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Meeting of the Special Working Group
Environmental DimensionSecond Expert Meeting on Combating Desertification
in Asia
Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
Scope of the Presentation
• Research and Training Center on Combating of Desertification in Asia Countries
• Second Experts Meeting on Combating of Desertification
• Overview of Turkey• Combating of Desertification Activities in
Turkey
Research and Training Center on Combating of Desertification in Asia Countries
• Location ; Konya- Turkey• Goals: o To support researches on combating desertification o To organize training courseo To prepare and apply national and regional projects
for combating of desertificationo To improve relationship between researchers experts
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Second Expert Meeting on Combating Desertification in Asia 16-17 April 2012
• Best Practice on combating desertification• Cooperation with UNCCD Secretariat• Cooperation titles and projects in Asia countries• Identification Duties of Research and Training Center
on Combating of Desertification for Asia countries• Field Visit
OVERVIEW OF TURKEY
Land of Turkey is very sensitive for desertification, due to her climate, topography, soil characteristics and human activities.
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CLIMATE OF TURKEY
The precipitations are usually insufficient and irregular.
Annual Precipitation Average: 632mm
Rize:2269mm
Iğdır:231mm
Arid and semi-arid lands in Turkey cover 51 million hectares. (65%)
GENERAL DIRECTORATECOMBATING DESSERTIFICATION
AND EROSION CONTROL
28-29 February 2011
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND WATER AFFAIRS
“General Directorate of Combating Desertification And Erosion” was established at 2011 . The mission of the Directorate General is to put
strategic plans in place, policy advocacy, to raise the level of public awareness, preparation &
implementation of integrated projects to mitigate desertification and erosion. A total of seven
departments have been set up under the DG’s office. The newly formed Directorate will also
support combating of desertification in the least developed countries with the help of UNCCD.
Duties of General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion
• To purpose of soil conservation and developing natural source ; watershed on the basis of integrity,
• prepare plan and projects about combating desertification and soil erosion, avalanches, landslides, and flood control with the integrated watershed,
• monitore implementations, on a project basis provide support to these activities,
• identify policies and strategies related desertification, • ensure cooperation and coordination between related
institutions and organizations.
Duties of General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion
• preparing national and regional plans to improve watershed areas, identify policies and strategies.
• to carry out activities of researches and developments, national and international training, publications and promotional activities with the Universities research and development organizations
• National Action Plan Combat Desertification ( NAPCD ) is implemented in a successful way, which is prepared for implementation in national level and in the context of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification liabilities, in which our country is a party of it.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSOur country has a knowledge and experience about applications on desertification, afforestation, erosion control, improvement of damaged forests, in the fields of integrated watershed rehabilitation.
Desertification, erosion control, wind erosion prevention, rehabilitation of water basins integrated, sustainable land management, institutional capacity building activities with national and international organizations, bilateral, regional and multilateral project works continue.
Common efforts have been initiated with Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle Eastern countries, will be increased.
Denizli-2011
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Our country continues to share knowledge experiences in this area with experts of the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Africa and neighboring countries.
DEFİNİTİON OF THE TARGET CURRENT STUATİON Unıt 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
International Experts Education Continue Person 40 200 200 200 200
Denizli-2011
EXAMPLES OF COMBATING DESERTIFICATION
Konya Closed Basin and Igdir-Aralık, the projects preparation and model applications for the Prevention of wind erosion continue.
Konya
Iğdır-Aralık2004 2009
Production Of Seeds And Seedlings
500 different species and about 500 million seedlings are produced each year in our nurseries.
Works on erosion control were accelerated in recent years
Works made against wind erosion in inner and coastal sand dunes gained pace.
Works on erosion control were accelerated in recent years
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Manisa- Beyoba / Sazoba
Sand Dune Stabilization Works
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Combating Against Wind Erosion
Perennial forage crops for sand dune stabilization activities.
In Turkey, in the last 3 decades,
Increasing of forest area is 6 %,
Increasing of total growing stock is 40 %.
The goal of Turkey is to increase forest area up to 30% till 2023.
Türkiye yaptığı çalışmalar ile orman varlığını artırmıştır.
Turkey’s Forest increases
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THANK YOU…THANK YOU…