Environment

Turkey and Western Balkans to combat climate change together

Photo: www.moepp.gov.mk

Published

September 17, 2016

Comments

comments icon

0

Share

Published:

September 17, 2016

Comments:

comments icon

0

Share

Turkey and the Western Balkans should join forces in reducing the consequences of climate change and they have EUR 90 million already available from European Union’s funds, according to participants at a regional workshop earlier this month in Macedonia’s capital Skopje.

The event was organized by Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network (ECRAN) and the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) instrument of the European Commission.

Western Balkans and Turkey are vulnerable to climate change and the joint work on reducing its consequences is essential, the participants at the workshop in Skopje have agreed. Stevo Temelkovski, Minister for Environment and Spatial Planning in the Macedonian Government said the main work in climate change effects should be in the area of water resources, biodiversity, agriculture, forestry, tourism, cultural heritage, and healthcare.

Skopje workshop was the final event of the cycle of ECRAN’s support to the region following a three-year programme. The event followed  a kick-off conference in Skopje, series of workshops in Zagreb, Ankara, Podgorica and Tirana as well as three technical training seminars water management, urban development and planning and energy planning.

ECRAN is strengthening   regional cooperation between the EU candidate countries and potential candidates in the fields of environment and climate action and assists their progress in the transposition and implementation of the EU environmental and climate acquis.

The workshops’ participants included Environment and Energy Ministries, Environment Agencies, Statistics Agencies and technical institutions.

Related Articles

Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 BEF 2025 EU Southeast Europe

Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – top delegations coming from EU, Southeast European countries

07 May 2025 - Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 features eight panel discussions and more than 50 speakers: distinguished energy experts and representatives of energy companies

eu european commission critical raw materials

European Commission launches call for investment in green transition, critical raw materials in Western Balkans

28 April 2025 - Private businesses from the EU, the EEA, and the Western Balkans are invited to express interest in investing in the region

Turkey major lithium producer geothermal wells

Turkey aims to become major lithium producer with its geothermal wells

21 April 2025 - Existing geothermal wells alone can enable Turkey to become one of the world's major producers of lithium, JESDER's chief Ufuk Şentürk said

bih sarajevo Register of Air Emissions and the Information System of Air Pollutants home fireplaces

Sarajevo rolls out fully digital system to track air-polluting emissions

18 April 2025 - The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has developed a register of air-polluting emissions and an information system to track pollutants.