Happy Khambule

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Happy Moderator

Happy Khambule

Official party delegate to the UNFCCC

Happy Khambule studied law at the University of Johannesburg and was recognized by the British Council as a Global Change-maker and International Climate Champion in 2008 and 2010. In 2013, he was selected as one of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. Happy is the former Greenpeace Africa senior political advisor on climate and energy. Currently, Happy is an official party delegate to the UNFCCC and negotiates various issues such as Paris Agreement implementation and Response Measures. Happy serves on the Paris Agreement Compliance Committee. He is a non-executive director in Mansa Advisory. He serves on various boards, including the Earthlife Africa board and the CleanCity SA board, as an independent non-executive board chairperson. 

Happy is part of the inaugural President's Coordinating Commission on Climate Change (PCC) and is Business Unity South Africa's head of environment and energy.

 

Sessions moderated by Happy Khambule
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
Time
Room
Event
Session
Speakers

Tuesday, 17 May

12:30 14:15
Second stage
Thematic Panel

The panel discusses strategies to prevent child labour during/after a crisis, building on the ongoing humanitarian response and focusing specifically on children involved.