The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
THE Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved a loan of US$600 million to finance an energy project in Azerbaijan. The loan, the largest the bank has made, will be used to support construction of a natural gas pipeline from Azerbaijan through Turkey, known as the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline …
This report prepared by New Climate Institute and with Climate Action Network Europe’s contribution, aims at identifying for Turkey the co-benefits of policies compatible with climate change mitigation objectives for job creation, public health and dependency on energy imports. The analysis shows that if Turkey adopts a pathway that prioritizes …
Norway and Turkey were the only two of 53 countries to vote against an international ban on the dumping of mining waste at sea, at a major conservation summit in Hawaii last week. Even big mining nations including China and Russia voted in favour of the resolution at the International …
ANKARA – Some 10,000 people were admitted to the hospital early this week in eastern Turkey after they suffered from health problems caused by contaminated tap water, local press reported on Sunday. The mayor of the city of Kahramanmaras, Fatih Mehmet Erkoc, said that experts believe health issues started to …
Details how implementing well-tested policy measures can help drive forward the necessary innovations and could reduce the total CO2 emissions of the LDV fleet in Turkey by about 36% compared to a business-as-usual scenario. Turkey is one of the largest vehicle manufacturing countries in the world, and the auto industry …
Mesenteric cystic lymphangiomas are benign congenital tumors characterized by the proliferation of lymphatic channels. There is an uncommon disorder that constitutes 0.5 % of all lymphangiomas and can cause fatal complications such as volvulus, intestinal obstruction and traumatic or spontaneous rupture, requiring emergency surgery. For this reason, prenatal diagnosis is …
This report discusses cities’ resilience from economic, social, environmental and institutional perspectives. Ten case studies, including Antalya (Turkey), Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Bursa (Turkey), Cardiff (United Kingdom), Kobe (Japan), Kyoto (Japan), Lisbon (Portugal), Oslo (Norway), Ottawa (Canada) and Tampere (Finland) provide important examples of how cities can promote innovative policy actions …
The end-Permian mass extinction not only decimated taxonomic diversity but also disrupted the functioning of global ecosystems and the stability of biogeochemical cycles. Explaining the 5-million-year delay between the mass extinction and Earth system recovery remains a fundamental challenge in both the Earth and biological sciences. We use coupled records …
There has been progress towards malaria elimination in the last decade. In response, WHO launched the Global Technical Strategy (GTS), in which vector surveillance and control play important roles. Country experiences in the Eliminating Malaria Case Study Series were reviewed to identify success factors on the road to elimination using …
Investors around the world no longer see renewable energy as a risky or low-yield investment sector, a recent report by the United Nations on private sector climate finance has revealed. Trends in private sector climate finance, published by the Climate Change Support Team (CCST) of the United Nations Secretary General, …
A human body may be able to adapt to extremes of dry-bulb temperature (commonly referred to as simply temperature) through perspiration and associated evaporative cooling provided that the wet-bulb temperature (a combined measure of temperature and humidity or degree of ‘mugginess’) remains below a threshold of 35 °C. (ref. 1). …
EY report says Conservative government has sentenced renewable energy sector to death by a thousand cuts and left investors puzzled at policy changes. The UK has dropped out of the top ten of a respected international league table on renewable energy for the first time since it began 12 years …
The United States ranks among the world's nations least likely to achieve the set of global goals aimed at ending poverty and combating climate change that are due to be adopted this month by the United Nations, a study said on Tuesday. The Scandinavian nations of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and …
Two buildings collapsed during heavy flooding on Monday in northeastern Turkey, killing eight people, a local governor said. Two people were still missing and heavy rain was continuing into Monday evening, though the governor of Artvin province, Kemal Cirit, said the weather should abate towards midnight. Cirit said 255 kilograms …
A green area near Saros Bay in the northwestern province of Edirne has been destroyed by currently operating stone quarries in the area, which have turned it into smoke-covered infertile land. Taken by a paragliding pilot, pictures of the stark destruction of the area, which includes endemic plant species, by …
The pollution in one of Istanbul’s central creeks has reached an excessive level, as the creek was recently seen covered with black-colored bubbles and emitting an unbearable smell. The Kurbağalıdere creek, which is located in Istanbul’s Asian-side district of Kadıköy, has reached a dangerous level of contamination due to the …
India ranks third among top 10 countries in the LEED Green Building rankings. These rankings highlight countries outside of the US that are making significant strides in sustainable building design, construction and transformation.
Scientists may have uncovered the first evidence of farming in the Mideast. While researchers believed that farming was "invented" about 12,000 years ago in Iraq, the Levant, parts of Turkey and Iran, this new study seems to indicate otherwise. The researchers actually focused on the discovery of the first weed …
Many untouched forests and wild animals have been negatively affected by wildfires across the country, while experts warned against new forest fires in Turkey’s southern and Aegean provinces. Fires in the Lice and Kulp districts of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır burned forests on July 19 and 20, though officials …
Turkey , which assumed the presidency of the G20, will push for inclusive growth and investment to boost economic expansion and stem the tide of rising inequality , its sherpa has said. “We defined our priorities as the three Is -namely implementation, investment and also inclusive growth. One of the …
