Collaboration with Government on Climate Change Disasters

ITU participates in  co-operative planning for climate change disasters, working with the government.

ITU Disaster Management Institute

With the establishment of the Institute of Disaster Management at ITU, our mission is to pursue multidisciplinary research to be among the elites on earthquake engineering and disaster management fields to meet the needs of our public as a nation and to conduct internationally-recognized research for the global world. ITU Disaster Management Institute informs and supports local or regional governments in local climate change disasters or risks early warning and monitoring. ITU Disaster Management Institute collaborates with NGOs every year on climate action. https://eedmi.itu.edu.tr/en/home

Our academicians involve in the government committees for climate change risks early warning and monitoring for urban environments:

Turkish Presidents Local Government Policies Board, Institute of Urban Studies

Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. Seda Kundak, Istanbul Technical University

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Hatice Ayataç, Istanbul Technical University (ITU)

Prof. Dr. Nilgün Okay, Istanbul Technical University (ITU)

Our academicians carry out countless works with collaboration with the government and NGOs to plan for climate change disasters:

Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu Director of the Institute of Disaster Management, Istanbul Technical University Graduated from ITU with a degree in Meteorological Engineering in 1984. Obtained a Master's degree in Atmospheric Sciences in 1987 and a Ph. D in 1991 from the University of Missouri-Columbia in the United States. Received various training and certificates in Disaster and Emergency Management from FEMA in the USA, JICA in Japan, and Bournemouth University in the UK. Serves as the Marmara Region Representative of the Chamber of Meteorological Engineers of Turkey (TMMOB) and is a member of the Turkish Marine Research Foundation and the Trabzon Education, Culture, and Arts Association. Engaged in research and publications in Turkish and English on numerical weather prediction, climate change, and disaster management. Has served as a Presidential Advisor at the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) alongside the Disaster Coordination Center of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (AKOM) and Istanbul AFAD. Additionally, he has provided managerial and consultancy services on disaster and emergency planning for numerous industrial facilities and institutions. Actively volunteers in Civil Defense and Turkish Red Crescent training. He has hosted radio and TV programs such as "Havadan-Sudan" on Açık Radyo (94.9 MHz) and "Doğanın Çığlığı" on 24 TV, and consulted on weather, water, and disaster topics on A Haber TV Channel. Held various leadership roles at Istanbul Technical University's (ITU) Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, including Faculty Board Membership, Department Chairmanship of Meteorological Engineering, and Directorship of the ITU Disaster Management Research and Application Center. Currently serves as a faculty member at ITU's Department of Meteorological Engineering and Disaster Management Center, advising the Istanbul Governorate on Disaster and Emergency Management.

Precipitation in Climate Change Scenarios with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

A meeting was held with Prof. Dr. Barış Önol from ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department of Meteorological Engineering regarding the project “High Resolution Modeling of Possible Future Changes in Extreme Precipitation in Istanbul Using Climate Change Scenarios”, which will be carried out within the scope of the protocol signed between IMM (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality) Disaster Affairs Department and ITU.

Collaboration with Turkish Red Crescent Istanbul Provincial Center

ITU Lect. Prof. Dr. Mikdat KADIOĞLU and Prof. Dr. Hatice AYATAÇ attended the launch of the book Resilient Cities and Istanbul.

 

 

Webinar on Earthquake Preparedness and Basic Disaster Awareness

resources are unable to cope with. Disasters are not the cause of an event, but the result. Our country is exposed to disasters very frequently due to its geography. Therefore, it is a need for everyone to be informed about possible disasters and what can be done in the face of these disasters. The  “Earthquake Preparedness and Basic Disaster Awareness” webinar, given by Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu and brought to you by BEE'NOME, aims to inform participants about basic disaster awareness; to adopt what they can do before, during and after a disaster, and to inform people about how they can prepare for a possible earthquake.

●      BEE'NOME: BEE'NOME is a database developed by the ITU Center for Excellence in Education, now being matured within the scope of the EELISA project.

 

Collaboration with NGOs on Climate Adaptation

ITU collaborates with NGOs on climate adaptation.

 

Roots & Shoots supports children and youth to take action and to create their own projects for Climate Action and environment. Asst. Prof. Emrah Çoraman is one of the Founding Members and Permanent Member of the Board of Roots & Shoots. 

 

Asst. Prof. Emrah Çoraman ITU Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Ecology and Evolution “I am a natural scientist aiming to understand the mechanisms that shape the patterns of biological and genetic diversity. For example, why there are so many different species living in Turkey. In order to answer such questions, I analyze genetic data. I aim to reconstruct the historical changes in species’ ranges by investigating their DNA. Learning from the changes in the past, I aim to predict the effect of current climate change on species future distributions; I also investigate possible ways for minimizing these effects. My focus group is bats. I did fieldwork in many countries in pursuit of bats and I visited many caves. I previously worked as a researcher at Boğaziçi University and Berlin Museum of Natural History, and am currently a faculty member at the Ecology and Evolution Department of the Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University. I am involved in many nature conservation projects. I try my best to communicate science and nature, aiming to make them part of our lives.”   “İklim Salatası” meaning “Climate Salad” is a YouTube channel by Roots & Shoots where you can look into the climate crisis from various perspectives. Youth, climate activists, influencers, artists and anyone who cares about our planet come together on this channel; seeking answers of the questions related to climate issues and sharing their own experiences and journeys.   ITU academicians collaborated in Climate Action  topics with the NGO in the following videos: “The dinosaurs are gone, is it our turn now?” Asst. Prof. Emrah Çoraman, ITU Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences   “Economical growth or climate crisis?” Assist. Prof. Dr. Üyesi Umut Kuruüzüm, ITU Faculty of Management

Education activities by our academicians on Climate Action

ITU informs and supports local and regional governments in local climate change disasters and risks early warning and monitoring.

 

 

ITU Disaster Management Ens. Director Mikdat Kadıoğlu evaluated the earthquake danger awaiting Istanbul

How Should We Behave During Disaster?

What is the importance of due diligence and planning in disaster ?

ITU Science and Technology Talks | Geographic Information Technologies and Applications and Disaster Management

ITU Science and Technology Talks | Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu

Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu ''Disaster is Unforgiving'' He Answers Our Students' Questions with His Presentation

'Disaster Management and Bursa' Program at ITU Alumni Association

Earthquake Preparedness and Basic Disaster Awareness | Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu

Nature Observation with Emrah Çoraman

Collaboration with NGOs for Fight Against Forest Fires

ITU collaborated in two projects to fight against Forest Fires that are deadly disasters that occur due to climate change every year in Türkiye.

One of the projects supported and carried out under university-industry cooperation, “Kozalak (Pinecone)”, can detect fire incidents in forests while at a small scale. The system called “Kozalak”, developed by the project team supervised by our Department of Landscape Architecture Dr. Muhammed Ali Örnek, including our graduates Rana İmam, Rahme Nur Örnek and Suat Batuhan Esirger, can measure carbon dioxide, temperature, humidity, pressure and flammable, explosive and toxic gas levels in the environment in forest areas and can transfer information to the main center every minute with the help of a device that is attached with the help of a flexible strap without damaging the trunk of the trees.

The other supported project is the YETİS system supervised by Faculty of Civil Engineering Department of Geomatics Engineering faculty member Prof. Dr. Nebiye Musaoğlu. Fire Early Detection Communication System titled “Satellite-Based Sensitivity/Vulnerability and Risk Analysis of Forest Fires: The Case of Antalya”, whose project team includes Cumhur Güngöroğlu, Mustafa Yanalak and Orkan Özcan, aims to enable risk analysis before a fire by using information technologies, thus minimizing the loss of life and property in forest fires.