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Mayor Cantrell traveling again, to Dubai, for environmental conference

Mayor Cantrell traveling again, to Dubai, for environmental conference
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 29: A banner hangs in a venue at the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference the day before its official opening on November 29, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The COP28 is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change.
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell today began a trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for COP28, the United Nations climate summit.

COP28 got underway today, and runs through December 12.


According to the mayor's office, this year's event is the first COP conference to give mayors a platform.

"Over the past few years, our city has seen increasingly stronger storms, and more recently, life-threatening heat waves and a prolonged drought that damaged our greenspace and contributed to a saltwater intrusion that threatened our drinking water," said Mayor Cantrell in a statement. "These negative impacts, as a result of climate change, speak to the importance of attending COP28 and meeting with fellow leaders, experts and advocates as we take collective, global action towards eliminating these risks and creating a safer, healthier environment for our people."

The mayor is set to return Thursday, December 7.

Just weeks ago, the mayor was in Kenya for a UN meeting on plastics pollution.