The 2nd program of School of Climate under the “Project of Greening the Local, Greening the Climate” carried out by the Green Thought Association and Bornova Municipality within the scope of the “Grant Program of Capacity Development in the Field of Climate Change in Turkey” funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey, and of which main beneficiary is the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation under the European Union Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA), will be held on May 3-4.

1st School of Climate was held in March in Izmir where basic information about Climate Change, works carried in the local, national and international level against climate change, and the status of Turkey and world were discussed.

On May 3-4, the 2nd module of the School of Climate will be organized under the theme of “urban policies focused on mitigation and adaptation”. Anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge of climate change is invited to attend the School of Climate.

Date: Thursday, May 3, 2018 and Friday, May 4, 2018

Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Location: Dramalılar Köşkü, Bornova/Izmir

Participation will be limited to 25 people, and registrants are expected to attend the training for 2 full days.

Click the link below to register: http://bit.ly/iklimokulu2

The topics to be covered in 2-day long School of Climate

carried out by Dr. Ümit Şahin, Climate Studies Coordinator of Sabancı University, Istanbul Policy Center and Environmental Engineer/Researcher Dr. Tuğba Ağaçayak are as follows:

Current situation in climate change

Fight against climate change

Waste management and greenhouse gas reduction policies in cities

Carbon budget and climate policies from global to local

Air quality and climate change in cities

Urban policies for mitigation and adaptation for climate: Principles and examples

Workshop