A Kelowna student is one of two Canadian high school delegates who will be attending the COP28 United Arab Emirates Student Leadership Summit.

Grade 12 student Erin Work will represent 脡cole Okanagan Mission Secondary School (OKM) at the summit, with UN accreditation for the Climate Change Conference.

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Work, who is of Indigenous descent, participated in the recent Waves of Change Youth Climate Summit, where she shared her personal climate story and grew her leadership skills, which helped prepare her for this global summit.

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The opportunity for a Central Okanagan student to attend the summit is due to collaboration between the College Board of Canada, the Centre for Global Education, and COPS staff.

COP28 takes place from Dec. 3 to 11 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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