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The Climate Change and Adaptation

Coordination Board convened under

the leadership of Minister Murat Kurum

The Climate Change protection and urban develop- passed by our Gazi Parliament in He acknowledged that significant wastewater reuse rate from 1.2
ment are planned with a focus on
2025, reinforcing these decisions
and Adaptation digital transformation and smart much like a constitution. In pur- regulations have been enacted percent to 5.5 percent, with an
across multiple domains follow-
aim to raise it to 15 percent by
Coordination cities, stating, “We approach this suit of our declared targets, we ing the 2053 Net Zero Emission 2030.
with a climate-friendly and green
will persist in conducting these
Target and Green Development
Board (IDUKK) transformation-oriented strategy efforts across every sector in our Objectives set by President Recep “We will imple-
met under the aligned with our 2053 net zero nation alongside local authorities, Tayyip Erdoğan, detailing their ment the National
non-governmental organizations,
emission and sustainable develop-
efforts:
leadership of Murat ment goals. and the private sector.” Taxonomy Regula-
Kurum, the Minister Preparations “We will explain “We ratified the Paris Climate tion in 2025”
Agreement while safeguarding
of Environment, Completed the decisions we our country's unique position
Urbanization and According to MTP took in Cop29” and adhering to the principle of Minister Kurum highlighted the
forthcoming implementation of
equity, receiving authorization
Climate Change, Targets from our Gazi Assembly. Our Na- the 'National Green Taxonomy'
to assess the We have finalized our necessary Minister Kurum indicated that tional Contribution Declaration’s regulation in 2025, designed to
address Türkiye's specific re-
the roadmap for the “2053 Long
reduction rate was increased from
preparations for preparations for achieving the Term Climate Change Strategy” 21 percent to 41 percent. We are quirements. He noted, "We will
will be discussed in this meeting,
effectively implementing the Zero
enhance our sink areas through
COP29. digital transformation and green and decisions will be publicly Waste model, recognized globally the establishment of nation gar-
financing mechanisms outlined
in the Medium Term Program unveiled at the COP29 Confer- as a pioneering achievement in dens and ecological corridors,
During the opening remarks, (MTP). As a Ministry, our work ence of Parties taking place in climate diplomacy. Alongside our which are crucial for tackling
Minister Kurum announced the is structured around two primary Azerbaijan from November 11 accomplishments, we are also climate change at a local level."
completion of the Climate Law, pillars. We navigate this process to 22. undergoing a substantial trans- Provincial Climate Change and
stating, “Upon its enactment in with our vision for smart cities formation in mindset. As part of Adaptation Coordination Boards
2025, we will be implementing concerning digital transformation Minister Kurum further elabo- our efforts, the National Deposit will operate in all 81 provinces to
these decisions akin to a consti- and our initiatives related to envi- rated: “During today’s gathering, Management System has been put initiate local adaptation projects
tution.” ronmental and climate change for we will evaluate negotiations and in place, with the goal of boosting related to climate change.
initiatives pertinent to COP29.
green transformation.” the recovery rate in our nation
IDUKK, consisting of 26 repre- We will also address the matter of to 60 percent by the year 2035.
sentatives from various institu- sharing the digitalization initia- In 2018, we increased the treated
tions and organizations, gathered The Climate Law tive with the public.
in Ankara under Murat Kurum’s is anticipated “Through the roadmap and
chairmanship. In his introduc- strategy we will present, we hope
tory speech at the meeting, to be enacted in to empower our country to take
which focused on the roadmap 2025 decisive actions against the global
for the 2053 Long Term Climate climate crisis.”
Change Strategy and preparations Minister Murat Kurum empha-
for COP29, Minister Kurum sized that they have collaborated 60 percent
emphasized their ongoing view with all stakeholders to finalize
of combating climate change the Climate Law, stating, “We target for the
and environmental challenges have submitted it to the Gazi National Deposit
as issues that transcend political Parliament. This law, which will
boundaries. form the foundation for actions Management
aimed at achieving the 2053 Net System
He remarked that environmental Zero Emission target, is set to be

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