Cities Leading the Way: Combatting Plastic Pollution for a Sustainable and Circular Future

Welcome, Agenda & Moderation     

• Ms. Gulnara Roll, Head, Cities Unit, UNEP  

Opening remarks    

• Ms. Elizabeth Mrema, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP  

Panel discussion: Policy perspective and solutions implemented by Cities  

• Ms. Cristina Bueti, Counsellor on Focus Group on metaverse, International Telecommunication Union  

• Ms. Paramita Dey, Senior Research Officer, National Institute of Urban Affairs  

• Mr. Pierluigi Manzione, National Focal point for the Intergovernmental negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution, Ministry of environment and energy security Directorate general for EU and international affairs  

Participant discussion  

• All participants  

Summary and closing: Response of the youth to the technical panel  

• Youth delegate (TBC) 

• Ms. Gulnara Roll, Head, Cities Unit, UNEP