SMARTSustainable Management of Scarce Resources

in the Coastal Zone

Socio-Economic Framework and Guidelines (WP02)

18–21 September 2003

Cesme, TURKEY

Socio-Economic Framework and Guidelines

WP 02

Contribution in determining the indicators of socio-economic analysis.

Investigating and collecting data for socio-economic analysis of the Gediz case study (WP05).

TASK 1 Population, demographic and migration policy analysis

Regional population growth in last decade: %17• High immigration to region

• Immigration related to industrial growth• People are immigrating to industrial cities esp. to province centers from small municipalities and villages as well as from other regions of Turkey, where economic activity is focused on agriculture.

• Population in province centers and industrial municipalities is increasing, while village and small town population is decreasing

TASK 1 Population, demographic and migration policy analysis

As a result, domestic and industrial water demand are increasing.

TASK 1 Population, demographic and migration policy analysis

Encountered problems in data compilation:

• Some data are not available in regional or municipal scale such life expectancy at birth

• 1994 data has been used instead of 1990 data

• For some items there are no available data for previous years in order to use in “change in time” comparison

TASK 2 Political and Economic Options Adopted for the Study Areas

GDP has decreased due to three big economical crisis in the last decade. Activity rate has decreased due to growing unemployment. In regional scale cereals and pulses production has decreased, but industrial crops, fruit and vegetable production has increased. Farmers prefer crops which bring more income.

TASK 2 Political and Economic Options Adopted for the Study Areas

Encountered problems in data compilation:

• Data is not available in regional or municipal scale for growth of GDP.

• 1994 and 1998 data has been compiled instead of 1990 and 2000 data, respectively.

• For industrial income distribution there are no available data.

TASK 3 Competing Water Uses

Main sources for water use

Agriculture 95% surface water

Domestic approx. 100% groundwater

Industrial groundwater***

*** there are no records of how much water is consumed and it is difficult to make an estimate of total water use.

TASK 3 Competing Water Uses

•Changes in crop pattern agricultural water demand increases

•Due to population growth domestic and industrial water demand are increasing.

Industrial, Domestic, and Agricultural Water Uses are

COMPETING

TASK 3 Competing Water Uses

Encountered problems in data compilation:

• Domestic water consumption varies in every 36 municipality, different life-styles.

• No data for consumptions in previous years.

• Groundwater use is not recorded, hardly estimated.

• No data available for water consumption in commercial and industrial units.

TASK 4 Economic Analysis of Water Resources Too many municipalities. Each municipality has its own rate for water use.

Agricultural water use costs are not fixed, irrigation water is allocated by DSI for free, IA decide fees regarding maintenance, operation and management costs.

Industrial units receiving water from municipal water distribution scheme pay approx. 0.90 € / m3 , but no cost is available for groundwater use.

No new investment in reservoir storage.

No data is available about treatment and water distr. schemes investments.