At COP17, the Foundation co-hosted a high-level event with COP17 President and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, on 7 December 2011 entitled “Women and Climate Change: beyond Durban”. The event convened women Ministers and deputy Ministers, negotiators, key civil society figures and senior women leaders to discuss a human-centered approach to climate change that incorporates gender and sustainable development.