Erdoğan warns climate crisis threatens all humanity
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned that the climate crisis poses a serious threat to humanity, comparing its impact to wars and global pandemics, while highlighting Türkiye’s gains under the Zero Waste initiative.
“The climate issue is a serious problem that threatens all of humanity, just like war and global pandemics,” Erdoğan said at the gala dinner of the Zero Waste Forum in Istanbul.
He said problems ranging from air pollution and food contamination to shortages, waste management and natural disasters were increasingly triggering one another.
Erdoğan said the effects of the crisis were being felt more strongly each year in areas including energy, transport, health, agriculture and livestock.
