The third of Turkey's National Risk Shield Meeting will be held on Friday, April 7 at 15.00 in Istanbul Dolmabahçe Work Office with the participation of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum. Decisions to be put into practice regarding the Model, which was designed with a 360-degree holistic method with the aim of increasing Turkey's resilience against disasters, will also be announced at the end of the meeting. Emphasizing that the measures taken for all kinds of disasters are taken in the light of science and under the leadership of scientists, Minister Kurum said, "We take our measures against all kinds of disasters under the guidance of science. We are preparing our crisis management plan with our very valuable scientists. With all these aspects, the National Risk Shield Model has been designed in 360 degrees, befitting the great country Turkey; It is a huge project that will give confidence to our people. Our Rising Anatolia, Development Priority Urbanization (STEM) and National Risk Shield projects will be a solution recipe that will enable Turkey and Istanbul to look to the future with confidence.” said. Presenting the field studies carried out with the participation of scientists to the public by sharing a video on his official social media account, the Minister Kurum said in his message, “We are working with our scientists for measures against all kinds of disasters under the roof of the National Risk Shield Model, with a study that can set an example for the whole world for our Rising Anatolia. Our board members conducted a site survey in the earthquake zone. We will talk about your impressions and what we will do in the meeting we will hold tomorrow!” said.
Work in the field continues at full speed for the National Risk Shield Model, which is a disaster management program to be implemented throughout Turkey, primarily in Istanbul, which is affected by earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, and in 11 provinces affected by earthquakes. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the National Risk Shield Model Scientific Committee has carried out the most comprehensive study in our country on the management of disasters due to earthquakes and climate change; With the aim of increasing Turkey's resilience against disasters such as earthquakes, floods and landslides, it is meeting once again on Friday, April 7 at 15.00 at the Istanbul Dolmabahçe Work Office.
The closing speech of the meeting, in which the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum will also attend, will also be shared with the public. It is aimed to present the preparations made within the scope of the project, which started on March 3, to the public by the end of April.
"Risk Shield Scientific Committee landed on the field”
Participating in the field trip organized by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change between 31 March and 3 April, the Scientific Committee examined the current situation in the field in 11 provinces in the earthquake zone. The Board, which also works at the Ministry's Coordination Center in Gaziantep, deals with the situation in the earthquake area from social policies, damage assessment, debris removal and waste management to soil evaluation with its 13 sub-committees, which are divided according to their working subjects and expertise. Working on the steps that will ensure the continuity of the development process in the earthquake area, the Scientific Committee has also started investigations for the protection and restoration of architectural works that are the carrier of historical and cultural heritage. Experts stated that the data obtained in the field is an important lesson in the formation of the precautions and management principles to be taken against earthquakes that may occur in all of Turkey and possible Istanbul earthquakes within the scope of the Risk Shield Model.
“The risks that cultural assets may face are defined, innovative construction systems are based”
Minister Murat Kurum shared a video summarizing the investigations made by scientists in the debris fields in Hatay from his official social media account before the National Risk Shield Model Meeting, which will be held for the third time. In the video, which included the opinions of the experts who examined the structures at the beginning of the wreckage, it was also shared that innovative construction systems were based and emergency interventions were continued.
Oğuz Cem Çelik, Member of the Risk Shield Model, said, “We convey our views on innovative construction systems that can be used in the reconstruction of cities damaged by the earthquake, including Hatay.” While giving his statements, Risk Shield Model Member Prof. Dr. Zeynep Gül Ünal also informed that the stage of emergency response and improvement works continues, “At this stage, all problems should be clearly defined in order to define the risks that cultural properties will face and to manage the risks that may occur in the future in the later stages.” made statements.
Risk Shield Model Member Prof. Dr. Kadir Güler said, “Very rigid columns have already been built here for the fixation of insulators. It is a good choice in hospital buildings, especially in areas where earthquake activity is very high. It is quite suitable for design. The service of the hospital continued without any interruption.” found out.
Japanese Master Architect and Civil Engineer Yoshinori Moriwaki, a member of the Risk Shield Model, was one of the experts whose views were included in the video. Moriwaki, who made column and concrete examinations, determined the problems in the construction debris and gave the necessary information.
In the message he shared, the Minister Kurum said, "We are working with our scientists for measures against all kinds of disasters under the roof of the National Risk Shield Model, with a study that can set an example for the whole world for our Rising Anatolia. Our board members conducted a site survey in the earthquake zone. We will talk about your impressions and what we will do in the meeting we will hold tomorrow!” made statements.
“The most comprehensive program in disaster management for Istanbul and Turkey in general”
Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum stated that the National Risk Shield Model, prepared in the light of science, will be an exemplary study for the whole world. The institution continued as follows:
“This is neither the first nor the last earthquake. Because our country is an earthquake zone. Moreover, we are a geography open to possible disaster scenarios due to climate change. But it is possible to be affected much less and to minimize the losses with the right steps to be taken before, during and after the earthquake and other possible natural disasters. We work with our invaluable scientists, experts and managers to make our preparations under the guidance of science, to take our measures for all kinds of disasters, and to draw up a crisis management plan. With all these aspects, the National Risk Shield Model is a giant project that befits the great country of Turkey, designed 360 degrees, correcting our deficiencies, reflecting the lessons we have learned, and ensuring that all our people live in peace and security.
The Minister Institution, with the Yükselen Anatolia Project, which envisages the construction of a total of 650 thousand houses in order to solve the housing need, which is the most priority agenda of the people in the earthquake region, and the Development Priority Urbanization (STEM) Workshops, where projects that will provide the development priority urban transformation of 4 city centers heavily affected by the earthquake are produced. stated that they entered a process. Minister Murat Kurum said, “Our Rising Anatolia, STEM studies and National Risk Shield projects are prepared as a solution recipe that will enable both our Turkey and the people of Istanbul, which is facing a great earthquake risk, to look to the future with confidence.” used the phrases.
INFORMATION NOTE: “HOW IS THE RISK SHIELD MODEL SCIENTIFIC BOARD CONSTRUCTED?”
The National Risk Shield Model Scientific Committee consists of a total of 158 members and 13 subcommittees. Faculty members of Turkey's leading universities, administrators from public and public institutions, architects and Ministry officials are working together for the project. In addition to names from fields such as construction, geology, mining, environment, industry, agricultural engineering, experts from many different disciplines such as city-regional planning, sociology, psychology, history, communication, health and law take part in the Board. The titles of the 13 sub-committees under the umbrella of the Scientific Board are as follows:
Support Services and Social Policy Board, Damage Assessment Board, Earthquake and Earth Sciences Board, Cities Construction and Revitalization Board, Urban and Rural Transformation Board, Debris and Waste Management Board, New Construction Technologies Board, Geographical Information Systems and Smart Cities Board, Spatial Planning Board, Historical and Cultural Heritage Board, Urban and Rural Infrastructure Board, Crisis Management and Communication Board, Climate Friendly Green Transformation Board. Among the members of the Scientific Committee, chaired by Minister Murat Kurum, there are people well-known to the public. Academics of earthquake and earth sciences, who are closely followed, Prof. Dr. Naci Gorur, Prof. Dr. Sukru Ersoy, Prof. Dr. In addition to Cenk Yaltırak, Historian and Writer Murat Bardakçı, Master Architect and Civil Engineer Yoshinori Moriwaki are also members of the board.
At the third meeting of the National Risk Shield Model, the decisions taken and to be implemented will also be announced.
National Risk Shield Model and Job Descriptions of Boards
As the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, studies in all areas from social housing to urban transformation, from infrastructure investments to national gardens, from combating climate change to environmental policies and zero waste are carried out in the light of science. For this purpose, the National Risk Shield Model was designed in order for Turkey, whose lands are under the risk of earthquakes, to be prepared for all disasters such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, and to improve its capacity to fight against disasters in every sense, based on the 6 February earthquakes. The model was implemented in order for our country to have disaster-resilient cities.
In the works carried out in the period from the first moments until now, the reconstruction and reconstruction processes of our cities in the disaster area after the earthquake were continued with a holistic perspective with the contributions and support of our scientists and universities.
Within the scope of the National Risk Shield Model, which was created with the aim of adding resistance to all 81 cities, the duties of the boards were also defined. Task areas were determined by considering the stages of risk management and crisis management. In the boards; There are scientists in many fields from geology to geophysics, from urban and regional planning to civil engineering, from architecture to history, from law to sociology, from economics to disaster management.
The rationale and duties of the 13 boards are defined as follows:
1. Support Services and Social Policy Board: Search and rescue, first aid, food and temporary shelter services are undoubtedly at the forefront of the most important services to be carried out after disasters occur. This process is very critical in terms of disaster management. It requires great cooperation and coordination. Thus, this committee will play an important role in improving our disaster response capacity together with AFAD.
2. Earthquake and Earth Sciences Board: This committee will determine whether our country, which is located on active fault lines, is examined in terms of earth sciences, whether it is suitable for settlement, whether the ground is solid, safe and prepared against earthquakes.
3. Damage Assessment Board: Determining whether the entire building stock in our country is resistant to disasters, It will determine the strategies for carrying out damage assessment studies in the regions where the disaster occurred in accordance with the risk management process.
4. Debris and Waste Management Board: After a disaster, many types of waste, especially demolition wastes, emerge. It will carry out studies on the destruction and recycling of these wastes in a way that will not harm human and environmental health.
5. Cities Building and Revival Board: It will repair the destruction that has occurred in our cities with the disaster, build temporary and permanent residences with TOKİ, and carry out the scientific studies necessary for the reconstruction of our cities.
6. Urban and Rural Transformation Board: By determining the urban transformation strategies for the construction of resilient cities according to the identity of each city; will carry out studies that will preserve the original identities of cities.
7. Spatial Planning Board: It will contribute to the development of disaster-sensitive planning approaches, the evaluation of the planning process as a whole in new urban planning studies, and Turkey's Spatial Strategic Plan studies.
8. New Building Technologies Board: It will ensure that all buildings, especially residences in disaster-risk areas, are built robustly and safely in the light of new construction technologies.
9. Geographic Information Systems and Smart Cities Board: It will reflect all the possibilities of technology to the field in the digital environment during the rebuilding and revitalization process of our cities that were damaged by the earthquake, and it will ensure that smart technologies are used more effectively in our cities.
10. Climate Friendly Green Transformation Board: We will implement our new urban planning activities in the disaster area within the framework of the climate-friendly green transformation vision, and will make all our cities resistant to the climate crisis.
11. Urban and Rural Infrastructure Board: It will complete all infrastructure works in the earthquake area, from transportation to sewerage, from drinking water to energy. In addition, it will make the infrastructure of all our settlements resistant to disasters.
12. Historical and Cultural Heritage Board: After the disaster It will revive our historical and cultural riches, especially the pioneer cities of our independence struggle, which represent our ancient urbanism traditions, by staying true to the cherished memory of our ancestors, and will raise our cities with their own values.
13. Crisis Management and Communication Board: It will ensure that the public is informed correctly, effective communication channels are established, and the crisis management process is carried out successfully during the disaster process.