HEAL’s office in Turkey focuses on ambient air quality, and the threat to health of coal power generation. Massive investments into new coal power plants in the country are being planned, while in the last ten years coal power generation doubled and fossil fuel power generation increased by 150%.
We raise awareness about health-harming air pollution, engage with leading national medical organisations and specialised disease associations, as well as local health and environment professionals, enable the communication between the health sector and decision makers, and conduct campaigns and research. We also run the Unmask My City campaign and are a partner in the Europe Beyond coal efforts.
Contact person:
Funda Gacal, funda@env-health.org, +90 506 251 2186
Turkey: Rising Temperatures and the Impact of Heat Waves on Health, Cities, Water and Forests
23rd September 2021
The summer of 2021 has put health concerns of extreme weather events to the forefront.…
Health groups call for EU air quality standards to be fully aligned with new WHO recommendations
22nd September 2021
he World Health Organization (WHO) has today published its much awaited new evidence-based Global Air Quality guidelines, the first update since 2005. Health groups now urge the European Union and national decision-makers to protect the health of hundreds of millions by stepping up efforts for clean air for health. This can be achieved first and foremost by fully aligning EU air quality standards with the science based guidelines and other new studies - a step that thousands of citizens have been calling for.
On the road to increased environment and climate capacity in the Turkish health sector
12th May 2021
Together with HASUDER – the Association Of Public Health Specialists and Kocaeli University, Department of Public Health, HEAL launched the “Health Collaboration on Climate Change and Environment Project” (Turkish abbreviation ‘ÇİSİP') last year, and can look back at eventful twelve months.
