Climate change response at the local level in Istanbul -Mutual learning among cities and actors 8.08.2014

This German-Turkish collaboration project is one of the first activities supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the German-Turkish Year of Research, Education and Innovation 2014. Therefore, three workshops are organised in the megacity of Istanbul with the aim of working in a participatory manner on climate change response at local level. Thereby, the project acts at the interface between science, policy and society and brings together political decision-makers, scientists and NGO representatives. It is a cooperation project between the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research- UFZ, Leipzig (Germany), Marmara University Research Center for International Relations, Regional Environmental Centre Turkey - REC Turkey, United Nations Development Programme Turkey – UNDP Turkey, and United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section - UCLG MEWA, İstanbul (Mehmet Duman) (associated partner).The first Workshop is going to place in November 2014.

For further information on the project please visit: http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=33045