Adaptation and Mitigation Policies Proposed to Increase The Climate Resilience Capacity of Adana Province

Öz

This study was prepared to contribute to the strategic plans aimed at reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of Adana which is an agricultural, industrial and tourism city and to make the city more resilient to climate crises. In order to achieve this aim, an attempt was made to determine possible adaptation and mitigation policies that could be used to increase Adana's resistance capacity against global warming and climate change. In the study, first of all, the concepts of resilience, resistivity, resilient city and climate-resilient city were explained using the content analysis method. Adana's physical structure, settlement patterns, climate characteristics, demography, economic structure and health infrastructure were studied with quantitative data obtained by document analysis method. Then, the vulnerable nature of the region against global warming and climate change was discussed with various climate projections and disaster risk analyses. Finally, new generation adaptation and mitigation policies that can be applied against the identified risks are explained.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Global Warming
• Climate Change
• Climate Resilient City
• Adaptation
• Mitigation

Adana İlinin İklim Direnci Kapasitesini Yükseltecek Uyum ve Azaltım Politikaları

Öz

Çalışma, tarım, sanayi ve turizm kenti olan Adana’nın sera gazı emisyon miktarını azaltmak ve kenti iklim krizlerine karşı daha dirençli hale getirecek stratejik planlara katkı sağlamak amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Bu amacı gerçekleştirebilmek için ise Adana’nın küresel ısınma ve iklim değişikliğine karşı direnç kapasitesini yükseltecek uyum ve azaltım politikalarının neler olabileceği belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada öncelikle direnç, dirençlilik, dirençli kent ve iklim dirençli kent kavramları içerik analizi yöntemiyle açıklanmıştır. Adana’nın fiziki yapısı, yerleşim biçimleri, iklim özellikleri, demografisi, ekonomik yapısı ve sağlık altyapısı doküman analizi yöntemiyle elde edilen nicel verilerle ortaya koyulmuştur. Daha sonra bölgenin küresel ısınma ve iklim değişikliğine karşı kırılgan yapısı çeşitli iklim projeksiyonları ve afet riski analizleri ile tartışılmıştır. Son olarak, belirlenen risklere karşı uygulanabilecek yeni nesil uyum ve azaltım politikaları farklı başlıklar altında açıklanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Küresel Isınma
• İklim Değişikliği
• İklim Dirençli Kent
• Uyum
• Azaltım

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