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Climate Change Act, 2024 (Act No. 22 of 2024)

Chapter 2 : Policy Alignment and Institutional Arrangements

9. Municipal Forums on Climate Change

 

(1) Every district intergovernmental forum, established in terms of section 24 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, also serves as a Municipal Forum on Climate Change.

 

(2) Sections 25 and 27 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act apply to a Municipal Forum on Climate Change.

 

(3) A Municipal Forum on Climate Change must—
(a) coordinate climate change response actions for those activities within the operational control of the relevant municipality in accordance with this Act; and
(b) provide a report on such actions to the relevant Provincial Forum on Climate Change.

 

(4) A Municipal 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 Municipal Forum on Climate Change.