EMD Cities Network: the Mayors' challenges: Our mission: Restore our ocean and waters- Cities to the rescue (Introduction)

Presentation of the features of the round table hosting cities and introduction to the five challenges

Moderator:

• Stephen Davies, Adviser, European Commission - DG MARE

Speakers:

• Kestutis Sadauskas, Mission Ocean Manager, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General “Maritime Affairs and Fisheries”, DG MARE

• Paloma Aba Garrote, Director, Cinea European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

• Elisabet Babic, President, North Sea Commission

• Bo Hansen – Mayor, Svendborg Municipality (DK)

• Frédérique Bonnard-Le Floc'h, Vice-President, Brest Metropole (F)

• Annagiulia Randi, Deputy Mayor, Ravenna Municipality (I)

• Kieran McCarthy, Lord Mayor, Cork City Council (EI)

• Jan de Boer, Mayor, Den Helder Municipality (NL)

A brief description of Mayors Challenges you may find here:

• Brest Challenge

• Cork Challenge

•  Den Helder Challenge

• Ravenna Challenge

• Svendborg Challenge