Academic Collaboration for Environmental and Climate Policies

To raise awareness about environmental consciousness, Alanya Municipality will begin an academic collaboration with Alanya University. Within this collaboration, several issues will be addressed, including urban transformation, urban aesthetics, water, waste, energy management, visual and noise pollution, transportation, marine and coastal management, green spaces, and disasters.

In order to accelerate sustainable environmental initiatives, Alanya Municipality has planned a series of conferences and workshops with focus groups to create the city's environmental policies, identify environmental problems in a comprehensive manner, and develop solutions. The decision to engage in academic collaboration with Alanya University was made for the process of reporting and moderating these academic studies.

The beginning of the work with expert academics started with the “Alanya Municipality Focus Meeting,” which was held in the Council Hall. The meeting was attended by Mayor Osman Tarık Özçelik, department heads, and technical staff. During the meeting, environmental issues specific to Alanya, as well as tasks, authorities, and responsibilities, were discussed. The identified environmental problems were evaluated in terms of both technical and sociological effects.

PREPARATORY WORK COMPLETED

Preparatory work for the Workshop Search Conference, which will be held with public institutions, chambers, and civil society organizations, has been completed. During the first meeting, several subtopics were discussed, including urban transformation, urban aesthetics, water management, waste management, energy management, visual pollution, noise pollution, transportation, marine and coastal management, green spaces, and disasters.

MAYOR ÖZÇELİK: IT WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN OUR ROADMAP

Mayor Osman Tarık Özçelik, emphasizing the importance of the workshop, stated: “The results of our focus group meetings and workshops, which will serve as the beginning for creating environmental policies for our city, will play a significant role in determining our roadmap. Environmental issues and proposed solutions identified with the participation of stakeholders will be evaluated under the main heading of combating climate change.”