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Aiming to prevent pollution and to protect the ecological equilibrium in the basin of the Büyük Menderes, the biggest river in the Aegean region, the "
The union, founded in February by the governorships of three Aegean cities - Aydın, Denizli and Uşak - that the
Public awareness
"First of all, we aim to create a public awareness concerning environmental issues in the region," Kayhan Kavas, the governor of Uşak, told journalists in
"We are looking forward to cooperating with the public and private organizations in domestic and international levels to launch and conduct projects for the social, cultural and economic development of the region," said Kavas.
Within the framework of this action plan, the union plans to participate in the 5th World Water Forum, which will be organized in
"We do not consider the environmental problem of the basin of the Büyük Menderes as only a local issue," Kavas said. "We will also seek solutions for the global water problem through cooperating with international figures, as well as introducing our region to the world," he said.
Three photographers, Ercan Arslan from daily Milliyet newspaper, Murad Sezer from the Associated Press and Mustafa Özer from Agence-France Presse, will exhibit the photographs of the Büyük Menderes basin that they have taken, during the next World Water Forum.
"The photograph exhibition that we plan to organize during the Forum will voice the situation of our region without any words," said Kavas. "Through this, we aim to increase public awareness. We are aiming to draw attention to the fact that the Büyük Menderes basin, which gave birth to
Speaking at the same conference, Metin Sözen, board chairperson of the Foundation for Protecting and Presenting Environmental and Cultural Values, or ÇEKÜL, said: "If we caused the pollution in the Büyük Menderes basin, we are the ones who have to clean it up. The region has been a cradle for many a civilization and now we are living here. The movement that the