Ramaphosa added that it was in tribute to this legacy that tributes to Molewa had been received from the environmental and conservation community around the globe.
“She was a key figure in international environmental governance and was a leading voice in the development of and the subsequent adoption of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
“The late Dr Molewa executed her role as Minister of Environmental Affairs with diligence‚ with excellence and with dedication.
“She lent immense stature and gravity to the role.
“She has ensured that the conservation of the environment has become a catalyst to advance the objectives of the National Development Plan.
“We have lost a leader who was widely respected on the world stage‚ due in large part to her role in the global effort to combat climate change‚” Ramaphosa said.
He added that It was under her leadership that South Africa had formulated its first National Climate Change Response Policy and National Adaption Strategy.