Türkiye Climate Resilient Forests Project

About this project

The project will support the Government of Turkiye in strengthening resilience against wildfires which are becoming more frequent and severe under climate change. The project seeks to increase institutional capacities for addressing the risk of large damaging wildfires that are on the rise due to demographic, landscape and climate changes. Institutional coordination for managing large wildfires in Turkiye is not fully established as identified during the 2021 forest fires. Other constraints exposed by the 2021 wildfires included the need for increased focus on risk reduction by addressing insufficient fuel management and buffer zone establishment, and the need to increase public awareness and local capacities for wildfire management. The project will contribute to climate resilient forests using a balanced approach between wildfire suppression and prevention (e.g., fuel management, buffer zones, access roads, together with equipment and technology), improved coordination for wildfires and appropriately skilled workforce capacity, along with restoration and risk reduction interventions that enhance local livelihoods and income generation. The project will apply the 5R principles of Integrated Fire Management (Review and Analysis, Readiness, Risk Reduction, Response, Recovery) as a framework for addressing the institutional, planning, and operational constraints for managing the increasing risk of large wildfires, through a coordinated set of Components aimed at: (i) increasin…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Türkiye

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessForestry policy and administrative management

Places

Mugla, Manisa, Kahramanmaras, Izmir, Mersin, Hatay, Gaziantep, Balikesir, Aydin, Antalya and 4 more

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Directorate General of Forestry (OGM)

Accountable

Republic of Türkiye

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P179345.

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