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Prof. Dr. İhsan Çiçek, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Somuncu, Prof. Dr. İlkay Dellal and Ankara Social Sciences University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Levent Aydın made a presentation to the members of the Turkish Parliament Global Climate Change Research Commission, which convened due to the recent drought.
Prof. Dr. İhsan Çiçek touched upon the drought risk in Turkey, saying that a new disaster law should be enacted.
Prof. Dr Çiçek requested the creation of a single institution for atmospheric and hydrological measurements, and made the following recommendations:
"Decentralisation should be made basin-based and the coordinator governor responsible for water management should be appointed for each basin. The responsibilities of institutions should be determined in drought management plans. Not only meteorological drought, but also agricultural drought should be monitored, so soil moisture should be monitored. Agricultural Insurance Law covers the animals affected by drought. Besides, regulations should be made to cover the losses of agricultural products."
Stating that the loss and leakage rates in agriculture, fresh water and industry should be reduced, Prof.Dr. Çiçek added that it is important to raise awareness that the frequency and severity of drought will increase in the coming period with climate change, and it is necessary to make a medium-term drought forecast and create a model for this.
