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Agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental protection between Hungary and Turkey.

International Conventions or Treaties
Hungary, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Europe, Western Asia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
protected areas
natural resources management
environment
fisheries
land management
waste (abuse)
The contracting parties propose to develop cooperation in the field of environmental protection and restoration. Priority areas are air pollution, harmonization of national, regional and international law, neutralization of wastes and recycling, protection of water quality, protection against noise and vibration, protection of biodiversity, exchange of information regarding soil conservation and energy use, protected areas and their utilization, EIA, training, exchange of information regarding the implementation of EC environmental directives.
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Law amending the Law on pastures No. 4342.

Legislation
Turkey, Western Asia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
farmland
use rights
land-use planning
pastoralists
surveyors
land registration
protected areas
natural disasters
cadastres
land management
forest land
leases
grazing
Articles 6, 9, 14, 30 have either been amended or new paragraphs have been added. The present Law also amends new articles of the Village Law of 1924, the Law on Natural Disasters 1959, and the Tourism Incentives Act of 1982. The formation of the technical teams is re-defined. The in-forest pastures and grazelands are re-defined by a committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and cannot be used for any other purposes unless their allocation purposes are modified.
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Decree Law No. 644 on the establishment and functions of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning.

Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanliğinin teşkilat ve görevleri hakkinda Kanun Hükmünde Kararname (KHK/644).

Legislation
Turkey, Western Asia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
land-use planning
urban areas
This Decree Law sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning.
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Regulation on the implementation of Law No. 6306 on restructuring of areas under risk of natural disasters.

Afet riski altindaki alanlarin dönüştürülmesi hakkinda kanunun uygulama yönetmeliği.

Regulations
Turkey, Western Asia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
natural disasters
urban areas
This Regulation provides for the implementation of the Law No. 6306 on restructuring of areas under risk of natural disasters. The Regulation sets forth the rules and procedures of determination of the areas and buildings to be restructured, determination of the value of immovables, assistance to beneficiaries, demolition of buildings at risk. This Regulation repeals the Regulation on the implementation of Law on restructuring of areas under risk of natural disasters dated 4 August 2012.
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Valuing Forest Products and Services in Turkey

November, 2015
Turkey
forest conservation
forest law
state forests
forestry
land use
climate change
forest management plans
deforestation
agriculture
forest land
land
The country’s forest areas occupy 21.7
million ha (approximately 27.6 percent of its total surface
area), and are inhabited by close to 10 percent of its total
population. The forest sector generates a variety of timber
and non-timber products and eco-services. The Turkish
government has put great effort into reforestation and
forest management, increasing the total area of forests. In
their tenth national development plan (2014-2018), the
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Social Compact in Electricity Privatization in Southeastern Turkey

July, 2015
Turkey
waste (abuse)
environment
land
About 70 percent of electricity users in
Southeastern Turkey are not used to paying for electricity,
partially due to the protracted situation of conflict and
lack of trust between citizens and the government in the
region. Historic tension throughout the 1990s caused an
inability for the government to invest in electricity
infrastructure and has resulted in low service quality. A
large portion of consumers did not pay for electricity use
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Turkey Green Growth Policy Paper : Towards a Greener Economy

October, 2013
Turkey
climate change
fisheries
property rights
sustainable development
The report is organized in seven
chapters. Following the introductory chapter, chapter two
sets the stage by reviewing the structure of Turkey's
economy and its performance, as well as the challenges and
opportunities provided by Turkey's current growth path
from implementing a 'green agenda' linked to
achieving standards set by European Union (EU) Directives
and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Distributional Impact Analysis of the Energy Price Reform in Turkey

March, 2012
Turkey
climate change
land economics
A pricing reform in Turkey increased the
residential electricity tariff by more than 50 percent in
2008. The reform, aimed at encouraging energy efficiency and
private investment, sparked considerable policy debate about
its potential impact on household welfare. This paper
estimates a short-run residential electricity demand
function for evaluating the distributional consequences of
the tariff reform. The model allows heterogeneity in
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Tapping the Potential for Energy Savings in Turkey

February, 2013
Turkey
climate change
forestry
land use
sustainable development
transaction costs
This report, Tapping the Potential for
Energy Savings in Turkey, focuses on sector and analytical
work to assess demand-side energy efficiency measures that
require specific attention in Turkey. The report provides
recommendations on potential government strategies to
promote energy efficiency and to scale up investments. The
report concludes that the Government now needs to be focused
on creating the enabling environment to develop an energy
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Macro-Micro Feedback Links of Irrigation Water Management in Turkey

May, 2012
Turkey
agriculture
climate change
land use
Agricultural production is heavily
dependent on water availability in Turkey, where half the
crop production relies on irrigation. Irrigated agriculture
consumes about 75 percent of total water used, which is
about 30 percent of renewable water availability. This study
analyzes the likely effects of increased competition for
water resources and changes in the Turkish economy. The
analysis uses an economy-wide Walrasian Computable General