World Bank2023-08-222023-08-222023https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40245This report provides an assessment of adaptation and resilience (A&R) preparedness in Türkiye and the enabling policy, institutional, and macrofiscal environment. It presents a review of Türkiye’s development,disaster risk management (DRM), and climate change adaptation-related policies, plans, and programs, and identifies priority areas and interventions for further reducing vulnerability and strengthening national resilience to climate change, natural disasters, and other related external shocks. It aims to inform and support Türkiye’s efforts to transition to a green economy and build resilience to climate shocks and disasters, while enabling a rapid, resilient, and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The assessment builds on the close and long-lasting engagement between the government of Türkiye and the World Bank Group and informs the Country Climate and Development Report. The assessment offers a whole-of-government perspective on priority areas for adaptation and resilience that can inform ongoing and planned national climate and development policy processes. Over 150 indicators were selected, assessed, and rated as nascent, emerging, orestablished through a traffic light system (TLS) using the World Bank’s Adaptation Principles framework to evaluate readiness and identify gaps in capacity and areas for further policy development around six principles and a set of priority actions for effective climate adaptation and resilience in Türkiye.CC BY-NC 3.0 IGOADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE DISASTER RISKINCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENTVULNERABILITY TO NATURAL HAZARDURBAN LAND USE AND DISASTER RISKPUBLIC ASSET PROTECTIONPREPAREDNESSReportWorld Bank10.1596/40245