Climate Change

What Should Effective Climate Policy for More Resilient Cities Look Like?

Name: What Should Effective Climate Policy for More Resilient Cities Look Like?
Start: 2026-11-12T13:30:00+0300
End: 2026-11-12T15:30:00+0300

Held as part of the COP Town programme, this panel will take place on 12 November 2026 at 13:30 at the Türkan Şoray Cultural Center in Antalya. The discussion will explore how effective climate policies can strengthen cities’ resilience to climate change. Prof. Dr. Sedat Gündoğdu, 2025/26 Mercator–IPC Fellow, will moderate the event. Speakers will include Ercan Özbek, President of ANSİAD; Dr. Akgün İlhan from Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University; and Prof. Dr. Ezgi Orhan Muşta from Çankaya University.

November 12, 2026 - November 12, 2026

Akgün İlhan

Akgün İlhan is an academic and researcher who has worked on water management, environmental policy and climate change since 2006.

akgun.ilhan@sabanciuniv.edu

Sedat Gündoğdu

Sedat Gündoğdu is a marine biologist and environmental researcher at Çukurova University, Türkiye. His work focuses on plastic and microplastic pollution, with a special emphasis on plastic waste trade, its socio-political dimensions, and climate implications.