New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell will participate in the United Nations' Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to develop an international agreement on plastic pollution, the mayor's office announced Wednesday.
"This invitation speaks directly to New Orleans’ position as a global leader in combatting the ongoing climate crisis," Cantrell said. "Through this international convening of leaders, we aim for immediate and necessary global support to scale these necessary solutions and create a healthier and more sustainable future for generations to come."
The mayor leaves today and will return to New Orleans next week, on November 15.
The mayor's office says Cantrell will participate in a November 12 speaking engagement alongside Vice Governor Dr. Mei Ling Quezon-Brown of Siquijor Province in the Philippines and organized by WWF and Bloomberg Philanthropies-Beyond Petrochemicals, titled "Local Impacts, Local Solutions: Cities Leading the Way."
The session will be attended by up to 300 attendees including government representatives, business leaders, scientists, and more.
