Precautions for the Prevention of Global Warming, Climate Change and Other Environmental Problems: The Case of Eastern Black Sea Region Cities

Year 2019, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 1 - 14, 15.02.2019

Osman Üçüncü , Öner Demirel

Abstract



In the Eastern Black Sea Region of
our country, the rate of surface water flow can reach up to 80-90% because of
high precipitation rate and the sloping land character as well as the fact that
the soil is saturated and evaporation is low. However, the fact that the river
valleys are usually, narrow and irregular, causes another negative situation in
terms of flood risk. Under these circumstances, at the region where floods happen
every 5 years without exceptions, high amounts of rainfall which occurs in
short durations causes important damage and casualties as well as damaging the
infrastructure. When the meteorological data obtained between 1961-2013 from
meteorological stations located at Eastern Black Sea cities is statistically
evaluated (with Mann-Kendall statistic method and regression analysis), it can
be seen that a global climate change creates a serious risk at the region
(Trabzon, Giresun, Rize and Artvin). Rainfall and river flow relationships have
been examined with this warming at the region and by considering the dimensions
of the ongoing Hydro-electric power plant construction work built as
alternative energy resource in the energy sector, a relationship was tried to
be established between the today and future of these power plants and
Eco-Tourism.

In this presentation, it has been
discussed what the potential ecological effects of global warming could be on
nature and nature tourism and what precautions could be taken in order to
minimize the negative effects of climate change on the tourism sector.

Keywords

Climate, Climate Change, Eastern Black Sea Region, Environment, Tourism, Eco-Tourism, Renewable Energy

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