Right to A Future Conference: Rights- Based Climate Action
“Right to A Future Conference: Rights- Based Climate Action” was organized on October 31, 2019 at IPC Karaköy to introduce the Right to A Future Program, initiated by IPC and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at Lund University. The keynote speech of the event was delivered by Matthew Scott from Raoul Wallenberg Institute at Lund University.
Right to a Future Conference: Rights-Based Climate Action
“Right to Future Conference: Rights-Based Climate Action” was organized on October 31, 2019 at IPC Karaköy to introduce the Right to Future Program, initiated by IPC and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at Lund University. The keynote speech of the event was delivered by Matthew Scott from Raoul Wallenberg Institute at Lund University.
Co-benefits of Renewable Energy with a Focus on Employment and Industrial Development Opportunities
Pınar Ertör-Akyazı co-organized a face-to-face training on “Co-benefits of Renewable Energy with a Focus on Employment and Industrial Development Opportunities,” in collaboration with RENAC (The Renewables Academy) within the IASS- IPC COBENEFITS Project on October 22-23, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
Co-benefits of Renewable Energy with a Focus on Employment and Industrial Development Opportunities
Co-Benefits Project Coordinator and 2017/18 Mercator-IPC Fellow Pınar Ertör-Akyazı co-organized a face-to-face training on “Co-benefits of Renewable Energy with a Focus on Employment and Industrial Development Opportunities,” in collaboration with RENAC (The Renewables Academy) within the IASS-IPC COBENEFITS Project on October 22-23, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
The Welcoming of the 2019/20 Mercator-IPC Fellows
The Welcoming of the 2019/20 Mercator-IPC Fellows was held on October 21, 2019 at Soho Istanbul. The event began with welcoming remarks by Fuat Keyman, followed by remarks from Michael Schwarz, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Atila Eralp, and Michael Thumann. The welcoming remarks were followed by a movie screening that introduced the 2019/20 Mercator-IPC Fellows Akgün İlhan, Andrea Weiss, Ellen Kollender, Gökçe Uysal, and Sinan Erensü.
Co-creating Solutions for the Challenges of Municipal Level Climate Action in Turkey
2018/19 Mercator-İPM Araştırmacısı Ender Peker’in düzenlediği "Türkiye’de Belediye Düzeyindeki İklim Eyleminin Zorlukları için Birlikte Çözüm Üretmek" çalıştayı, 17 Ekim 2019 tarihinde İPM Karaköy’de gerçekleşti.2018/19 Mercator-IPC Fellow Ender Peker convened a workshop for “Co-creating Solutions for the Challenges of Municipal Level Climate Action in Turkey (Türkiye'de Belediye Düzeyindeki İklim Eyleminin Zorlukları için Birlikte Çözüm Üretmek)” on October 17, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
EU-Turkey Relations: State of Play and Future Perspectives
The Initiative organized the meeting “EU-Turkey Relations: State of Play and Future Perspectives” on October 15, 2019 at the German Embassy in Ankara with the participation of Fuat Keyman, Visiting Senior Fellow Wolfgang Wessels, and German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann.
Co-Benefits as Drivers of International Climate Diplomacy and Mobilizing Opportunities, Raising Climate Ambition
Senior Scholar and Climate Studies Coordinator Ümit Şahin was an invited speaker for two panel discussions, “Mobilizing Opportunities, Raising Climate Ambition” and ”Co-Benefits as Drivers of International Climate Diplomacy" in the Conference of Climate Opportunity 2019: Co-Benefits for Just Energy Futures organized by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam (IASS) on October 13, 2019 in Berlin.
Benefits as Drivers of International Climate Diplomacy
IPC Senior Scholar and Climate Studies Coordinator Ümit Şahin was an invited speaker for two panel discussions, “Mobilizing Opportunities, Raising Climate Ambition” and “ Benefits as Drivers of International Climate Diplomacy” in the Conference of Climate Opportunity 2019: Co-Benefits for Just Energy Futures organized by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam (IASS) on October 15, 2019 in Berlin.
Challenges of Retrofitting Existing Housing Stock to Achieve CO2 Reduction Targets
2018/19 Mercator-IPC Fellow Ender Peker co-organized a workshop on the “Challenges of Retrofitting Existing Housing Stock to Achieve CO2 Reduction Targets (Karbon Azaltım Hedeflerine Ulaşmak için Var Olan Konutları Güçlendirmenin Zorlukları)” with Kadıköy Municipality on October 10, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
Methods and Tools for the Assessment of Co-benefits of Renewable Energy
Pınar Ertör-Akyazı co-organized face-to-face training on “Methods and Tools for the Assessment of Co-benefits of Renewable Energy,” in collaboration with RENAC (The Renewables Academy), within the IASS-IPC COBENEFITS Project on October 8-9, 2019 in Ankara.
ActHuman I - Social Inclusion Initiative
The first conference of the ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative, initiated by the contributions of İNGEV, IPC and the Syrian Economic Forum, took place at Salt Galata on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Around 180 guests attended the conference which was titled "Improving the Employment and Economic Contribution of Companies Founded by Syrians in Turkey."