Implementation of the European Union’s Nitrates Directive in Turkey

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Implementation of the European Union’s Nitrates Directive in Turkey

dc.contributor.author	Yetis, Ulku
dc.contributor.author	Yukseler, Hande
dc.contributor.author	Valatka, Simonas
dc.contributor.author	Girgin, Serkan
dc.contributor.author	Semeniene, Daiva
dc.contributor.author	Kerestecioglu, Merih
dc.contributor.author	Jacobsen, Micheal
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-13T16:08:50Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-13T16:08:50Z
dc.date.issued	2013-03-08
dc.description.abstract	The European Union (EU)’s Nitrates Directive (ND) (91/676/EEC) aims to reduce water pollution caused or induced by nitrates from agricultural sources and to prevent further such pollution. Turkey being a candidate country to EU requires heavy cost investments in achieving approximation with EU Environmental Acquis. This study provides a description of the technical measures and investment cost assessment related to the implementation of the ND in Turkey. As Turkey has not yet designated nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZs) according to requirements of the EU’s ND, three scenarios were developed to estimate the capital investments needed for implementation of the ND. Based on the developed scenarios, the low-cost scenario designating eight provinces as NVZs and requiring a total investment of EUR 270 millions for the period 2007–2023 has been selected by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry within the EU Integrated Environmental Approximation Strategy for Turkey.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Desalination and Water Treatment
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/13388
dc.identifier.issn	1944-3994
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13388
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Desalination and Water Treatment;
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	EU Nitrates Directive
dc.subject	nitrate vulnerable zones
dc.title	Implementation of the European Union’s Nitrates Directive in Turkey	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2013-04-02
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:33:40.984055Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.globalpractice	Agriculture
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.journal.nbpages	4171-4182
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.country	Turkiye
okr.region.geographical	European Union
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19443994.2013.768036
okr.topic	Agriculture::Fertilizers
okr.topic	Environment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topic	Environment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.topic	Environment::Water Resources Management
okr.volume	51(19-21)