Support for Investment preparation under the Danube-Black Sea (DABLAS) Task Force

The overall objective(s) of the contract will be to improve investments in projects particularly related to the protection of the water and water related ecosystems in the Danube and the Black Sea region under the DABLAS Task Force.

To this end the contractor will prepare investment projects aimed at improving water quality in the target countries by moving priority projects from identified problems and pollution hot-spots to bankable projects. The contractor should accomplish this by working with relevant existing institutions including International Financing Institutions, National Development Banks, National and local water authorities and water utilities and by ensuring that that administrative structures in the beneficiaries are enabling efficient structuring of the needed investments.

While preparing the above-mentioned projects, the contractor should to the maximum extent possible aim at building in-country experience in structuring water investments including inter alia capacity building and improving stakeholder dialogue..