Turkey – Training for the Institutional Capacity Building on Climate Change negotiations

Project name: IOC III – Supporting IOC Climate Negotiator Group in its Preparation to the UNFCCC COP23

Client: Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation – Turkey

Funder: AECOM

Project duration: August 2016 – December 2017

Project area: Turkey, Spain, Belgium, UK

Type of service:  Policy advise and capacity building

Main objectives: 

• Capacity building to staff of Turkish institutions involved in climate negotiations
• Training Turkish institutions on the climate negotiations and Paris Agreement implementation
• enhance the capacity of Institutions of Turkey’s staff and other related stakeholders about the Paris Agreement and its implementation

Main results:  

• First and second training session (Turkey)
• Climate change negotiations simulation (Turkey)
• Three study visits to EU Countries (Belgium, UK and Spain)
• Workshop (Turkey)
• Closing event

Final outcomes:

1. Gap analysis and training needs assessment report
2. Trainings on climate negotiations
3. Findings from study visits
4. Findings and recommendations for the climate negotiations

Useful resources:

• Online e-library: https://www.iklimturkiye.org
• Climate change negotiations manual and glossary