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OF CLIMATE CHANGE?? © All Rights Reserved ARE WE AWARE OF CLIMATE CHANGE?? © All rights reserved. T.R. Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, October 2012, Ankara. Quotes are allowed providing citation. Reference: MoEU, 2012. Are We Aware of Climate Change? Publication of the Preparing Turkey's 2nd National Communication on Climate Change Project, 20 pg. ISBN: 978-605-5294-03-8 T.R. Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Environmental Management, Department of Climate Change Ehlibeyt Mah. Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Cad. 1271. Sok. No: 13 06520 Balgat – Ankara TURKEY Tel: +90 (312) 586 3000 • Fax: +90 (312) 474 0318 http://www.iklim.gov.tr • e-mail: [email protected] United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Birlik Mah. 415. Cad. No: 11 06610 Çankaya - Ankara TURKEY Tel: +90 (312) 454 1100 • Fax: +90 (312) 496 1463 http://www.undp.org.tr Survey Company: AKADEMETRE Research and Strategic Planning Editors: Deniz Şilliler Tapan, Öznur Oğuz Kuntasal Graphical Design: Iris Communication Solutions This publication was prepared within the scope of "Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Turkey’s Second National Communication to the UNFCCC Project" which is carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme and supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This document shall not be considered as an official document of T.R. Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, GEF and United Nations. ARE WE AWARE OF CLIMATE CHANGE? i PREFACE Climate change is one of the most important environmental problems that humanity faces today. The devastating effects of climate change not only influences ecological life but also directly influences the fields related to economy, energy, industry investments, social life and law. Climate change affects every phase of our life, principally physical and natural environment today. For our country, which is located in one of the most climate change-sensitive areas that is Mediterranean Basin, it is impossible to imagine not being affected by this change lived at global scale or not taking climate change into consideration. Our country's main goal within the scope of the combating climate change is to take part in international efforts in accordance with sustainable development policies within the framework of principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and Turkey's special conditions. In order to provide welfare and high living standards to all its citizens with a low carbon density, Turkey aims to promote energy efficiency, to increase the use of renewable energy resources and to integrate climate change policies into development policies For these purposes, many projects and studies on combating climate change are carried out in Turkey by public institutions, private sector and non-governmental organizations. Making these projects attain their goals and increasing the effectiveness of combating climate change depends on public awareness and consciousness on combating climate change. It is very important to make the perception of “climate change is a problem affecting every field of our life which should be fought against" widespread for fighting against the problem individually and nationally. Targets and actions are listed in National Climate Change Strategy, a road map for fighting against climate change that is accepted in 2010, and in Climate Change Action Plan, which is prepared in line with this road map by considering the importance of education and public awareness in every segment of the society. Actions for realizing these targets and actions are still ongoing. This document which was prepared within the scope of the Second National Communication Project that is carried out in cooperation with our Ministry, United Nations Development Programme and Global Environment Facility, is a basis for attaining our goals for fighting against climate change. Taking into consideration the importance of identifying shortcomings and needs about awareness rising, this survey aims at identifying consciousness and awareness level of the society in our country, which is sensitive to the effects of climate change. I wish that this work provides basis for future works to increase effectiveness of awareness studies, improve awareness of the society and increase individual, regional and national efforts for combating climate change. I thank every person who took part in this work. Mehmet Baş General Manager ii ARE WE AWARE OF CLIMATE CHANGE? 1 Public Awareness on Climate Change 1. in Turkey Awareness raising is the first step for making people act and re-think on their behavioral patterns. Change is only possible if awareness is supported by knowledge. Public awareness and consciousness is very important for combating climate change which directly affects all the sectors and human life with its economic and social dimensions. Education, consciousness and awareness raising studies for climate change started when Turkey became a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2004, and accelerated after the publication of Turkey's First National Communication to Climate Change in 2007. Education, training and awareness raising studies on climate change, which is defined in Article 6 of the UNFCCC and Article 10 of the Kyoto Protocol, are carried out within the Change is New Delhi Work Program for five years between 2003 and 2007 (Decision 11/CP8) and only possible Decision to Amend New Delhi Work Program (Decision 11/CP8) and the program extended if awareness is to include the 5-year period between 2008 and 2012. There are some changes in the new supported by plan with the second 5-year period. Education, public awareness, public participation in the process, international cooperation and public access to information are gained more knowledge. importance in the new plan. Improvements of regional and international cooperation are also remarkable in the plan. After Turkey became a party to the UNFCCC, REC Turkey was appointed as New Delhi Work Program National Focus Point between 2005 and 2007. Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Environmental Management was appointed as New Delhi Work Program National Focus Point starting from 2008. Work has been continuing with cooperation of Department of Climate Change and Department of Education and Publications. Strategy and actions on education, awareness raising, capacity development and consciousness were listed in documents, such as National Climate Change Strategy, National Action Plan on Climate Change, National Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for Climate Change, Action Plan and Energy Efficiency Strategy prepared by Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. These documents are directly linked to climate change and prepared in coordination with Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and with the participation of central, regional and local public institutions and organizations, private sector representatives, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions. National Climate Change Strategy which was approved by Higher Board of Planning on 3rd May 2010 for the period of 2010-2020 has medium-term goals as below; ► Decreasing the effects of climate change and increasing public awareness and institutional capacity for the adaptation to the process, ► Active participation in negotiations for establishing a comprehensive and functional international cooperation mechanism in efforts for combating and adapting to climate change, 2 ► Raising public awareness for being able to change consumption patterns into climate- friendly patterns with the common efforts of all segments of the society such as public, private sector, universities and non-governmental organizations. Establishing "Climate Change Research Institute" with the purpose of encouraging scientific studies on climate change and conducting studies at national and regional level for climate change are described as long-term goals in the strategy document. Climate Change National Action Plan (2011-2023) published in July 2011 targeting the implementation of Climate Change National Strategy Document includes actions for organizing activities on developing institutional capacity and raising awareness for combating and adaptation. Determining the educational needs of Coordination Board on Climate Change (CBCC) members related to climate change; preparing and implementing capacity development programs; organizing institutional trainings about the adaptation to climate change's effects and the situation in Turkey in all the ministries; providing participation in the process of adaptation to climate change at local and regional level; and preparing programs for raising public awareness can be considered among the priority actions. Many trainings and awareness raising studies were realized by central public institutions, local administrations, universities, non-governmental organizations and private sector by considering the requirements of New Delhi Work Program. These studies which are not connected and independent from each other and have been carried out without having a complete relation with climate change were examined in details in the Education and Approximately Awareness Raising section of Turkey's Second National Communication Report. A serious 15 million increase is observed in the studies conducted within the scope of both New Delhi Work people are Program and National Climate Change Strategy since the First Climate Change Strategy, presented in 2007. This is mainly
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