Context
Samsun is a city on the north coast of Turkey with a population of around 1.4 million people. Samsun Province is the most developed city of the Black Sea region and a major port of the Black Sea.
The Samsun CCLL will focus on Kizilirmak Delta which is a Ramsar site included in the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List and is the most important delta plain along the Black Sea coast of Turkey. It has a total area of 56,000 hectares within Samsun city borders. The coastal line to be studied of the delta is approximately 20- 25km.

Challenges and risks
Planned Ecosystem Based Approaches (EBAs)

The other CCLLS
SLIGO
Ireland
DUBLIN
Ireland
OEIRAS
Portugal
BENIDORM
Spain
PROVINCE OF BARCELONA / VILLANOVA I LA GELTRÙ
Spain
BASQUE COUNTRY
Spain
GDANSK
Poland
PIRAN
Slovenia
MASSA
Italy