We have found our wetlands

11.05.2010 News Analysis
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] in the conclusion report of Turkey's Tomorrows Project, it was noted that in Konya Closed Basin 65 percent of wetlands were lost.

[[T]] The “Turkey’s Tomorrows Project” report, which was held last year with the collaboration of the Bushing and WWF-Turkey, was noted that 65 percent of the wetlands in Konya Indoor Basin were lost. [

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Global climate change pay attention to the most important environmental and development problem that the world faces.

Raporda is dominated by the half-rid climate in a large part of Konya Indoor Basin, 70 percent of the basin precipitation occurs outside the plant growing period, so it is expressed that the basin is located among the second-degree drak areas of Turkey.

In the event that rainfalls fall towards the end of the spring season, while in the summer, it is noted that the basin can not take enough and regular precipitation.

Raporda, from 93 thousand 948 drilling wells in the basin, 66 thousand 808 grains, meaning about 70 percent of them are leaked. Every year, more than 1,28 billion cubic meters of water, and six water levels are quickly dropped. [

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The report expressed that temperatures up to 2.5 degrees, from the end of 2030s were expected to increase from 4 to 6 degrees, as well as at the end of 2015, the following are recorded:

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] with the increase of warmness and evaporation, 2030s are expected to drop 20-30% less precipitation from Konya Basin from the end. 2057 is estimated that the next century will be the most wolf year. In Konya Basin, 65 percent in the surface water in the next 50 years is predicted that there will be 54 percent reduction in underground water. Depending on this, 56 percent reduction is expected in the total available amount of water in the basin. '

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By the symptoms of nature protection for Turkey and the world with a wide and untouched saltcules, flora and fauna variety in Konya Basin in Rapor, the water infrastructure investments made of good calculation of environmental and social impacts have changed the natural structure of sulak areas in Konya Indoor Basin for reasons such as unconventional agricultural irrigation applications and excessive underground water extraction. In other words, about 65 percent of the wetlands located in Konya Indoor Basins were called.

Raporda recommends to adapt to the climate conditions that vary in Konya Indoor Basin, rational use of water resources and take these steps for a sustainable agricultural production:

]’Constant Basin Climate Change Compliance Plan and Integrated Water Management Plans are prepared, climate conditions and water usage should be created in agriculture, product pattern should be revised, Panco-exchange and conversion should be played by ‘Fronter’ role, underground water usage should be controlled, water loss in the Basin should be stopped, water wet areas are protected and Konya Plain Project (KOP) should be revised according to the conditions of the day and future. '

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