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International organizations, states, civil society organizations and private sector representatives are working multi-dimensionally to develop policies, offer solution proposals and present innovative practices and approaches to the problems caused by the climate crisis. In this context, the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention to Combat Desertification have gone down in history as two important policy documents in terms of environmental history. With the emergence of new and different problems day by day, Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings are held again under the leadership of the UN regarding these two conventions, which have become dynamic. In each COP meeting, the parties come together and make and implement important decisions regarding both problems that closely concern the future of the world. Turkey, which has taken an active role in all these processes, hosted the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Combat Desertification, COP12, in 2015. This year, COP29 on climate change will be held in Azerbaijan, and COP16 on desertification will be held in Riyadh. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change is continuing its preparations to represent Turkey strongly with all its stakeholders in these meetings, which are expected to be attended intensively by all responsible and relevant institutions, organizations, private sector and civil society representatives of our country. As part of these studies, we, as the Environment, City and Climate Magazine, wanted to participate in these meetings with a Special Issue and present some of the scientific and technical studies to the international public in this way. We present our respects with the hope that the document in your hand will contribute to the studies of both researchers and decision-makers and practitioners.
Su tüketiminden çöp üretimine, enerji tüketiminden doğal kaynak kullanımına, şehirleşmeye iklim değişikliğine kadar çevre ile ilgili her konuda, her bireyin sorumluluğunu bilerek yaşaması ve gelecek nesillere yaşanabilir bir çevre bırakması için gayret göstermesinin sağlanması adına çalışan,
Çevre ile ilgili konularda aktif katılım sağlayacak, olumsuzluklara karşı tepki oluşturacak, bireysel çıkarların, toplumsal çıkarlardan ayrı düşürülmeyeceği gerçeğini esas alan ve halkın katılımını amaçlayan ve insanı eğiten bir kurum olmaktır.