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was prepared with the vision of “a more resilient, more sustainable and greener Türkiye in eco-
nomic, social and ecological terms in order to ensure the preparedness and adaptation of Tür-
kiye’s inhabitants, public and private sector institutions against the impacts of climate change”.
The final version of the Action Plan (2024-2030) was approved by the members of the Climate
Change and Adaptation Coordination Board (CCACB).

In the development of the general framework in which the current situation is presented within
the framework of the Strategy and Action Plan preparations, climate change adaptation studies
currently carried out by public, private sector, universities and non-governmental organizations
in Türkiye have been compiled, national and international legislation, plans, programmes and
documents in force and national practices have been evaluated.

In the second stage, the results of the regional climate projection studies produced by different
institutions were used to analyse the climate hazards foreseen in the current and future periods,
and in line with the results, vulnerability and risk analyses were carried out on a national scale
for each sector. Action options developed based on sectoral vulnerability and risk analyses were
discussed in stakeholder consultation meetings attended by 180 different public, private sector,
university and non-governmental organizations.

Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan consists of 40 strategic targets and 129
actions prepared for 11 main sectors and cross-cutting issues listed as Urban, Water Resources
Management, Agriculture and Food Security, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Public Health,
Energy, Industry, Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Transport and Communication, Social Develop-
ment and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Considering the wide scope of the subject and the necessity to implement many sub-actions in
order to realize the actions, detailed “Sectoral Implementation Plans” have also been prepared
to guide the implementation of the actions in the Action Plan by the responsible institutions. On
the other hand, monitoring and evaluation is a critical step in ensuring the long-term success of
climate change adaptation action plans. Within the scope of the Strengthening Climate Change
Adaptation Action in Türkiye Project, studies on the establishment of an online monitoring and
evaluation system for the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan (e-CCASAP) are
being carried out.

In addition, the Climate Portal, which aims to create a national climate change memory by col-
lecting the content and data produced by stakeholders related to climate change in a single
source and making it accessible to all stakeholders in Türkiye, has been integrated with e-gover-
nment and opened for use. The e-İDUSEP tool, which is designed for monitoring the actions to
be included in the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan, will be integrated into
the Climate Portal and will be made accessible to the relevant stakeholders.

LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION STUDIES

On the other hand, “Local Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans” for Konya, Muğ-
la, Sakarya and Samsun provinces selected within the scope of the Strengthening Climate Change
Adaptation Actions in Türkiye Project are about to be finalized.
An additional excel-based greenhouse gas inventory calculation tool has been prepared within
the scope of the globally accepted GPC Protocol (Global Protocol for Local Greenhouse Gas Emis-
sions) for local governments to calculate and enter their greenhouse gas inventories into the sys-
tem.

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