Richard Chemla

DEPUTY MAYOR AND VP OF THE NICE CÔTE-D’AZUR METROPOLIS

Deputy Mayor of Nice in charge of Health, Ecology and Well-being and Vice President of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis in charge of the Ecological Transition, Dr Richard Chemla has been raising awareness for more than thirty years to protect the Mediterranean environment by highlighting the importance of safeguarding biodiversity to protect humans.

A neuroanesthetist and resuscitator by training, with a diploma in environmental health and diving medicine, he is the founder of the Centre de Découverte Mer et Montagne (CDMM), which provides environmental education for all audiences, particularly through workshops and activities.

He founded the "EMN", the Euro-Mediterranean Network, which brings together associations from all the countries around the Mediterranean. Richard Chemla is for many "the voice of the sea", then daily chronicler on France Bleu Azur with "Planète Bleue" for more than 20 years, for our Southern Region.

This detailed understanding of the impact of the environment on human health gives him today, alongside Christian Estrosi, a first-rate expertise to face global challenges and to accompany decision-makers and citizens alike in an ecological transition process based on innovative and local solutions. This is the case of the current Health, Environmental Safety and Risk Management Agency, which supports populations and coordinates local responses to risks.