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UNEP The **UN Environment Programme** (or **UNEP**) coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and encourages susstanible develoment through sound environmental practices.

Assembly Resolution XXVII, establishes the Governing Council, the policy-making organ of UNEP. Here is a link to the full resolution as passed on the 15 of December in 1972.

http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/270/27/IMG/NR027027.pdf?OpenElement

__Turkey__ Goverment- Republican Parlimentary Democracy

Ideological Learnings that influence the country- European and former Ottoman Empire Influences

Domestic Issues- PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party); Turks dont like Kurds, Turks dont like Greeks

Major Events In History- 1914-1918- WWI, 1922 Ottoman Empire falls, 1922- Greek invades Anatolia, 1946-1950- Institution of mulit-party democracy

Ethnicities- 80% Turkish, 20% Kurdish

Religions- 99.8% Muslim, .2% Chrisitans and Jews

Langauges- Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian

Location- Turkey is intercontinental; located in Europe and Southwest Asia

Geography affecting political relationships- Close to Greece, Near Middle East, close relationship with the US, keep an eye on Iraq and Iran, if US needs imidiate interference Turkey is there with a strong army.

Countires that share a border- Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Azerbaijan

__Turkeys Action Against Global Warming__

-Turkey has diverted water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers with dams and irragation systems leaving down stream countries like Iraq and Syria cokmplaining about low river levels

__UN's Steps Adressing Global Warming__ A. First step was creating the IPCC in 1988, Intergovermental Panel On Climate Change 1.Organized by UNEP and WMO 2.UNFCCC, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change a. Produced in 1992, entered into force March 21, 1994 b. stated that goverments should gather and share information on Global Warming with other countries B. Kyoto Protocal 1. Introduced emission trading, if countries exceed quotas buy emission credit from countries that stay below there quotas 2. US and Australia, two of the worlds biggest emitters, did not radifiy the protocol

Lexi Apgar-Arpin and Daniel Sweet 5 sentences for countries history in the topic

Global Warming has been a topic of controversy since the Kyoto Protocol was introduced in 1997. Due to recent environmental changes that coincide with scientific predictions and new studies that have become available, The Republic of Turkey moves to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.