Lead organization: The National Administration Romanian Waters, Dobrogea – Litoral Water Basin Administration
Partners: Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities UBBSLA, Bulgaria Centre for Regional Studies, Ukraine
Ecological Counseling Center Cahul, Moldova
Turkish Marine Research Foundation
Sinop Special Provincial Administration, Turkey
Foundation for the Protection of Natural Life, Turkey
Duration: 24 months (January 2013 – January 2015)
Funding organization: Joint Operational Programme “BLACK SEA BASIN 2007-2013”

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Overall Objective: To improve the quality of maritime environment using common innovative methodologies for Integrated Coastal Zone Management plans within the Black Sea region to assure the economical use of the common natural resources in a sustainable manner

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
1.To develop common and coherent ICZM approach within the regions, base for sustainable development of the area and improvement of environmental quality
2.To provide integrated support for the stakeholders (local and regional authorities, private companies and NGOs)
3.To increase the level of public participation in the decision-making process on environment using innovative methods

PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

1. Developing an ICZM common approach in Project area (Evaluation of ICZM administrative schemes, indicators, methodologies, decision making process and specific issues in each Project region; Evaluation report of the political commitments strategies and actions plans adopted by the Governments in relation with EU obligations; Organizing workshop “Integrated Coastal Zone Management: today and tomorrow”; Working groups on Indicators and Methodologies; Delivering the Technical Toolkit Black Sea ICZM)
2. Creating resources for Black Sea Basin ICZM (Drafting an ICZM Regional Partnership Guide within Black Sea; Elaborating ICZM Partnership Toolkit within Black Sea Area: Developing oh human resources for ICZM approach – theoretical and practica training)
3. Public participation in ICZM process (Organizing an awareness campaign about the role of the citizens in bottom-up ICZM process; Creating a Guide for public authorities on “How to involve citizens in ICZM process”)
4. Visibility of the Action (Creating the project visual identity concept and the communication strategy; Managing mass-media communications; Creating and maintaining the website platform of the project; Printing information and promotion materials)

Target group: Selected members of the working groups: 16 persons (3 from national public authority, 4 from regional authorities/government, 7 from NGOs and 2 from research/educational institutions); Participants in training and study visit on ICZM: 24 persons, 2 from each partner/ associates. These members of the target group will be public workers as well representatives of the private sector, including NGOs; Participants 250 persons to the 5 Regional Workshop on ICZM Partnership; Experts within local/regional public institutions, research/educational institutes and NGOs working on ICZM related matters within Project Regions; 500 citizens participating in the public debates regarding participatory process to ICZM approach.