Dursun Yıldız, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Water Policy Association (SPD), stated that they must first protect the water resources and natural environment. Dursun Yıldız “Then we should change our usage habits and use water more efficiently. At the same time, we should improve our institutional capacity …
Read More »Transboundary Water Allocation Agreements need to be adoptable to climate change…
To respond to changing conditions, including but not limited to climate variability and change, transboundary water allocation agreements and other arrangements should be adaptable. New transboundary water allocation agreements and other arrangements need to be designed tobe adaptable in the medium and long-terms to changing hydrological, climatic and other related …
Read More »DURSUN YILDIZ: CLIMATE CHANGE DECREASES HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION
Climate change has decreased hydroelectric energy generation in the Upper Euphrates Basin, says the new HPA Report... The report titled “The Impact of Climate Change in the Upper Tigris and Euphrates Basin,” prepared by the Hydropolitics Association, says that “the electricity generation of Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams has gradually …
Read More »MARDIN-CEYLANPINAR CANAL SET TO IRRIGATE 1 MILLION DECARES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND!
As the country experiences water shortages due to climate change, the new Mardin-Ceylanpınar canal from the Atatürk Dam in Şanlıurfa to Mardin in southeastern Türkiye began supplying water to nearly 1 million decares of agricultural land, relieving farmers to increase production. Atatürk Dam Within the scope of the Southeastern Anatolian …
Read More »DURSUN YILDIZ: DROUGHT THREATENS FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMY!
Decisions in recent days to restrict water use in major cities show that the threat of drought is becoming more widespread. With water losses in cities reaching 60 percent and the drought set to become a more prominent topic of conversation after May, experts say the focus should be on what needs …
Read More »THERE IS LITTLE WATER IN THE MOSUL DAM LAKE!
The water level behind the Mosul Dam has dropped, causing an electric power plant in the north of the country to shut down. To restore the level to its height, Iraq appealed to neighboring Iran and Turkey to release water to its lands as a solution to the problem, and the …
Read More »DURSUN YILDIZ: INTERNATIONAL WATER BANK IS IN ITS FOUNDING STAGE
Water Policies Association President Dursun Yıldız said that the studies, started at the beginning of 2020, for the establishment of the International Water Bank (IWB) still continue. Yıldız said, “MAI Resources International, the Global Leader in Water Resources Management and Bulk Water Transport, announced that it is the largest supporter …
Read More »DURSUN YILDIZ: STOP WASHING CARS AND CARPETS, DROUGHT PICTURE IS ALARMING
Dursun Yıldız, president of the Water Policies Association (SPD), said that rainfall had dropped by 20 percent in 2019 and if it continues this year, a serious threat will be faced. Underlining that the storage water in irrigation dams should be used very carefully, Yıldız said, “The drought picture is …
Read More »WASTING FOOD MEANS TO LOSE WATER RESOURCES!
SPD President Yıldız: We throw the water away as much as Keban Dam storage every year. The Water Policy Association (SPD) published a preliminary report investigating the footprint of the water we waste in food waste and losses. One of the former directors of DSI (State Hydraulic Works) and Water …
Read More »“A DIGITAL WATER TRANSFORMATION CHAPTER NEEDED”
Dursun Yıldız, President of the Water Policy Association, made a statement about the use of digital technology and digital transformation studies in Turkey. Yıldız said in his statement that digital technologies have started to be used in many areas, but these uses require digital transformation strategies and a controlled management …
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