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Traces of Possible Ancient Life From Mars to Earth:
An Assessment of The Microbial Ecology of Salda Lake and Its Protection
4. Discussion and Conclusion

Climate change has become one of the most important problems of the
21st century with its spatial, social, economic and political aspects. There
are uncertainties about the extent, scope and speed of climate change. As
expressed in IPCC (2022) report, climate risks are becoming more complex
and difficult to manage over time. Besides, it is spreading rapidly between
regions and sectors. However, it is foreseen in many studies that settlements
will be exposed to serious impacts caused by climate change, this issue
reaches a more serious level in terms of vitality. For this reason, risk analysis is
a powerful tool used to assess, interpret, transmit and reduce risks.
This research, carried out at the basin scale, reflects the serious change in
the parameters of the region spatially. From this point of view, the research
reveals the possibilities for understanding the process within the scope of
the first module among the planning modules established by UN Habitat. It
is a more critical issue to understand the effects of the changing climate and
take precautions, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries.
Türkiye, which is in a relatively vulnerable position against climatic risks due to
its geographical structure, has taken a managerial step towards coordination
for the fight with climate regarding the actions aimed at reducing the impacts
of it by updating the scope of the relevant ministry for the environment as
the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. A partner
institution ground has been established for the decisions to be taken
regarding the climate risks. The next stage of the module is to identify the
most important and critical impact among the ones that occur. At this stage, it
is necessary to specify the problems and goals and create a roadmap.
Previous researches conducted in the field of study draw attention to
critical temperature increases. The model by Durmuş et al. (2021) asserting
that the average maximum temperature between 1980-2019 will increase in
coastal areas such as Alanya and Fethiye by approximately 4 °C, is statistically
significant. It has an important share in the country’s economy with its natural
beauties, marine and cultural tourism potential and agricultural production
capacity. Extreme temperatures combined with high humidity will probably
affect the productivity of outdoor workers as well as production efficiency
along with the change in the conditions needed by agricultural products.
Temperature-related consequences can cause multiple indirect stresses (such
as economic damage, soil loss, water and food insecurity). Climate change
may directly trigger other catastrophic risks, such as international conflict,
or exacerbate the spread of infectious diseases and their spread risk. These
can be strong extreme threat factors (Kemp et al., 2022). Even if they do not
threaten settlements in coastal areas, they pose significant risks such as sea

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