Tuz (Salt) Lake Integrated Environmental Project

Tuz (Salt) Lake is the second biggest lake of Turkey with an area of 1,600km2 Recently, The lake and its basin (approximately 25,000 km2) has been identified as a “Special Protection Area” by the Government of Turkey. A consortium consisting of a Turkish and Spanish firm have undertaken a feasibility study to assess the ecology, hydrology, land use, agriculture, irrigation, regional planning, etc. aspects of the area, which would finally lead to preparation of sub-projects to improve the environment. AGRIN has provided a 1 staff /month expertise for the consortium, to assess the status of agriculture and irrigation schemes within or near the Salt Lake sub-basin.