The World Nuclear Status Report 2013 Published: 9 September 2013 Two years after Fukushima, global nuclear power generation continues to decline. If it were not for the World Nuclear Industry Status Report we probably would not know.
Monitoring report on Turkey’s Climate Change Action Plan released Published: 16 June 2013 In 2011, Turkey released Climate Change Action Plan, CCAP. Climate Change Action Plan is a unique plan that Turkey has. The plan does not have any greenhouse gas reduction or limitation target. CCAP...
Social Media and Freedom of Expression Conference Published: 16 June 2013 Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law and Heinrich Boell Stiftung Turkey Representation are organizing a conference to elaborate on social media in four different contexts, placing freedom of expression in the heart of the discussions. The aim of this scholarly gathering is to bring together competent names in their respective fields to have comprehensive discussions on the different aspects of this issue.
The Green group in the European Parliament has voted on a position paper about Climate Change, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Published: 16 June 2013 13 key measures to promote innovation and fight climate change Introduction Although technological innovation is only part of the overall solution to climate change, it is an essential aspect of it....
Perceptions, Actors and the Process in the Settlement of the Kurdish Issue Published: 16 June 2012 We, as Diyarbakir Institute for Political and Social Research and Heinrich Boell Stiftung Foundation, thought it is necessary to organize a meeting, in such a critically important period, to cover the Kurdish issue in its different aspects and to benefit from international experiences. Differences of perception and the feeling of detachment in the Kurdish and Turkish public opinions, roles and responsibilities of the actors, especially the politicians involved in the settlement process, conditions of settlement, termination of the conflicts, methods for negotiation and dialogue and, the role of the media in the settlement process are among the subjects to be elaborated on in the conference on the 7,8 December 2012 in Ankara.
Organic Gathering Published: 16 June 2012 “I always thought there would be a significant change, that organic food would one day come of age, but I never imagined it would be quite this sudden”. Patrick Holden Patrick Holden is coming to Istanbul on the 13th of July.