9th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The Ninth Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on February 23rd, 2017 in Crowne Plaza Hotel Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Reducing Food Waste in the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 11 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely Afghanistan, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Association for Solidarity of Environmental Organizations, UNMAŞ A.Ş, and SESRIC have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences and major causes and measures of food waste during the Meeting. The Meeting has considered the Studies titled “Reducing Food Waste in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2016” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information on the Meeting, follow the links below:

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9th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The 9th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on February 16th, 2017 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Muslim Friendly Tourism(MFT): Regulating Accommodation Establishments in the OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Egypt, The Gambia, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Kyrgyzistan, Malaysia, Mozambique, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, ICDT, SESRIC, SMIIC, Center for Halal Quality Certification, Dinar Standard, IH&RA, Instituto Halal, Halalbooking, Sofyan Hotels and Tripfez have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in regulating accommodation establishments in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Muslim Friendly Tourism(MFT): Regulating Accommodation Establishments in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Tourism Outlook 2016” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information regarding the Meeting, follow the links below:

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Final-list of successful projects under the 4th Call of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced

The COMCEC Coordination Office has completed the project evaluations submitted under the 4th Project Call and announced the final-list of the successful projects to receive COMCEC Project Funding in 2017 period.

In order to begin the project activities, the next phase is the signing of the Operational and Financial Contract. The Development Bank of Turkey will share the details about signing the Operational and Financial Contract with project owners soon.

Furthermore, a training program regarding the COMCEC Project Funding procedures will be organized in the second half of March 2017. The details and logistical issues about this event will be shared later.

Please click here for the final-list.

For further information, you may contact us through cpf@comcec.org.

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