Dr Emad Adly, General Coordinator of the Arab Network for Environment & Development (RAED), and GNDR's Regional Representative for Northern Africa and West Asia, represented our global network at an event in early May that took place at the Limak Eurasia Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, under the title: "Supporting CSOs and organised citizens in strengthening their technical knowledge of issues related to disaster risk reduction and disaster response in Turkey“. A keynote speaker in the event, Dr Adly's delivery of what the organisers called 'an informative and enlightening session' contributed to an event aimed to result in the formation of a national DRR Platform for Turkish CSOs, nearly 80 of which attended the presentation, and increased collaboration between them. We wish them well in the formation of this civil society platform and stand ready to work with them.
