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The Green Economy
Research Groupings
associated with this theme
Energy Research Centre
The Energy Research Centre (ERC) conducts high-quality,
targeted and relevant research, as well as offering
postgraduate opportunities at master’s and doctoral
levels. The main research areas are energy efficiency;
energy, environment and climate change; energy
poverty and development; and energy systems analysis
and planning. The staff of the ERC have qualifications
in engineering, natural and environmental sciences,
urban and regional planning, economics, law, politics,
sociology, and anthropology.
Director: Professor KF Bennett
E-mail: kevin.bennett@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.erc.uct.ac.za
Centre for Occupational and
Environmental Health Research
The Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health
Research aims to be a principal centre of occupational
and environmental health research, teaching and
training, occupational medical clinical services, policy
advice, technical consultancy services and advocacy,
and a source of supportive outreach activities in South
Africa, parts of Africa, and internationally. It conducts
multidisciplinary research, teaching and service provision
that integrate laboratory, clinical, epidemiological, and
policy skills in relation to occupational health problems
that have high priority in Southern Africa. This is in order
to facilitate identification and improved characterisation
of these and other problems, and to better understand
the determinants of these problems and their solutions.
The centre explores and develops means of maintaining
the health of individuals and the environment, especially
the work environment, and of preventing the development
of health problems in those exposed to injurious
environments at work or more generally. Public policy
research is conducted into issues ranging from toxic or
injurious exposures through to health surveillance, and the
functioning of relevant health services. Inter-institutional
research, teaching and service (including outreach)
collaboration and capacity development are priorities of
the centre, along with fostering local and global networks
for occupational and environmental health promotion
through collaboration with the United Nations and other
agencies, notably the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The centre is currently a WHO Collaborating Centre for
Occupational Health.
Director: Professor A Dalvie
E-mail: aqiel.dalvie@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.coehr.uct.ac.za
Environment Evaluation Unit
Please refer to page 110