1. “Forests and Water in the context of Climate Change” 28th Session of COFO 5 October 2010, Rome TURKISH REPUBLIC Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF) General Directorate of Forestry (GDF) “Collaboration between the Forests and Water Sectors in Turkey” Mr. İsmail BELEN Assistant Director General

2. “Climate Change Synthesis Report”, IPCC, 2007 ogm.gov.tr Projected Effects of CC on F&W: Precipitation declines Area affected by drought increases Decrease in water resources Decrease in Forest Productivity “Forests and Water in the context of Climate Change” Turkey

3. ogm.gov.tr Collaboration of the F&W Sectors: Ministry of Environment and Forestry (GDF and GDSHW) General Directorate of Provincial Bank, Municipalities BWMA, Universities, NGOs “Forests and Water in the context of Climate Change” General Directorate of Environmental Management

4. ogm.gov.tr Challenges & Opportunities: Erosion and Rural Poverty in the Watersheds Communication Problems between F&W Sectors Lack of Information on F&W Linkages All Stakeholders Appreciate F&W Establishing a “National Instititutional Mechanism” Awareness-raising Programs Emphasizing the Role of Forests on Water Quality Facilitate the Infrastructure of PES Draw Attention on the Effects of Climate Change “Forests and Water in the context of Climate Change”

5. ogm.gov.tr Roles of the F&W Sectors on CC: Mutual Trust and Participation in F&W Projects Admitting the Effects of Climate Change on F&W Considering all Stakeholders in Water Management “Cross-sectoral Approach” for Effective CC Adaptation Funding the Forest Sector by the Water Sector Education, Capacity Building and Communication Promoting PES Taking Part in the “National Institutional Mechanisms” “Forests and Water in the context of Climate Change”

6. ogm.gov.tr Key Partner Country, Turkey: “Forests and Water in the context of Climate Change” “The 5th World Water Forum”, İstanbul, 2009 http://www.worldwaterforum5.org “The Workshop on Forests and Water”, Antalya, 2009 http://www.ogm.gov.tr/Forestsandwater/index.htm “The Forests and Water Side Event”, WFC, 2009 http://www.wfc2009.org/en/programa/pdf/side_events_day23.pdf “Yuntdagi Model, TCP/TUR/3102”, 2008 - 2009 http://www.fao.org/forestry/forestsandwater/59077/en/ “Interagency Collaboration on F&W”, TCP, 2011 http://web.ogm.gov.tr/diger/OrmanveSu/Sayfalar/default.aspx “28th Session of EFC WP MMW”, Turkey, 2012 http://www.fao.org/forestry/37705/en/

7. www.ogm.gov.tr Thank You for Your Attention ismailbelen@ogm.gov.tr “Forests and Water in the context of Climate Change” 5 October 2010, Rome