Jones Muleso Kharika, Director of resource use, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa interview: Rio Conventions Pavilion, CBD COP11, 15/10/2012 – Jones Muleso Kharika, Director of resource use at the South African Department of Environmental Affairs says biodiversity can be a potent climate change adaptation tool by creating more resilient ecosystems.

He also says that there is nothing wrong with the Rio Conventions setting ambitious targets but the funding must keep pace to ensure objectives don’t move out of sight.