Sustainable Development Goals
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Sustainable Development Goals
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I1.P6
Istanbul Noise Maps and Noise Action Plan
Developing İstanbul Province Strategic Noise Maps and Noise Action Plan
- Raising awareness about environmental noise
- Urban planning and construction based on noise maps
- Identifying potential future environmental noise
- Implementing reduction measures in areas experiencing environmental noise issues
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I2.P3
Events to Create Awareness about the Environment and to Enhance Environmental Consciousness
Integrating environmental awareness into urban life through programs targeting different age groups, contributing to environmentally friendly and sustainable urban living
- Adapting environmental consciousness into daily life for children and families
- Bringing in environmental awareness in vocational training
- Identifying neighborhood-specific environmental issues
- Managing environmental problems from the neighborhood to city governance
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I2.P3.1
Brave and Environmentalist Children of the Future
Under the "Our Home Istanbul (Yuvamız İstanbul)" project of the Municipality, in Children's Activity Centers to create awareness about the environment and plan events to instill environmental consciousness in children receiving education in the 2022-2023 academic calendar
- Shaping environmental knowledge and attitudes toward the environment in the preschool period, acknowledging the crucial role of environmental awareness gained in the preschool period in developing a positive attitude towards the environment in subsequent years, thus raising environmentally conscious generations
- Increasing awareness of environmental protection in preschool children and their families
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I2.P3.2
Informational Training Program for Excavation Transporters
Registration of excavation transporters and providing education on environmental awareness, regulations, and administrative sanctions
- Registering every excavation driver and creating a pool
- Raising environmental awareness among excavation drivers
- Preventing illegal dumping as the registered drivers will be followed up
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I3.P5
Artificial Intelligence-Based Analysis of Park, Garden, and Green Space Utilization
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence-Based Analysis Methods for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Parks, Gardens, and Green Spaces to determine user numbers and profiles, identify area density situations, and monitor vehicle entries and exits from locations with parking areas
- Establishment of statistical data about the areas where the systems will be installed
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I3.P6
“Green and Carbon Neutral Building Transition Guide- Istanbul Model (Build4GreenIST) “ -Yeşil ve Karbon Nötr Binaya Geçiş Rehberi - İstanbul Modeli (Tamamlandı)
Considering that the largest percentage (63%) source in our Istanbul greenhouse gas emission inventory is fixed energy, a guide will be created to support actions related to building energy in the city. This guide aims to ensure that newly renovated buildings within the scope of urban transformation are green and carbon-neutral. Additionally, selected pilot residential areas will have their energy consumption monitored through sensors. This monitoring aims to encourage behavioral changes for efficient energy use
- Istanbul to have a Green and Carbon-Neutral Building Transition Guide, and for it to be used as a guide in urban transformation processes
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I3.P7
İstanbul Yeşil Şehir Eylem Planı (Tamamlandı)
Within the Green Cities Framework Program, collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the preparation of a Green City Action Plan
- Conducting long-term cost-benefit analysis and prioritization of decision-making processes to align it with the definition of a green city,and making it a climate resilient city
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG1.I1.P3
Su Geçirgen Otoparklar ve Sert Zemin Alanları (Tamamlandı)
Utilizing asphalt and concrete with high water permeability in parking lots and sidewalks efficiently and preventing the damage that water can cause to the environment such as floods and overflows
- Ensuring that rainwater mixes with groundwater
- Prevention of floods and flood disasters
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG1.I2.P2
İBB Binalarında Gri Su Geri Kazanım Sistemleri (Tamamlandı)
Collection, treatment and reuse of gray water through a separate line (Gray water: waste water produced in households, not mixed with toilet water)
- Prevention of water pollution
- Ensuring water savings
- Promoting recycling awareness
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG1.I3.P1
Production of Electrical Energy and Compost from Waste from Market Stalls and Vegetable&Fruit Markets
Converting biodegradable wastes generated in marketplaces and marketplaces into compost with electrical energy and then supplying the generated electricity to the city current and recycling it to producers as fertilizer
- Ensuring effective waste management
- Supporting a sustainable economy
- Supporting agricultural production and farmers in the city
- Additional income contribution
- Delivery of organic waste at the source through institutions, organizations and retail channels
- Measuring the productivity of the compost
- Monitoring the process by mukhtars' offices
- Generation of electricity with renewable energy sources
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG1.I4.P1
Sıfır Atık Projesi (Tamamlandı)
Reducing waste, increasing recycling and composting, and utilizing waste before it is sent to landfills
- Reducing primary resource use
- Promotion of recycling
- Reducing logistics costs in waste management
- Reducing the need for new infrastructure
- Reducing soil and water pollution
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I1.P1
Istanbul Environmental Protection and Pollution Management Center
Measurement of the parameters of many areas of environmental pollution in the city (waste management, water management, real-time detection of parameters (environmental noise, air quality, etc.) with sensors and coordinated centralized action based on these parameters
- Transparent city-wide monitoring of environmental pollution
- Taking swift action to eliminate environmental pollution
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I1.P2
Silent Istanbul (Completed)
Placement of noise barriers at appropriate locations on the main arterial roads of the city
- Increasing awareness about road borne environmental noise
- Reducing road borne noise levels in locations where barrier applications are implemented
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I1.P3
Cleaning Floating Debris in the Sea with Garbage Collector Devices
Collecting floating debris such as plastic bottles, bags, paper, etc., in the coastal areas of Istanbul using garbage collector devices, and ensuring the recycling of the collected waste
- Collecting marine litter from identified coastal areas at a lower cost
- Raising awareness about marine pollution through the project
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I1.P4
Detection of Sea Surface Pollution with Image Processing
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality using an artificial intelligence-supported analysis system, and for this system to facilitate cleanup efforts
- Increasing citizen satisfaction
- Saving time for intervention by authorized units
- Establishment of statistical data about the areas where the systems will be installed
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I1.P5
Hava-Cep Mobile Application
Developing İstanbul air quality mobile application
- Sharing air quality data should be communicated to the public in a comprehensible way
- Ensuring that citizens' daily activities are carried out based on air quality
- Raising awareness on air quality
- Informing vulnerable groups such as the elderly, sick and children about deteriorating air quality
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I2.P1
Clean Society Events
Organizing garbage collection events in groves and forest areas in various regions of Istanbul with the participation of everyone from 7 to 70, raising awareness on sustainability and environmental issues, and creating awareness about waste management, and recycling
- Keeping event areas free of garbage
- Revealing the spirit of participation
- Developing sensitivity and awareness for a sustainable environment
- Encouraging city residents to engage in outdoor sports
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I3.P1
Renewal of Green Areas with Natural Plant Species
The use of plant species with high carbon absorption rates in landscape design in accordance with the efforts to combat climate change
- Mitigating the effects of climate change
- Conservation of Biodiversity
- Conservation of endemic species
- Increase in the amount of green spaces
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I3.P3
İstanbul'un Açık/Yeşil Alan Yaklaşımının Oluşturulması ve Yeşil Alan Yönetim Sistemi'nin (YAYSİS) Geliştirilmesi
Planning of open and green areas in a systematic way that puts the principle of accessibility at the center of the whole city, ensuring the adequacy of neighborhood, district and city scale, creating a healthy and quality urban environment and increasing the quality of life
- Mitigating the impacts of climate change and responding to disasters and increasing resilience
- Increasing especially during periods of epidemic, urban residents' apical area needs, ensuring that access to green spaces is fair and adequacy
- Creating a healthy urban environment by increasing the quality of life
- Effective and efficient management of IMM areas of responsibility
Smart Environment
PROJECT
ENV.SG3.I3.P4
Development of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)
Within the scope of the "Covenant of Mayors in the Western Balkans and Turkey: EU for Energy Transformation" project: Development of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)
- Reduction of CO2 emissions through renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, accelerating the transition to low-carbon in the region
- Adaptation within the framework of enhancing capacity to adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change, being prepared for the changes brought about by global warming, and establishing resilient structures
- Ensuring reliable and affordable energy transformation within the scope of sustainable energy (energy efficiency and renewable energy)