Participating local partner institutions
The following organizations either participate officially (in italics) or contribute in other ways to the project DESIRE.
Faculty of Agriculture, Selçuk University: Researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture of this university has been working in the study site on various issues ranging in soil productivity, salinization etc.
Eskişehir Osmangazi University: Faculties of Architecture-Engineering and Agriculture, and Department of Biology involve in DESIRE with experts and laboratory facilities for various WBs. Management of the project in locale is also achieved by this institution.
Hacettepe University: Experts from Department of Geological Engineering contribute in DESIRE within the scopes of mass movement and erosion modelling.
Ankara University: Departments of Biology and Landscape Engineering involve in DESIRE with two experts.
Middle East Technical University: Some jobs related with remote sensing and GIS in the project will be held by an expert from this institution.
Mineral Research and Exploration General Directorate: Existing geo-information data and expertise of a person in GIS-related jobs will be provided from this institution.
State Water Affairs, Konya Division: All applications in relation to ground water use in the Konya region are carried out by this state organization including delivering groundwater license, dam building etc.
Provincial Directorate of Agriculture: An institution aiming at the rising of agricultural productivity by providing education services to end-users as well as by research projects.
Provincial Special Management: Some of the services distributed for village development previously is actually given by this board. It is directly controlled by the local governer.
Provincial Environmental and Forestry Directorate: Local institution in the affairs of protection and rehabilitation of the natural environments.
Karapınar Municipality: A part of the study site lies within the boundary of this local municipality.
Karapınar National Education Directorate: Education of young people from primary school to lycee is governed by this GO. They are very open in any collaboration that can raise the knowledge of desertification among students.
TEMA Karapınar Branch: A branch of a Turkish NGO for combating soil erosion, for restoration and protection of natural habitats. This is very active particularly in publicizing the desertification problem among the local people.
Foundation for the Reinforcement of the General Directorate of National Parks and Game-Wild Life: A Turkish NGO focused on the protection of environment with its wild life.
