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2. Agenda UNCCD and COP UNCCD and CSOs General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion and CSOs Conclusion 2

3.  Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Rio Declaration on Environment and Development  Agenda 21 Agenda 21  Forest Principles Forest Principles  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification  Convention on Biological Diversity Convention on Biological Diversity  Convention on Climate Change Convention on Climate Change 3

4. UNCCD ve COP  COP is the supreme decision-making body  It comprises ratifying governments and regional economic integration organizations  Up to the year 2005, the COP had held seven sessions; it has been meeting biennially since 2001 4

5. Conferance of Parties (COP)  COP 1 →İtalya → 1997  COP 2 →Senegal → 1998  COP 3 → Brezilya → 1999  COP 4 → Almanya → 2000  COP 5 → İsviçre → 2001  COP 6 → Küba → 2003  COP 7 → Kenya → 2005  COP 8 → İspanya → 2007  COP 9 → Arjantin → 2009  COP 10 → Güney Kore → 2011  COP 11 → Namibya → 2013 5

6. CSOs at the conferences  Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) are important UN system partners.  CSOs representatives can participate as observers to the official sessions of the COP and its subsidiary bodies 6 COP 12 and CSOs

7. UNCCD secretariat support the participaton of CSOs to the Conferance and their accreditation process Accredited CSOs of Turkey; TEMA (The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestration and the Protection of Natural Habitats) Ana Doku (Anatolian Nature and Culture Conservation Cooperative) Öz Orman İş (Öz Orman-İş Trade Union) and Ege Orman Vakfı (Aegean Forest Foundation) have applied for accreditation. 7 COP 12 and CSOs

8. About combating desertification and erosion 1.Determine policies and strategies, 2.To ensure coordination and cooperation between relevant institutions and organisations, 3.National and regional level planning, monitoring and evaluation, 4.Research and development, 5.Survey, inventory, job description analysis and determination of the unit price, 6.Training, publication and promotional activities Projects 1.Combating desertification and erosion, 2.Avalanche, landslide and flood control, 3.Integrated watershed rehabilitation, 4.International plans and projects, providing support to projects International Relations 1.Effective cooperation with international organizations, 2.Bilateral and multilateral cooperation with countries, providing support to projects. MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND WATER AFFAIRS OUR MISSIONS 8

9.  Training Program on «The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Combating Desertification» was held in Ankara, between 13-18 June 2012.  Organization representatives from 11 CSOs from Turkey attended the program.  At the end of the workshop, «Decleration of Civil Society Organizations to Combat Desertification» was announced. 9 General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion and CSOs

10.  In the scope of the COP preperation process General Directorate organized a meeting in order to bring together Turkish CSOs.  134 CSOs called for the meeting.  Meeting was organized with the purpose of giving information about COP and CSOs 10 General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion and CSOs

11. 11 General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion and CSOs

12. Some Photographs From Previous COP Organizations 12

13. COP and CSOs 13

14. Other Activities 14

15. Other Activities (Madri) 15

16. 16 CSOs Demonstrations in Namibya

17. Congresium Ankara 12 – 24 October 2015 Conferance Place and Date 17

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19. Conclusion 19  Self introduction of the participants  Discussion about proposals for COP preparation process and NGOs  Discussion about how COP participating could increased  Civil Society representatives questions

20. Thank You 20