. The lower level is a parking basement; it was being partitioned to host the UN VIP offices, UNFCCC staff offices, media and broadcasting services, country delegates, COP17 Presidency South Africa. . The media centre will host 1100 accredited journalists. . There were already 194 countries registered for participation and space is reserved for them on commercial basis. . Security issues have been taken into consideration. There will be 200 South African security police on site; they will be complimented by 65 UN security team and additional security from the ICC Durban. . In case of fire or any emergency, there is an escape route connecting the three levels of the conference venue. Fire marshals are on stand-by in case of need. . The construction of the temporary units was not yet completed. However, the process of erecting the walls was reported to take 4 days, and the management was convinced the process will be accomplished on schedule. Level 1 . The main entrance for country delegations will be located on this level for easy access to the meeting rooms. . All meeting rooms will be located on this level. . There will be 2 plenary venues from which live video feeds will be relayed or broadcast to the outside world. . Temporary units will be constructed which will be utilised for meeting rooms, press conference areas, UN security offices, documents distribution centre, catering, prayer/meditation, medical suites and interpretation booths. . All the temporary structures will be air conditioned. . The meeting rooms will be able to accommodate a number of people ranging from 20-500 as per the participants' requirements.