Abstract

Due to increasing globalization activities, population and urbanization rates, some consequences resulting from the urban area, causes the increasing of seasonal changes. In this context, in combating and adapting to climate change, which have become important issues on a global scale, countries are taking various measures. In this direction, regarding these subjects, by examining different practices and policies in the world and our country, literature review has been done. As a result of the literature review, the studies carried out in these issues in our country are still new and hence, the Local Climate Change Action Plans, prepared mainly by local governments, and participation in climate-related network structures was found to be inadequate. In this framework, in the said subjects, in order to create awareness and determine the current situation of the cities regarding the preparation of the Local Climate Change Action Plans, which have targetted to create in the future, The Awareness Development Project On Clımate Change, was carried out and completed in 2017 by Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University and Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and. Urbanisation. Within the scope of the Project, a variety of activities have been carried out with regard to combating climate change and adapting to climate change and 14 Provinces were visited. In this study, with face-to-face interviews with experts from the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization Climate Change Office, in Bursa, Trabzon and Gaziantep Provinces selected as samples from the visited Provinces, face-to-face interviews were made with representatives from many different institutions and organizations, and the current situations of the cities and situations in which cities are exposed to climate change have been determined. As a result, on the subjects of combating and adaptation to climate change, evaluations and various suggestions were made. Within the scope of the subjects, primarily, local climate change action plans need to be prepared urgently.