Climate Change and Environment

ANTALYA, Turkey Wheat prices across the globe surged this year as grain stocks expanded worldwide, especially in China, even as supply was thin due to drought and inflation surged amid monetary expansion moves due to the pandemic’s impact on the economy, according to an international sectoral group. Citing countries’ export …

Press release… FAO Central Asia Subregional Coordinator Viorel Gutu stressed the importance of transformation in food systems, and underscored the problems posed by COVID-19 and the climate crisis… 16 November 2021, Mersin – An annual meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), held in Mersin, Turkey, discussed …

The climate talks in Glasgow wrapped up over the weekend, where negotiators spent the past two weeks grappling with critical issues to address the climate crisis. I was in Glasgow, where I saw firsthand the energy and passion of leaders of island nations calling for action to save their communities, …

Turkey‘s Green Reconciliation Working Group, which was formed under the leadership of the Ministry of Commerce, will intensify its activities in order to remove barriers to foreign trade and ensure the green transformation of companies. The steps to be taken towards the green transformation in Turkey are important not only in terms of preserving …

Press release… Copa and Cogeca support the Commission’s contingency plan on food security and stands ready to take an active part in the future EFSCM  The European Commission issues today an important Communication on its vision of the lessons learned from the Covid crisis in terms of food security, and …

Turkey launched an initiative to plant 252 million saplings by the end of the year, the country’s ministry of agriculture and forestry, on Nov. 11. “On Nov. 11, National Afforestation Day, we are becoming a breath for the future,” said the ministry on Twitter. “We breathe life into the world by planting 3 tree saplings …

ANTALYA, Turkey Representatives of Turkey’s grain sector, which is the largest flour and second largest pasta exporter of the world, gathered in the Turkish Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Friday to discuss the impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector. The 16th Turkey Grain Congress, …

Around 84M people may face hunger by 2050 due to climate change, official says at Turkey Grain Congress… ANTALYA, Turkey  – Rising global temperatures and the expected increase in frequency of droughts from every 10 years to every five years pose a grave threat to food security in the world, …

Digitalization, Green Deal emerge as important topics, their integration into Customs Union discussed in Ankara conference, says expert… The Green Deal, a set of policy initiatives by the European Commission to make Europe climate neutral by 2050, can create cooperation between the EU and Turkey to work towards same objectives, …