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Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans must be prepared with holistic approaches in line with international standards and with the contribution of all disciplines affecting the city.
We are working on the new format of CoM and C40 at the highest standards with our team that has national and international experience in SECAP. For example, you can examine our SECAP work for Kocaeli.
SECAP: Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan
Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) is a strategic study that local governments should prioritize. This plan should be prepared in line with urban and regional planning and environmental engineering perspectives and integrated into the strategic plans of cities. In order for SECAP to be successfully implemented, an interdisciplinary approach should be adopted and analyses with broad participation should be carried out.
Climate change and urban energy management are complex and multidimensional issues that cannot be addressed solely by calculating greenhouse gas emissions and general reduction actions. SECAP should be shaped according to local needs and priorities in accordance with international standards. ECOBUILD, an expert company in this field, successfully guides SECAP processes by providing professional consultancy services in Turkey.
Combating climate change should be considered a fundamental goal in all urban planning and local government processes. ECOBUILD considers SECAP not only as a plan that includes energy management, emission reporting and reduction policies, but also as a comprehensive guide that includes concrete steps and date targets that should be implemented in all strategic plans throughout the city. In this process, elements such as zoning and spatial plans should also be addressed in line with SECAP. We recommend reading our blog post.
Basic Elements of SECAP:
Predicting possible climate change scenarios and their impacts for the city.
Developing the city's carbon emission projection and reduction and adaptation policies for all sectors.
Analysing risks and vulnerabilities across the province; evaluating both climatic and sectoral vulnerabilities through software-supported participation meetings in this process.
Sectors and Areas Analyzed for Sectoral Fragilities:
Energy Production and Distribution See Infographic
Transportation and Logistics See Infographic
Buildings and Construction Sector See Infographic
Water Resources See Infographic
Solid and Liquid Waste Management
Land Use and Sink Potential
Green Areas and Ecosystems See Infographic
Forestry, Biodiversity and Agriculture See Infographic
Public Health
Public Infrastructure Services See Infographic
Trade, Tourism and Social Structure See Infographic
Industry and Production See Infographic
Urban Planning and Development See Infographic
ECOBUILD sees SECAP work as one of the most effective tools for a sustainable future and believes that every city in Turkey should implement this plan.
Effects of Climate Change on Cities
The effects of climate change in cities in Turkey has started to see the rate increasing with each passing day.
Rapid urbanization and increasing human activities cause an increase in greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. This situation causes global warming and climate change. Climate change has many effects, but in general terms the following can be listed. See infographic
Increasing energy consumption and expenses throughout the city
Irregular rainfall and urban floods
Storms and extreme weather events
Landslides and landslides
Temperature increase and drought
Heat waves, increasing heat island effect
Sea water level rise
Sea swell on the seashore
Extinction of animal and plant species living in the city
People and ecosystems no longer have the means to survive
Cities in our country need to take measures to quickly adapt to climate change and prepare and implement a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan. Without adapting to climate change with current policies, it will become difficult to live in cities, and the quality of life will decrease due to flood and drought disasters as well as the inadequacy of infrastructure systems. In addition to all these, it is a necessity to reduce increasing energy costs, which are one of the most concrete effects of the changing climate.
Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans bring a new planning approach to urbanization, as well as topics such as durable infrastructures and low-emission consumption. This planning approach means determining green construction criteria in city plans and turning all decisions and practices necessary for climate change adaptation into action.
The decisions outlined above should be studied by project teams specifically for each city and should be reflected in all spatial and strategic plans.