In the last week of September VNG International conducted three workshops in Türkiye for the municipalities of Seyhan (Adana), Osmaniye and Kahramanmaraş. Two Dutch experts on scenario planning and urban planning were leading the workshops. Elected municipal council members, appointed municipal officials, academics and civil society took part in the workshops to discuss opportunities and challenges of urban development for their municipalities after the earthquakes. The goal of the week was to identify priorities for urban development.

VNG International, with funds from Giro555, supports three municipalities in the earthquake-affected area in Türkiye: Seyhan (Adana), Kahramanmaraş, and Osmaniye. As guest member VNG International is focusing on its added value of long-term municipal reconstruction. VNG International is doing that through provision of expertise and small subsidies. The project aims to bring the three municipalities in the lead of the reconstruction.

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Nederlandse en Oekraïense gemeentelijke experts hebben met ambtenaren in Oost-Oekraïne gewerkt aan plannen om het crisis- en risicomanagementsysteem van 4 Oekraïense gemeenten te verbeteren.