A Climate Change RAC for Mediterranean Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

The event “Importance of establishment of a Climate Change RAC for Mediterranean Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change” organized at the Turkey Pavilion, was held in the presence of Ms Tatjana Hema, UNEP/MAP Coordinator

Turkey wished to support a new complementary effort in the context of the MAP-Barcelona Convention in response to the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean region through the establishment of a new Regional Activity Centre (RAC) on Climate Change.

The proposed RAC will increase the synergies and complementarity of the work of the MAP-Barcelona Convention system with the ongoing activities of other regional institutions, while also strengthening collaboration and joint efforts with such initiatives.

The event's speakers were:

• Nazan OZYUREK Head of the Department of Marine and Coastal Management, General Directorate of Environmental Management - The role of the Ministry as a key enabler;
• Tatjana HEMA UNEP-MAP Coordinator - Climate Change Studies in the MAP;
• Prof. Hakan KARAN Chairman of the Board, National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law of Ankara University - Proposed RAC in the UNEP/MAP System.