Research Article

A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities

Volume: 3 Number: 2 December 31, 2023
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A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability provides an in-depth assessment of Mediterranean Region where annual mean warming is projected to vary between 0.9 to 5.6°C under different emission scenarios by the end of the century while precipitation will decrease by 4% to 22% in most areas. Cities are hotspots of vulnerability to climate change impacts such as floods, drought and heatwaves, and need to adapt their operations in view of expected climate change impacts. On the other hand, cities are providing a unique ability to address those challenges as near-term measures implemented in urban infrastructure will determine global capacity for emission reductions and adaptation to climate change impacts. Urbanization influences climate change substantially and rapid urbanization may offer a unique potential for the creation of sustainable cities if decision-makers choose the right pathways and measures. Therefore, it is very important to make cities an integral part of the solution while combating climate change. Cities have significant effects on climate change due to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions occurring within their boundaries and urban heat island effect on temperatures. Meanwhile, they contain sensitive structures against the impacts of expected climate change. For this reason, a city action plan for climate change should consider actions both to reduce GHG emissions within the city and to increase the adaptation capacity of the city to the consequences of climate change. This study discusses the general approach adapted by the local governments, and evaluates adaptation measures. The study addresses economical, political, and social obstacles and opportunities in developing adaptation strategies and implementing adaptation measures. Furthermore, this study discusses in detail the following steps in developing cities’ Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP): Determination of in-city GHG emission sources and emission factors, stakeholders’ inclusion, preparation of GHG inventories, assessment of GHG emission reduction scenarios, sectors’ vulnerability and risk assessments, identification of adaptation measures for the sectors, and finally preparation of the city’s climate change action plan.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Environmental Management (Other), Environmental Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

October 12, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 13, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Çakmak, E. G., Doğan Güzel, T., Sarı, D., & Karan, H. (2023). A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities. Sürdürülebilir Çevre Dergisi, 3(2), 52-64. https://izlik.org/JA42KJ63YB
AMA
1.Çakmak EG, Doğan Güzel T, Sarı D, Karan H. A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities. Environment. 2023;3(2):52-64. https://izlik.org/JA42KJ63YB
Chicago
Çakmak, Ece Gizem, Tuğba Doğan Güzel, Deniz Sarı, and Haldun Karan. 2023. “A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities”. Sürdürülebilir Çevre Dergisi 3 (2): 52-64. https://izlik.org/JA42KJ63YB.
EndNote
Çakmak EG, Doğan Güzel T, Sarı D, Karan H (December 1, 2023) A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities. Sürdürülebilir Çevre Dergisi 3 2 52–64.
IEEE
[1]E. G. Çakmak, T. Doğan Güzel, D. Sarı, and H. Karan, “A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities”, Environment, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 52–64, Dec. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42KJ63YB
ISNAD
Çakmak, Ece Gizem - Doğan Güzel, Tuğba - Sarı, Deniz - Karan, Haldun. “A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities”. Sürdürülebilir Çevre Dergisi 3/2 (December 1, 2023): 52-64. https://izlik.org/JA42KJ63YB.
JAMA
1.Çakmak EG, Doğan Güzel T, Sarı D, Karan H. A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities. Environment. 2023;3:52–64.
MLA
Çakmak, Ece Gizem, et al. “A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities”. Sürdürülebilir Çevre Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 52-64, https://izlik.org/JA42KJ63YB.
Vancouver
1.Ece Gizem Çakmak, Tuğba Doğan Güzel, Deniz Sarı, Haldun Karan. A Look At The Cities’ Climate Change Adaptation Action Plans for Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities. Environment [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 1;3(2):52-64. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42KJ63YB