Our faculty member participated in the Eğirdir Lake and Water Efficiency Mobilization Workshop

Under the coordination of Isparta Governorship, the “Eğirdir Lake and Water Efficiency Mobilization Workshop” was organized by the General Directorate of Water Management, State Hydraulic Works 18th Regional Directorate, and Süleyman Demirel University Water Institute.

Our college's Forestry Department faculty member and MAKÜ Wildlife Conservation, Rehabilitation Application and Research Center Director Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yasemin ÖZDEMİR also participated in the workshop; approximately 60 people consisting of academicians, experts in the field, representatives of public institutions and organizations, and private sector representatives attended. In 3 separate working groups, “the hydrological, hydrogeological status of Eğirdir Lake and its basin”, “climate change” and “water uses”, “water quality and ecological status”, “agricultural production and irrigation”, “sectoral water efficiency practices” and “water efficiency provincial plan” were discussed. Numerous draft decisions were made regarding the current problems of Eğirdir Lake and solution alternatives.

Governor BARUŞ, who participated in the closing section, stated in his speech that drought is one of the most important problems for Turkey as it is worldwide, and emphasized that they attach great importance to the decisions made at the workshop to ensure that Eğirdir Lake is affected at the minimum level.

Subsequently, certificates were presented to the participants of the workshop by Governor BARUŞ and protocol members.