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" On the 15th & 16th October 2013 the third Clean Technology business and investment matchmaking conference for the African continent is to be held at the Killarney Country Club, Lower Houghton South Africa. Called Viridis Africa, the…"

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What is your name?: Guy

What organisation do you work for?: South African National Biodiversity Institute

What country are you based in?: South Africa

Please summarise your areas of climate-change expertise (in terms of subjects and geographical areas): Ecology, Biodiversity, Plant population demography, Dispersal and migration, Wildfire, Atmospheric CO2 fertilization, Photosynthesis, Plant water relations,

What is your telephone number?: +27217998707

Do you have a Skype account?: yes but not too keen to share it :(

Which languages can you give interviews in?: English

What is your website address?: http://sanbi.org.za

Please use this section to introduce yourself in more detail so the administrator can decide whether to approve your membership: I am a graduate of the Universities of Stellenbosch (B.Sc. 1981), Cape Town (M.Sc. 1989), and Natal (Ph.D. 1996), and have worked as a researcher in ecology for the South African National Biodiversity Institute since 1983. My main areas of work have been in plant ecophysiology, biogeography and species ranges, population demography and dispersal, and aspects of systems ecology. I began undertaking climate change-related ecological/ecophysiological studies in South Africa during the early 1990’s, and now lead the Climate Change and BioAdaptation Program of my Institute. I have collaborated with several scientists, research groups and NGO’s internationally on global change research. I was LA on TAR, CLA for AR4, and have been lead author of several policy-related international and national government reports (eg CBD ahteg report on cc and biodiversity, 2009). I have authored >100 publications, including notorious Thomas et al Nature 2004 paper on species extinction risk. As a research fellow of Conservation International, I co-authored their popular book “A climate for life” published in 2008. I have been appointed as CLA for AR5 on WG2 Adaptation chapter, with Richard Klein as co-CLA

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At 9:59 on March 23, 2013, Suza Adam said…: On the 15th & 16th October 2013 the third Clean Technology business and investment matchmaking conference for the African continent is to be held at the Killarney Country Club, Lower Houghton South Africa.

Called Viridis Africa, the event is dedicated to entrepreneurs and corporates who are seeking funding to introduce clean technology solutions and services.

Principals who would present their business opportunities at this event would have the audience of numerous local and foreign investors, stratified according to their interest and investment criteria.

Investors would include venture capital, private equity, project and corporate finance outfits and project developers dedicated to the cleantech sector. They would also include North American, European funding agencies, major Asian industrial conglomerates, technology specific investment funds and major companies who seek strategic alliance and acquisitions.

Entrepreneurs from all over Africa are invited to submit a business plan for inclusion in the programme. Interested parties can mail their cleantech proposals to suza@viridisafrica.com