Ebubekir Gizligider, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Trkiye, said that 28th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28) addressed a number of the most prominent global issues in the fields of environment, climate change, and water, achieving many fruitful results since its launch.

In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of COP28, he commended the UAE’s successful organisation of the climate conference, which reaffirms its stature as one of the most important countries that can organise such major conferences.

Regarding the initiatives that Trkiye is undertaking to address climate change and the efficient use of resource, and renewable energy, the Turkish official said that his country has begun to review and change the laws and regulations related to agriculture, and to operationalise agricultural planning processes and clarify methods of choosing appropriate crops and using soil and resources efficiently.

He pointed out that Trkiye is implementing many initia
tives to improve water consumption efficiency, noting that it has begun to use artificial intelligence to achieve efficiency in irrigation.

On his country’s renewable energy projects, Gizligider said that Trkiye has launched many projects and initiatives in this area, especially those related to solar energy, and has achieved a rate of over 42 percent in generating its energy from renewable sources, with the aim of raising this rate to about 80 percent within 10 years.

The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Trkiye further expressed his country’s commitment to working with the UAE and other countries to address climate change and achieve sustainable development.

Source: Emirates News Agency