Integrated and Participatory Climate Action for Kadıköy Municipality

Project Name : Integrated and Participatory Climate Action for Kadıköy Municipality

Project Reference No : TR2013/0327.05.01-02/112

Grant Beneficiary : Municipality of Kadıköy

Grant Co-applicants : Turkey Europe Foundation

Base of Operation : Istanbul

Time : 12 months

Budget : 49.888,20 Euro

Project Purpose :

The overall objective of the Action is to strengthen Kadıköy Municipality’s efforts to mitigate the climate change with a participatory perspective that priorities active involvement of the staff of the Kadıköy Municipality and its residents, an integrated perspective that takes into account global and EU level strategies and methods. The specific objective of the Action is to increase the capacity of Kadıköy Municipality in becoming resilient to the negative impacts of climate change and to create ownership among stakeholders for Municipality level actions targeting climate change, with a particular focus on young people and children through developing needs-based sustainable plans; creating a sustainable local ownership platform among the residents of Kadıköy;  developing a sustainable training program for children aged 3-6.

Activities/ Outputs :

1. The carbon emissions targets of Kadıköy Municipality will be revised and a cost-benefit analysis according to new targets will be conducted.
2. Development and completion a draft Kadıköy Municipality Renewable Energy and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan.
3. Two rounds of 3 weekend long Participatory Climate Change Action Plan Consultation Meetings will be organized.
4. A Road-Map Document will be published in Turkish and be shared electronically.
5. A Document of Draft Renewable Energy and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (will be a combination of the report produced in Activity 1 and the Road-Map will be developed.
6. Consultation Meetings will be organized and reports will be produced by the Consultation Meetings moderator.
7. The Training Program and Training Manual will be prepared.
8. A Network of 300 Climate Change Ambassadors will be established and a communication strategy for those Ambassadors will be set.