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Workshop ‘Coastal Resilience & Nature-based Solutions’ & `1st Climate Fest` in Izmir, Turkiye

Workshop ‘Coastal Resilience & Nature-based Solutions’ & `1st Climate Fest` in Izmir, Turkiye

Events 2024


The International Workshop ‘Coastal Resilience & Nature-based Solutions’ (14th to 16th May 2024) and the 1st Climate Fest (17th May 2024) were successfully held in Izmir, Turkiye, as part of the Resilient Coasts 2 Climate Project.

During the workshop, 15 master students from Romania, Poland and Turkiye learnt and discussed about the coastal floods in Izmir and nature-based adaptation options to address this challenge. Prof. Dr. Jurgen Breuste, Prof. Dr. Cristian Ioja, Prof. Dr. Serif Hepcan, Prof. Dr. Cigdem Coskun Hepcan, Prof. Dr. Martina Artmann (online), Dr. Iwona Zwierzchowska (online), and Karen Naciph Mora (online) attended the workshop with presentations.

The Climate Fest took place in the garden of the Faculty of Agriculture at Ege University. It consisted of several outdoor activities aimed at increasing awareness of the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, cities and health. Knowledge was also disseminated on the Sustainable Development Goals.


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