The Africa Chapter and members of Working Group II (WG II) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was hosted by the Faculty of Law at the Stellenbosch University recently.

Kilimanjaro's melting ice cap is directly threatening Tanzania's coffee farmers, who are reliant on the glacier melt for water. These organic coffee farmers live and grow their coffee under the shady forest canopies on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. As the ice disappears there is less water to grow their crops.

'Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food. There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation.'