TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

With the regulation published in 2014, the time given to metropolitan and provincial municipalities to reduce drinking water network losses to a maximum level of 30 percent has expired in 2019. Only 20 provinces and metropolitan municipalities were able to reduce the water loss rate to less than 30 percent. When most of the local governments did not fulfill the requirements of this regulation (e), a new regulation was published on 1 August 2019. According to the new regulation, the time given to the local administrations of metropolitan and provincial provinces was extended for 4 years. The time given to other municipalities has not changed since 2014 for 9 years (2023). However, the expected water loss rate was reduced from 30 percent to 35 percent. These municipalities to reduce water loss to 25 percent before the date given to 2028 was extended to 5 years by 2033. Water Policy Association President Dursun Yıldız evaluates this situation as follows: "In developed coun...

HPA (Hydropolitics Academy) delegation met Iraq’s former Minister of Water Resources and Current Ambassador of Ankara Dr. Hassan Al-Janabi. 24 July 2019... July 24, 2019 HPA Director Dursun Yıldız and Head of the HPA International Relations Center Hamza Ozgüler met Dr. Al Janabi Iraqi Ambassador to Ankara on July 24, 2019 . Dursun Yıldız was invited by the former minister of water resources and current Iraqi Ambassador to Ankara Dr. Al-Janabi. The meeting was held at the Embassy of Iraq in Ankara At the beginning of the meeting, HPA Director Dursun Yıldız expressed his thanks for the invitation and his wishes for success due to his appointment to Ankara Embassy. He also thanked warm welcome, stressing the need to develop bilateral relations between Baghdad and Ankara in all fields. Dr. Al-Janabi stated that they were speakers with HPA Director Dursun Yıldız at the conference entitled Mesopotamia and Climate Change for Peace in Mesopotamia organized by ...