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Titre : Renewable Energy Supporting Nature School in Balikesir (Turkey)

Pays : Turquie

Numéro projet : TUR/SGP/OP4/RAF/08/02/14

Domaine : Climate Change Mitigation

Durée : 7/2009 — 11/2010

Bénéficiaire : Balikesir Sustainable Development and Environment Society

Présentation The project is designed to complement the TUR/SGP/OP4/RAF/08/01/02 project in the same area, which is working on breeding Alextoris chukar and releasing them into the habitat, while at the same time managing the land as a hunting ground where there is no hunting, legal or illegal, in a way to provide the use of renewable enery sources to create the energy supply the breeding of the birds required. With the project there will be installation of solar panels, wind turbine and a converter system as well as a wind-power supported irrigation system. The project will also help young people in the area, particularly those coming from orphanage in the area to get a better understanding of the enviornmental issues and the climate change.

Financement
Grant Amount (GEF Small Grants Programme) : US$ 45,400.00
Co-Finanshing Cash : US$ 3,210.00
Co-Finanshing in-Kind : US$ 46,300.00

GEF Small Grants Programme