IKV Istanbul EU Information Centre and Küçükçekmece Municipality organised an elaeagnus tree planting event within the scope of the EU Climate Action Week at the garden of Küçükçekmece Wedding Hall on 24 October 2017.

IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu, Küçükçekmece Deputy Mayor Recep Şencan, NGO representatives and climate volunteer students participated in the activity that intended not only to emphasise the importance of individual action for raising awareness of climate change and environmental protection but also to enhance local dialogue platforms.

EU Information Centres of the EU in Turkey have been organising countrywide events to discuss climate change and to raise awareness of the issue between 16 and 27 October. The main message of the events, "Everyone can make a difference", summarises that individual and local actions would help the Paris Agreement to achieve its goals.

IKV EU Information Centre aims to enhance knowledge regarding the objectives and acquirements of the EU climate policy and to bring key stakeholders from the public sector, business world and civil society together within a framework of a related productive dialogue.