The Young Environmental Professionals of the National Capital Region and the Canadian International Council in association with the Institute of Public Administration of Canada of the National Capital Region held an event on November 22, 2011 featuring Her Excellency Mohau Pheko, South African High Commissioner to Canada. HE Mohau Pheko presented on COP 17- The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa and fielding questions from the audience. The event is took place at City Hall from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Council Chambers.

 About COP 17

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa (COP 17) will take place from November 28-December 9, 2011. This conference will bring together representatives from the world’s governments, international organizations, and civil society, who will seek to advance the implementation of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. Almost 15,000 people representing 194 countries are expected to attend the conference. It is hoped that the result of this conference will be a legally-binding international agreement on climate change which sets the framework for international action beyond the end of the Kyoto commitment period in 2012.