In Water-Stressed Turkey, Cities Look to Solutions New and Old
In Water-Stressed Turkey, Cities Look to Solutions New and Old With climate change poised to increase drought vulnerability, experts point to the need for action. Sümeyra Tansel May 5, 2021 The acute water shortage in Turkey’s major cities late last year caused a huge panic. It’s not hard to understand why. At one point, the capital city of Ankara had just a 110-day water supply left. Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on TV, “We’re living in the aridest period of the last 91 years in Trakya,” referring to the portion of Turkey that lies in Europe. In January, Istan...
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