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IGU Regional Conference 2014 CHANGES CHALLENGES RESPONSIBILITY, Krakow, Poland, 18 - 22 August 2014, pp.1-2, (Summary Text)
Recent studies reported that widespread area display warming trends in air temperature and decreasing trends in precipitations over the Mediterranean Basin. In Turkey, especially summer temperatures increase mostly in western and south-western parts. Winter precipitation significantly decreases in the last five decades. Many recent studies in Turkey highlight the climate change affects water, temperature and precipitation and awareness and understanding studies of the impact and adaptation to climate change. In addition, 1st National Report on Climate Change (2007) also includes, as indicated regional differences in changes in rainfall and temperature trends in the regional and even local differences are expected. In this, particularly in the western regions of the emerging influence of surface changes produced by the processes of urbanization and overpopulation, though, detects the local physical geography can create different local conditions change the fact that the processes of climate change. Trends in all segments of society climate change, global warming and sustainability, the development of understanding and harmony, so the behaviour is of great importance. In this context, primary and secondary levels of education and the efficient protection of the environment, the fight against climate change, the individual contributions to the development and adaptation processes are possible. However, decision-makers in the future life, the first part of the students – teachers and future educators to create models that make up the candidate teachers to be trained in the field is extremely important. Therefore, the Ministry of Environment and Urban Development was carried out in support of a project. “Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change Awareness Project” objectives are: 1. National and regional capacity development in Turkey’s urban, rural and coastal areas for the management of climate change risks, 2. Is to create awareness through education about the effects of climate change and adaptation. Results of this project are:
a) General concepts reflected in the international community is known about the effects of climate change, but have no idea much about the circumstances specific to Turkey.
b) Local geographical conditions brings out different climatic characteristics. Climate change at the local geographical features are also known to contain different results.
c) Climate change known as only the fight against phenomenon.
d) The differences between the changes of natural climate change and human activities, is not known.
e) The perception of the ongoing natural processes of climate change are not known. Not known how to adapt to these changes.