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Athens, 15/04/2026
BCA Athens is pleased to welcome Nikos Therapos as Executive Director.
Nikos brings experience in sustainability, public policy, strategy, business development, and stakeholder engagement, with a strong focus on the blue and green economy. He is Director of DOTANK Plus and has worked with organizations across sustainability, impact, and social and environmental innovation.
As Executive Director, Nikos will lead the development of BCA Athens, the first flagship city of the Blue Cities Alliance. His work will focus on building local partnerships, shaping the Athens Vision 2050 process, and helping turn the Blue Cities Model into a practical, locally grounded platform for coastal leadership.
His appointment marks an important step in building the Athens team and advancing the Alliance’s work in Greece.
Athens, 01/04/2026
Alexandra Cousteau Presents the Blue Cities Alliance at the Hellenic Parliament
During the session of the Water Resources Subcommittee of the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection, Cousteau presented the Blue Cities Alliance as a new model for coastal leadership, designed to help cities turn their relationship with the sea into a source of resilience, prosperity, civic pride, and measurable ocean recovery.
The discussion brought together representatives from government, diplomacy, local authorities, sport, education, business, and civil society, underscoring Greece’s growing role in shaping the future of ocean action in the Mediterranean and beyond.
The presentation marked an important step in the development of BCA Athens, the first flagship city of the Blue Cities Alliance, and reinforced the central idea behind the initiative: coastal cities are not only on the front lines of ocean change, they are also among the most powerful places to lead the work of restoration.
Athens, 04/01/2025
Athens signs the Blue Cities Manifesto
On June 4, 2025, Mayor Haris Doukas of Athens signed the Blue Cities Manifesto, making Athens the first city to formally join the Blue Cities Alliance — a global initiative led by Alexandra Cousteau and powered by Oceans 2050.
As a coastal capital with deep maritime heritage and bold climate adaptation leadership, Athens is helping to shape a new vision for how cities can reconnect with the ocean—advancing regeneration, resilience, and prosperity.This marks an important milestone in the growing movement of coastal cities rising to meet today’s environmental and social challenges. With Athens setting the tone, more cities are preparing to follow.