Turkey’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan. Country/Territory Turkey Document type Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Forestry, Water Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Agro-forestry Biodiversity Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Climate change Education Farming Food security Gender Genetic resources Governance Institution Irrigation Mountain area Policy/planning Protection of environment Public health Research Risk assessment/management Smallholders/peasants Social protection Sustainable development Water shortage/drought Cultural heritage Data collection/reporting Disasters Early warning system/emergency intervention system Ecosystem preservation Flood Forest fires Inland waters Integrated management Marine area Monitoring Precautionary principle Protected area Water quality standards Wetlands Forest management/forest conservation Sustainable use Aquaculture Freshwater resources management Industrial water use Renewable energy Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. This National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan aims at integrating climate change adaptation into national, regional and local policies related to water resources management, agricultural production, food security, ecosystem preservation, biodiversity conservation, forest management, natural disaster risk management and public health. Full text English