Issue: 134
Trainers’ Toolkit on Climate Change developed in the context of the Joint Programme on Enhancing the Capacity of Turkey to Adapt to Climate Change, under the coordination of Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, has been updated as part of “Support for the Preparation of the Turkey's Biennial Report (FBR) to UNFCCC Project”. The Trainers’ Toolkit Introduction Event has been held on 6 January, 2017 Friday at 9.00 -13.00 in Gülen Muharrem Pakoğlu Secondary School.
33 participants, including Information Technologies, Preschool, Turkish, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, Technology and Design, Visual Arts Teachers, Counselors, School Principal and Vice-Principal, demonstrated interest in the event. Besides, representatives from Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Yıldırım Beyazıt University and United Nations Development Programme have also participated to the event.
The event has started with opening and meeting session, and continued with defining climate change, its impacts and solution seeking discussions. Following the presentation on the Trainers’ Toolkit on Climate Change, group works and presentations have been held and the event has been closed by planning school-wide activities.
The event which hosted the presentation of A Map Showing the Impacts of Climate Change on People and Environment in the World, a Poster Showing Suggestions on Reducing Carbon Footprints and Climate Change Game Cards, in addition to the Trainers’ Toolkit on Climate Change; is believed to raise awareness of teachers directly and students indirectly.
Anatolian Clusters Cooperation Platform (AKİP) is established to increase cooperation and coordination among clusters and cluster ventures. AKİP’s fourth meeting is organized by OSTİM with participation of 40 clusters nationwide.
Representatives of ministries, development agencies, universities, chamber of industry, chamber of commerce and clusters, in total 95 people attended the meeting where the GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster presented its activities. In order to coordinate future activities of the platform 7 Executive Committee members elected in the meeting. GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster is elected as a member to represent the East and Southeast Anatolia regions in the committee.
In the meeting the platform’s objectives stated as below:
- Increase awareness of clustering as a regional development tool, to develop and expand in Turkey.
- Increase cooperation between central, local authorities and universities.
- Support development of new clusters, develop cooperation and partnership among clusters,
- Promote clusters in international level to increase supply and value chain developments and competitiveness of the clusters.
In this context GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster will continue to contribute to the achievement of the stated goals and help to increase regional, national and international network cooperation among clusters.
For presentation: http://www.akip.org.tr/Files/IcerikDosya/12-2016/39.pdf
For further information about AKİP: http://www.akip.org.tr/
Izmit Waste and Residue Treatment, Incineration and Recycling Co Inc. (IZAYDAS) is the first and one of the biggest hazardous waste incineration facility with 35.000 t/y capacity in Turkey. Within POPs Legacy Elimination and POPs Release Reduction Project implemented by UNDP and Ministry of Environement and Urbanization (MOEU), the facility was upgraded through increasing its pollution control and release reduction capacity for protecting human health and environment from the adverse effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The performed upgrade will allow IZAYDAS to be working in internationally accepted limits as well as contribute Kocaeli people to have a cleaner air.
UNDP Turkey, as the implementing agency of the POPs Project, supported the facility to make the necessary investments with the total amount of 7.727.000 USD in a timely and effective manner and relasesing GEF contribution with the amount of 750.000 USD.
8th National Energy Efficiency Fair was held in İstanbul on 11-12 January 2017. Fair, which was organized by Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, General Directorate of Renewable Energy, is conducted on the second week of January every year, on the “Energy Efficiency Week”.
Concrete results of Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project that is implemented by Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, General Directorate of Renewable Energy in cooperation with UNDP with the financial support of GEF (Global Environment Fund) was presented in this fair.
UNDP Project Manager Aslı Karabacak gave information on the objectives, content and results of the project at Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Renewable Energy Technologies session while Prof. Dr. Birol Kılkış from Başkent University made presentation on Renewable Energy Technologies – Economic Analyze Tool.
Following this session, a training on Energy Management Information System in Public Buildings was provided by Goran Cacic, UNDP Sustainable Energy Expert and Kormaz Gül from General Directorate of Renewable Energy. Through Energy Management Information System, which is located in General Directorate of Renewable Energy, the quantity of energy consumption will be monitored.
Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project is being executed by General Directorate of Renewable Energy (YEGM) of Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in cooperation with UNDP with the financial support of Global Environment Facility (GEF). The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, and Ministry of National Education are other partners of the project.
A school complex, which belongs to Ministry of National Education is constructed in line with the principles of integrated building design approach as a part of the project on Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Turkey and will be a model for public sector.
Cezeri Green Technology Technical and Industrial Vocational High School is the first environment-friendly public building and creates a model for showing how to reduce energy consumption in public buildings in Turkey and related GHG emissions in a cost-efficient way.
Cezeri Green Technology Technical and Industrial Vocational High School complex belongs to has a land area of 17.030 m² and indoor area of 21.940 m² and the school complex has 26 classroom, 6 laboratory, 10 ateliers, sports hall, a dormitory building with 52 rooms with 147 bed capacity.
Technical aspects of the school campus are as follows:
Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project is being executed by General Directorate of Renewable Energy (YEGM) of Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in cooperation with UNDP with the financial support of Global Environment Facility (GEF). The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, and Ministry of National Education are other partners of the project.
For further information please watch our video on the first green public building in Turkey: Cezeri Green Technology Technical and Industrial Vocational High School
GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster Project is being executed by GAP Regional Development Administration with the technical assistance of UNDP since 2009. Several pilot projects in different locations with various product patterns are being implemented in the region to contribute to the aim of creating scalable and replicable success stories.
GAPOrganic Value Chain Pilot Projects Financial Support Program, first of its kind in Turkey, was designed to appeal to all circles of organic sector value chain in Southeast Anatolia Region. And is being implementedin partnership and coordination with İpekyolu Development Agency, Karacadağ Development Agency and Dicle Development Agency. Through the implementation of pilot projects, 9 million TL will be mobilized for Southeast Anatolia Region.
Moreover, the project ensured the participation of active producers, unions, cooperatives from the region to the fairs such as BIOFACH, Ecology İzmir, Exponatura Istanbul to promote organic products of the region and to extend marketing opportunities. In addition to that, various trainings were provided and study visits were organized to develop institutional capacity.
Periodic meetings were organizedwith organic food and organic textile working groups to identify the needs of the region and the sector and organize necessary activities accordingly.
The GAP Organic Agriculture Portal was launched with its new design and content to contribute to the aim of creating scalable and replicable success stories, developing production and marketing infrastructure and enhancing the cooperation among the actors within the context of the GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster Project. Also the right of usage of this portal was transferred to GAP ORKÜDER through protocol ceremony.
GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster Association (GAP ORKÜDER) is founded in 3 June 2016 in order to ensure the sustainability and institutionalization of the activities realized again within the context of the project and the first General Assembly was carried out in 17 November 2016.
It is very crucial that all the cooperation developed through GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster Project should increasingly continue within this newly established Association and all the stakeholders working in the field of organic sector in the region should be affiliated to the Association and actively participate to the activities.
For further information on GAP Organic Agriculture Cluster Association (GAP ORKÜDER): www.gaporganik.org
Within the context of Turkey’s Engineer Girls (TEG) Project, a partnership with Middle East Technical University’s Interdisciplinary Design Studio has been started to design a campaign for high school students to encourage them to select engineering departments in university.
METU Design Studio brought together researchers and students from design studies, engineering sciences, social sciences, and other related fields in order to develop new and innovative products. Through this interdisciplinary collaboration, within 10 weeks of educational semester, Design Studio developed a tool to be used to change the perception determined by gender stereotypes within the high schools students and their families.
Idea development, design and prototyping phases were conducted by a team of students from different departments and mentored by two academic and one industry mentor in Design Studio. During the designing phase Design Studio team met TEG project team many times and as a result of collaborative working and design thinking approach a board game was designed. The final prototype is planned to be used in the high school campaigns of the TEG Project in order to increase awareness of female high school students for selection of engineering profession. This prototype will be improved and is planned to be used in pilot high schools.
Turkey’s Engineer Girls (TEG) Project which is implemented in cooperation with UNDP, Ministry of Family and Social Policies and Limak Foundation, aims at development of private sector led prototypes for inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the services and manufacturing sectors benefiting from gender equality mainstreaming and advocacy and dissemination of the success stories within the public and private sector.
Company visits continued in January within the context of the project, in which the obstacles leading to productivity problems in the manufacturing industry are spotted and a policy framework is being developed to resolve these problems. 87 out of 100 large-scaled manufacturer companies were reached for conducting surveys. Also, 120 out of 400 medium-scaled manufacturer companies were reached until today. Besides, data sets for 1250 companies were submitted within the context of the field work regarding the 2500 small-scaled last-chain suppliers. 1500 companies were reached as a result of the ongoing surveys.
In February, the works will be accelerated under the light of the initial survey results and preparations will be launched for the synthesis report.
UN Women: Gender and Humanitarian Consultant (Deadline - 31-January-2017)
Junior Communications Consultant for the UN informal Interagency Task Team for Sustainable Procurement in the Health Sector (SPHS) (Deadline - 31-January-2017)
International Expert on Territorial Employment Plans (Deadline - 31-January-2017)
Knowledge and Innovation Internship (Deadline - 2-February-2017)
International Expert on Integrated Case Management for Employment and Social Welfare Users (Deadline - 7-February-2017)
Programme Associate (Deadline - 7-February-2017)
Project Assistant (Deadline - 7-February-2017)
RBM and UN Coordination Intern (Deadline - 10-March-2017)