Project Profile · IPA II · Environment and Climate Action
Identification and Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Priority Area
Environmental Management for Sustainable Development / Environment and Climate Action
Beneficiary
Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
Other Beneficiaries
United Nations Development Programme
Duration
36 months · November 2019–November 2022
EU Contribution
€1,725,000
Location
Ankara and pilot sites to be selected across Türkiye under the project
Project Objective
IPA II
By developing capacity to implement the EU Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation and the Soil Thematic Strategy, the project aims to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and other harmful substances, particularly at contaminated sites, and thereby improve people’s quality of life.
Results Achieved / Expected Outputs
Expected Outputs
- 01 Strengthened technical and institutional capacity of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation (central and provincial organisation)
- 02 Identification and classification of POP-contaminated sites through the Contaminated Sites Information System
- 03 Remediation work at two pilot sites to be selected after contaminated sites in Türkiye have been identified
- 04 Public awareness of the risks POPs pose to human health and the environment
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