Priorities and funded actions
Objective
To create sustainable structures for stimulating exchange between local authorities in Turkey and the EU local authorities in areas relevant to climate and environment.
Priorities
Priority 1 – Development of local plans, strategies, roadmaps and/or preparation of decision-making tools (modelling, impact and vulnerability analysis, etc.) with regard to climate change.
Priority 2 – Enhancing the capacity of local authorities and enabling exchange of adaptation know-how and experience among local authorities within Turkey and/or the EU for creation and/or implementation of climate change adaptation technologies and systems.
Priority 3 – Raising public awareness on climate and environment related issues, particularly actions targeting children and youth.
Among financed actions
- Developing local strategies, plans, roadmaps regarding climate change and sustainable development
- Enabling local initiatives to support green economic development
- Conducting preparatory studies to support policy making
- Developing Local Climate Action Plans
- Developing Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs)
- Implementing programs localization of global agendas related environment and climate change
- Developing and/or implementing technology and innovative tools for climate change adaptation
- Creating networks and platforms for exchange of best practices related to climate and environment
- Compliance with the effects of climate change in local and sectoral policies and strengthening capacity, interagency cooperation and coordination
- Increasing the representation in European networks via joint actions
- Identifying and monitoring the effects of climate change at the local level
- Actions targeting public awareness on climate change and environment focusing on different groups of the community
- Raising awareness on the urgency and importance of adapting to climate change
- Developing community-based adaptation measures to combat climate change
Additional information
- This call for proposals is a restricted call for proposals. In first instance, only concept notes will be evaluated.
- Initial duration of the action: between 10 and 12 months
Eligibility
- Be a legal person
- Be: non-profit making, a local authority in Turkey (municipality, special provincial administration (SPAs), Departments of Investment Monitoring and Coordination (DIMCs)), a local authority in the EU Member States or an eligible country according to the IPA Regulation, except Turkey