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Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project - ISMEP II

  • Approval date

    20 March 2014

  • Borrower

    Government

  • Country

    Türkiye

  • Loan size

    € 250 000 000

  • Line of action

    Managing the environment

  • Status

    Completed

Pursuit of the CEB's support for the Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project (ISMEP) aimed at improving the city’s preparedness for a potential earthquake by enhancing the institutional and technical capacity for disaster management and emergency response, strengthening critical public facilities for earthquake resistance, and supporting measures for better enforcement of building codes and land use plans.

Helping Istanbul prepare for a major earthquake

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