• Rize
• 17 June 2026
• DSİ Taşkın Müzesi

Under the DOKSAY Project, which works to reduce the risks of natural hazards such as land degradation, floods and landslides in the Eastern Black Sea Region, educational visits were organized to the State Hydraulic Works (DSI) Flood Museum in Trabzon to raise children’s awareness of disaster risks.

In recent months, trainings had been provided by experts from the General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion, the Project Executing Agency, and the Nature Conservation Centre (DKM) on topics including ecosystem functioning, biodiversity, the conservation of natural resources and soil, climate change, and human-nature relations.

As a complement to these trainings, educational visits to the DSI Flood Museum were organized in cooperation with the Rize Provincial Directorate of National Education between 2 and 11 June 2026. Approximately 400 students and 32 teachers from primary and secondary schools in and around the DOKSAY Project implementation area participated in the visits.

Students from Dörtyol Şehit Halil Sadıkoğlu Primary and Secondary School, Kasarcılar Primary and Secondary School, Şehit Nedim Çalık Primary and Secondary School, Muradiye Primary School, Kömürcüler Secondary School, Küçükçayır Primary and Secondary School, and Şehit Murat Çalışkaner Imam Hatip Secondary School participated in the programme.

During the visit, students learned about the causes of floods, how people and ecosystems are affected by floods, practices for reducing disaster risks, and methods for flood management at the DSI Flood Museum in Trabzon. Through the museum’s interactive exhibitions and educational materials, students had the opportunity to learn about flood risk management through practical activities.

As part of the visits, students were also provided with guide brochures prepared by DKM’s education specialists to help them identify and observe biodiversity in their local environment.

Teachers noted that the DSI Flood Museum provides an important educational setting for improving students’ disaster awareness and emphasized that supporting theoretical knowledge with hands-on experiences makes the learning process more effective.

Through the education and awareness-raising activities carried out under the DOKSAY Project, the project aims to increase children’s knowledge and awareness of natural resource conservation, sustainable land management, and disaster risk reduction. These activities are intended to contribute to building a more informed and resilient society in the face of natural hazards.

The Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Eastern Black Sea Region with a Very Humid Climate (DOKSAY) Project is implemented under the coordination of the General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye, in cooperation with relevant public institutions. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the project is implemented by the Nature Conservation Centre with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).