The main objective of this project is the preparation of an environmental management plan and investment strategy for the purpose of the improvement and the protection of the water quality of the Marmara Sea. The most important components of this plan are:

• Strategic options to achieve and maintain the required water quality objectives;
• Long-term master plan with the definition and the analysis of the environmental projects that contribute to improvement of the environmental system;
• Assessment of the expected investment costs, implementation schedule and setting of priorities of the individual projects.

ECORYS was responsible for the provision of justified bankable projects and related tender documents to be financed by international/national credit institutions. This includes the following activities:

• overview of financing sources;
• selection of two bankable projects that will be elaborated in detail (technically, economically and financially).