İZMİR METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
KIck-Off MeetIng
Date: 28 March 2024
Time: 11:00-13:00
Supported by Grant TR2020/DG/01/A2-01, the “Sustainable Urban Future Project through Drought Management and Wetland Conservation” is part of the Town Twining-II (Twining for Green Future) Grant Program between Turkey and the EU. The project aims to establish a climate bridge between İzmir and the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana. In this context, expert visits on drought will be conducted in both cities, and a joint “Action Plan for Drought and Wetland Conservation” will be prepared.
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Nature Association, Agricultural Development Cooperative Union of İzmir and other Agricultural Cooperatives, Municipality of Ljubljana, Ljubljana Urban Region Development Agency, and DOPPS-Bird Life Slovenia experts aim to raise public awareness, especially among those working in the agricultural sector, by creating a pilot area in the Gediz Delta.
The Project Kick-off Meeting was held as an online meeting on March 28, 2024, with the participation of all partners. Processes related to the project, field studies, and dissemination activities were evaluated.
BIrd WatchIng Walk on World Water Day, March 22nd
Supported by the TR2020/DG/01/A2-01 European Union Grant, the “Sustainable Urban Future Project through Drought Management and Wetland Conservation” aims to establish a climate bridge between Izmir and the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, within the framework of the City Pairing-II (City Pairing for Green Future) Grant Program between Turkey and the EU. As part of this initiative, a Bird Watching Walk was organized on March 22, World Water Day, in Izmir’s Gediz Delta, one of the project’s implementation areas, with the participation of 31 individuals led by experts from the Nature Association, a project partner.
The significance of the Gediz Delta, the stress that climate change imposes on freshwater resources, the importance of wetlands, and the interrelationship between freshwater and wetlands were explained to the participants. Birds arriving with the spring migration in the Gediz Delta and those that have begun breeding were observed through telescopes and binoculars.
The creation of an Action Plan for the Conservation of Drought and Wetlands will be the focus of the study, with RAMSAR Area and UNESCO World Natural Heritage Candidate Gediz Delta as the focal point of the work.
