Rifat Unal Sayman
Director
REC - Resource, Environment and Climate Association
Ankara, Türkiye
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Resource Environment and Climate Association (REC)
Resource, Environment and Climate Association (REC) [tr: Kaynak Çevre ve İklim Derneği] established in order to produce data and information, to facilitate public debate and to formulate public policies in the areas of circular economy, climate change and nature protection in Turkiye. REC is an independent, non-profit think tank based in Ankara, Turkiye.
REC actively works on thematic areas such as circular economy and waste management; climate change mitigation and adaptation; nature protection and biodiversity; environmental educational tools; environmental financing; environmental management; law development, enforcement and compliance; municipalities; participatory approaches and water management. REC works closely with all major stakeholders, including the government, public institutions, municipalities, academy, NGOs, businesses and the finance sector. Thanks to its non-advocacy and non-partisan character, it has a neutral working relationship with all sectors and stakeholders.
The Resource Environment and Climate Association continues the activities of REC Türkiye, which served as the Türkiye office of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe—an international, non-profit organization independent of political views and interest groups. REC Türkiye operated in Türkiye for 18 years, from 2004 to 2022, and officially transferred its projects to the Resource Environment and Climate Association on February 11, 2022. Within this framework, the association collaborates with REC offices established in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.