation Reduction Act funding disbursements for clean energy construction and manufacturing projects. Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Commissioner, James Mnyupe, says the country’s efforts to set up a green industrial ecosystem are being impacted by geopolitics:

Stay tuned for more news………….