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Water shortage to pose risk to food supply!

Türkiye is faced with the danger of losing some 20 percent of its water resources by 2030, which will pose a significant risk to its food supply, according to a study by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. The report studied how climate change would affect the country’s underground and surface water resources …

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YUMAKLI: AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL ZONES WILL BE ESTABLISHED!

The government is working on plans to establish agricultural organised industrial zones (OIZs) that will help control food prices, Agriculture Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said. According to the minister, agricultural OIZs, which will use geothermal energy, will be established in around 100 locations across the country. İbrahim Yumaklı “These special zones …

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THE FIRST WATER COUNCIL INAUGURATED IN ANKARA…

The Turkish government on Monday inaugurated its first water council in a bid to address water-related problems at a time when climate change is prompting drought concerns… From government officials to scientists, mayors and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), hundreds convened at a hotel in the capital Ankara to discuss a response …

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FOOD INSECURITY AND WATER SHORTAGE TURKEY’S TOP CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS!

A bleak future mired in water shortage and a food security crisis awaits Turkey if we cannot mitigate the effects of climate change, an Istanbul-based climate scientist has warned. “Drought is the most pressing issue we need to deal with … As a country, the most important problem (we have) in the …

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“200 DAYS OF HEAT WAVES WILL BE COMMON IN EASTERN TURKEY!”

Climate change and the associated drought risk pose a greater challenge to Turkey in the future, although it is not ringing alarm bells right now. Agriculture and Forestry Deputy Minister Akif Özkaldı told a parliamentary committee that the projections were grim for the country for the next century. “Without precautions, 200 days …

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