There are 381 projects that match your search.
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Turkiye
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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23,500.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: TUR/OP3/2/06/04 |
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The project aims to demonstrate the use of photovoltaic illumination in the town centre of Gokceada. Gokceada is the largest island aroud the Turkish coast, which receives its electricity from the main land and is subject to severe weather ( ... )
ions and interruptions in power. The island has great potential for solar and wind power use and demonstration. The project consists of installing photovoltaic lamps into the town square and demonstrate the public the use of solar power in illumination and the level of energy obtained as well as the level of emmissions reduced. Although there are experimental demonstrations here and there in
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2006
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8,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-09Pu |
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The objective of the project was to prepare a publication in order to continue the dissemination of the information gathered about the Ulus Area of Kastamonu ? Bartin Kure Mountains National Park, through SGP project TUR-03-10.
The publication is ( ... )
ed with the title ?Knowledge of Kure Mountains: Ulus? and it contains the following sections:
The Importance of Traditional Knowledge - Information about Ulus Area ? A 5,000 Year of Settlement- Agriculture and Animal Husbandry - The Open Market - The Forest and Forestry - Local Cuisine ? Local Tastes - Traditional Gadgets ? Kitchen Utensils - Traditional Architecture ? Shelter - Handcrafts -
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2006
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10,000.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: TUR/OP3/2/06/06Pu |
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The project entails the publication of Turkey's Key Biodiversity Areas Book (KBA), which identifies 305 key biodiversity areas in Turkey, most of which are not protected under any legal status.
This is the first national KBA book in the world. ( ... )
ok aims to create both a general public awareness on this issue, but more importantly it aims to inform and urge the government to take action for those areas that are not protected to be covered within the Protected Area Network, and to improve to conservation status for the protected but still threatened areas.
The KBA approach has been developed by an expert team representing the leading
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2006
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11,700.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-16CB |
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The project aims to bring the Grantees from all over the country to the SGP Project Site (TUR-04-12). The theme of the meeting is to identify the local impacts of SGP projects, particularly those of the Biodiversity projects, as currently there is ( ... )
mate change project completed and very few in land degradation FA. The meeting will include a one-day field trip to the Acarlar Lake Visitors and Environmental Education Centre and two days of meetings focusing on the local impacts, from project to locals, from locals to project and partnerships and participation in projects. The meeting is also hoped to have the added benefit of bringing the
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2006
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29,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-15CB |
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The study will explore cross-sectoral synergies in previous SGP projects which have engaged environmental degradation concerns through sustainable human development techniques; describing for selected project, impact on poor, elderly, youth, ( ... )
en, women, disabled or differentially-abled, displaced, marginalized or less visible groups.
This study will consist of 6 case studies of individual SGP projects implemented during the 2nd operational phase (2000-2005). Case studies will be selected to ensure a representative sample of the SGP portfolio across the different GEF focal areas. Independent research team will carry out the case
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Turkiye
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Land Degradation
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2006
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34,500.00
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OP3 - Y2 (Mar 06 - Feb 07)
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Project Number: TUR/OP3/2/06/01 |
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The Büyükçekmece Lake is not only an important nature area, but also is one of the most important sources of potable water for Istanbul. The area of approximately 500 hectare around the Lake is exposed to extensive use of chemicals and intense ( ... )
lture, resulted in land degradation, loss of nutrients, minerals and land fertility. The pesticides and herbicides have destroyed the microorganisms in the soil and all the plants and animals, and have become life threatening for humans. The Social Development Volunteers Solidarity Society supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP), aims to demonstrate good agricultural practices, giving
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Turkiye
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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38,600.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-11 |
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Kuzucu Village will be replacing part of its energy needs for irrigation (from electricity) to wind energy by the use of an experimental wind collector. The wind collector will be used to pump water from a shallow, unused water well with a low ( ... )
re. The pumped water will be stored and used to complement the existing water supply scheme. The proposed collector will be able to provide the needs of 40 farms around the insatallation (the perimeter of reach of the pumping system). The system will be beneficial to not only the 40 farmers it will be providing the water, but to all farmers of the cooperative as without the use of electricity
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2005
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27,500.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-12 |
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Acarlar Lake, which comprises the second largest flooded forest in Turkey, is one of the most important wetlands in Marmara region of Turkey. Within the catchment area of the lake, there are 3 plant species, listed under Bern Convention, which are ( ... )
ly threatened (Important Plant Areas of Turkey, WWF Turkey-DHKV, March 2003)
Hottonia palustris, an aquatic plant, is endemic to this region of Turkey. Other important rare water plant species are Leucojum aestivum and Thelypteris palustris (TÜRÇEK Report, 1997 - www.dhkd.org) Being located on one of the migration routes of Anatolia between the wetlands of Trakya and Middle Black Sea, the
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Turkiye
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Land Degradation
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2005
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13,500.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-14 |
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The project aims to raise awareness of the local people, particularly farmers on the issue of land degradation. The farmers in Sarayonu District in Konya, follow tradtional and conventional agricultural practices. Most of the conventional methods, ( ... )
cause land degradation, aggrave the existing causes and worsen the conditions. With the project, there will be training material to be prepared addressing farmers, and on-the-job trainings organised by the NGO with the support of the provincial directorate of Minsitry of Agriculture and Rural
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2005
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10,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-13 |
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Chelonia mydas (green turtle) is one of the endangered species in IUCN (1998) criteria. Green Turtles are also listed under ?animal species certainly need protected? with Bern Convention that was signed by our Country. Samandağ is one of the ( ... )
mportant C. mydas nesting areas out of three notable beaches in Turkey. The harmful affects of mostly human activities on turtles are discussed in many national and international platforms by many researches. Especially the conservation studies in Samandağ Beaches have been encouraged for the last tree- year by the government and the useful results have been got in conservation of sea
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2005
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3,750.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-11W |
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The project, which aims to organise a meeting of broad participation in order the highlight the importance of Ladik Lake and the threats to the ecosystem. The meeting will bring together local administration, local NGOs, academicians from the local ( ... )
ity as well as other universities, experts, local people and other interested parties. With the meeting, the NGO is aiming to create a certain level of awareness in the locality and backing up the awareness raised by dissemination of information about the lake via the publications produced in the course of the
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Turkiye
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International Waters
International Waters
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2005
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1,750.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-08Pu |
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The project aims to draw public attention to the fragile situation of the sturgeon fishes, which are threatened. The project includes production of promotion material regarding the fish. Althougt its prohibited to hunt sturgeon, in and around the ( ... )
Sea coast, it is known that it is still being hunted and sold at extreme prices to restaurants. The project aims to raise awareness of both the general public and particular groups such as the fishermen, the gendarmerie and children. There will be a poster, a calendar and coffe mugs prepared that will provide information about the importance of the conservation of the fish. The NGO,
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2005
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23,500.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-17 |
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According to a report by WWF, the global conservation organization, lack of veteran trees and deadwood in forests is a major cause of biodiversity loss. The report, Deadwood ? Living Forests, reveals that a third of forest-dwelling species rely on ( ... )
r dying trees, logs, and branches for their survival. The removal of decaying timber and old trees from forests lead to a decline in species such as insects, beetles, fungi, and lichens. Woodpeckers, bats, and squirrels which nest in hollow trees also loose their natural habitats.
The amount of deadwood is at a critically low level in most of the forests today, mainly due to the lack of
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Turkiye
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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5,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-09Pu |
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The publication aims to create a general awareness on the issue of energy conservation and energy efficiency, providing simple but useful information to achieve these in our very homes. |
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2005
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5,000.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-10W |
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A series of meetings will be organised in Antalya region, renowned for its lakes in the past. There has been a profound trend to drain wetlands in Turkey. The NGO is planning to organise three meetings, each near to a different wetland, to ( ... )
trate the importance of wetlands for the health of the ecosystems that they are surrounded with. The meetings will include field trips to the wetland in question, a photography exhibition and a panel and a workshop, going into details of the problems in that particular area, issues connected to biodiversity, hunting, agricultural activities, legal situation and sustainability.
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Turkiye
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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42,600.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-16 |
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Diesel fuel is used in tractors and some other agricultural machines in rural areas of Turkey. Due to increasing petroleum prices and difficulty in accessibility to gasoline stations at remote villages, the cost of agricultural production increases ( ... )
at is one of the difficulties for the sustainability of life in rural areas.
In this project, rape seed will be cultivated in 50 decar area at Hisarkoy and nearby villages 60 km to Ankara. Plant oil obtained from the seeds will be used as fuel for tractors and other agricultural machines. A small facility for pressing 50-100 kg seed per hour to produce oil will be installed at Hisarkoy. With
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2005
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44,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-03 |
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The Beypazari Province is located 100 km west of Ankara city center. Traditional architecture and cultural characteristics of the region are largely protected. Therefore, Beypazari became one of the nationally important tourism attraction points ( ... )
he last years.
Inözü Valley located to the north of the province is of exceptional value for its biodiversity and archeological ruins. The riparian part of the valley is protected as a Natural Sit and rocky hillsides are protected as an Archeological Sit. The site is internationally important for bird species. At least ten pairs of Black storks (Ciconia nigra) that nest on the cliffs make the
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Turkiye
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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25,500.00
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Phase 2
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Project Number: TUR-04-08CB |
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Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV) on NGO Capacity Building, Project Guidance, Monitoring and Evaluation in Climate Change Focus Area through a partnership project will provide SGP help in better planning and developing projects that ( ... )
greater global impact and are easily implemented at the local level in the climate change focus area.
Through the project, there will be training seminars and printed materials prepared by the Foundation to help reaching NGOs in climate change and POPs focus areas, a recent focus area for Turkey, after the ratification and entry into force of the UNFCCC on 24 May 2004. This capacity building
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Turkiye
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Biodiversity
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2005
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2,000.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-01PL |
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In Bartın flax cultivation with a local variety of the plant, was done until 50 ? 60 years ago. The reason for that is both the labour-intensiveness of the conversion of flax to linen and also the relative easiness of obtaining ready-to-wear ( ... )
s, as local production of hand or machine-woven cloths in the past was more for consumption and not so much for the selling of the products. Also, due to economical difficulties, most young people have left Bartın for work in larger cities, but there are some who are willing to go back to their villages, if they could make a living there. Now the linen production is decreased until it is
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Turkiye
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2005
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1,950.00
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OP3 - Y1 (Mar 05 - Feb 06)
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Project Number: TUR-05-06PL |
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The project planning will concentrate on identifying the potential issues to be tackled on 4 fronts, identification of the amount and quality of water resources as well as the level of sustainable utilisation, the potential of wind power for ( ... )
ing electricty, use of solar power in cooking and heating of buildings, identifying models for reduction of heat losses and improvement of energy efficieny in buildings by architectural means. The project to be prepared will then decide on which one/s of these issues to tackle first and develop their detailed plan to improve the livelihoods of people in the area. The project site is very close
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