Disaster preparedness

A new UNESCO program entitled “World Geoparks Unesco” in which five Greek areas participate was approved on Tuesday in Paris.

Chemical wastes amounting to twelve trucks worth have been found buried in a stone quarry in the northern province of Sakarya.

Turkey's Interior Ministry Migration Management Directorate and Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) have been working on a new bill to deport Syrian migrants who were once subjected to illegal migration attempts in Turkish territories, ?zmir Governor Mustafa Toprak has said.

Turkey's disaster management agency is working to build a new refugee camp in Kilis, a town on the Syrian border, in the face of a fresh, massive influx from its southern neighbor as a result of a potential attack by the Islamic jihadists on the Azaz province, one of most populous regions in northwest Syria. 

As many as 121 workers in a lighting factory have been poisoned after an unknown smell came from outside in Turkey?s northwestern province of Tekirda?, Tekirda? Governor Enver Saliho?lu said on July 1.
 

Turkey?s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has joined the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in a move to bolster cooperation with the Brussels-based organization. 

BELGRADE - A two-day meeting of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE) kicked off in Belgrade on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Japan will provide a USD 3.64 million grant this year to step up disaster prevention in municipalities across Serbia.

Various activities within the project are aimed at improving safety at a local level, the Embassy of Japan said in a release on Wednesday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has praised efforts by Turkey's disaster agency, the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), for Syrian refugees while also slamming opposition parties.

The Turkish government is planning to turn Istanbul into a global humanitarian hub and to export its expertise and experience on the issue to the world, Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) Director General Fuat Oktay has said, adding that Turkey is introducing a "new approach" to providing humanitarian aid.