Turkey, policies and progress made on environment and climate justice

To what point is Turkey with environmental protection, climate justice legislation and policies for emissions reduction? We talked about it today with some Turkish and Italian associations.

In the last years, Turkey has made important progress in the field of environmental legislation. However, further legislative and institutional efforts need to be made in the areas of nature protection, chemicals, climate change and water management. For Turkey's convergence with the EU environmental acquis, however, expensive investments are needed, both in developing human and institutional capacities and in infrastructure for activities such as environmental monitoring, inspection and communication.

This is what emerged today during the seminar "Better skills for Turkish progresses and policies" held today in Rome as part of the Sustainable Civil Society Dialogue for Sustainable Development project, co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Turkey as part of the Civil Society Dialogue – V program, which supports initiatives dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and experience on issues of interest common to Turkish and EU civil society.

The workshop, organized by the two partners of the project – Kyoto Club and Çevreci Enerji Derneği (Environmental Energy Association) of Izmir – was also participated by representatives of Italian and Turkish environmental associations engaged in the reduction of emissions and climate justice.

Download the programme (pdf)

Download the presentation "Turkey's fight with climate crisis" by Tolga Salli

Download the presentation "Turkey's Progress and Shortcomings on EU Acquis" by Hazal Coşkun

Download the presentation "Energy Sector Institutions in Turkey" by Süleyman Boşça

Download the presentation of Beppe Croce