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HAZAR BÖLGESİNDE İKLİM DİRENÇLİ KALKINMANIN İLERLETİLMESİ: AZERBAYCAN, KAZAKİSTAN VE TÜRKMENİSTAN’DA BOŞLUKLAR VE STRATEJİK YOLLAR

ADVANCING CLIMATE-RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASPIAN REGION: GAPS AND STRATEGIC PATHWAYS IN AZERBAIJAN, KAZAKHSTAN AND TURKMENISTAN

Çiğdem Tuğaç(ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2555-6641
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441–479
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2026-06-28
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Post-Sovyet enerji dönüşümlerine ilişkin literatürdeki bir boşluğu ele alan çalışma, fosil yakıt bağımlılığının politika söylemi ile uygulama arasındaki farklılaşmaları nasıl şekillendirdiğini göstermektedir.

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Amaç & Hipotez:Bu çalışma, Azerbaycan, Kazakistan ve Türkmenistan’ın iklim politikası çerçevelerini karşılaştırmalı olarak analiz ederek bu politikaların iklim dirençli kalkınma yaklaşımlarıyla uyumunu incelemektedir.
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Temel Bulgular & Veri:Post-Sovyet enerji dönüşümlerine ilişkin literatürdeki bir boşluğu ele alan çalışma, fosil yakıt bağımlılığının politika söylemi ile uygulama arasındaki farklılaşmaları nasıl şekillendirdiğini göstermektedir.
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Sonuç & Katkı:Çalışma, Hazar bölgesindeki kaynak bağımlı ekonomilerde kalıcı politika-uygulama boşluklarını ortaya koyarak, küresel iklim politikası modellerini yerel sosyoekonomik kısıtlarla ilişkilendiren karşılaştırmalı bir çerçeve sunarak ve iklim dirençli kalkınma doğrultusunda geleceğe yönelik politika önerileri geliştirerek literatüre katkı sunmaktadır.
🔬Tür:Literatür & Derleme Çalışması
📍Kapsam:Genişletilmiş Akademik Örneklem
⚙️Değişkenler:İklim dirençli kalkınma · Hazar bölgesi · fosil yakıt bağımlılığı

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Bu çalışma, Azerbaycan, Kazakistan ve Türkmenistan’ın iklim politikası çerçevelerini karşılaştırmalı olarak analiz ederek bu politikaların iklim dirençli kalkınma yaklaşımlarıyla uyumunu incelemektedir. Post-Sovyet enerji dönüşümlerine ilişkin literatürdeki bir boşluğu ele alan çalışma, fosil yakıt bağımlılığının politika söylemi ile uygulama arasındaki farklılaşmaları nasıl şekillendirdiğini göstermektedir. Nitel içerik analizi ve azaltım, uyum, kolaylaştırıcı koşullar ve kalkınma entegrasyonunu kapsayan yapılandırılmış bir kodlama çerçevesi kullanılarak elde edilen bulgular, üç ülkenin de küresel iklim taahhütlerine artan düzeyde angajman gösterdiğini, ancak önemli uygulama boşluklarının sürdüğünü ortaya koymaktadır. Azerbaycan’ın yenilenebilir enerji girişimleri ve Kazakistan’ın karbon fiyatlandırma çabaları kısmi ilerlemeye işaret ederken, yapısal ekonomik kısıtlar adil geçiş mekanizmalarını ve daha geniş politika entegrasyonunu sınırlamaya devam etmektedir. Türkmenistan ise metan azaltımı ve iklim yönetişimini ilerletme konusunda kurumsal zorluklarla karşı karşıyadır. Çalışma, Hazar bölgesindeki kaynak bağımlı ekonomilerde kalıcı politika-uygulama boşluklarını ortaya koyarak, küresel iklim politikası modellerini yerel sosyoekonomik kısıtlarla ilişkilendiren karşılaştırmalı bir çerçeve sunarak ve iklim dirençli kalkınma doğrultusunda geleceğe yönelik politika önerileri geliştirerek literatüre katkı sunmaktadır.

Abstract

This study comparatively analyzes climate policy frameworks in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, focusing on their alignment with climate-resilient development pathways. Addressing a gap in the literature on post-Soviet energy transitions, it examines how fossil fuel dependency shapes divergences between policy discourse and implementation. Using qualitative content analysis and a structured coding framework covering mitigation, adaptation, enabling conditions, and development integration, the findings reveal that while all three countries demonstrate increasing engagement with global climate commitments, significant implementation gaps persist. Azerbaijan’s renewable energy initiatives and Kazakhstan’s carbon-pricing efforts indicate partial progress, whereas structural economic constraints continue to limit just transition mechanisms and broader policy integration. Turkmenistan faces institutional challenges in advancing methane mitigation and climate governance. The study contributes to the literature by identifying persistent policy–implementation gaps in resource-dependent Caspian economies, offering a comparative framework linking global climate policy models with local socioeconomic constraints, and advancing forward-looking policy recommendations for climate-resilient development.

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Tuğaç, Ç. (2026). HAZAR BÖLGESİNDE İKLİM DİRENÇLİ KALKINMANIN İLERLETİLMESİ: AZERBAYCAN, KAZAKİSTAN VE TÜRKMENİSTAN’DA BOŞLUKLAR VE STRATEJİK YOLLAR. Kafkas Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 17 Sayı: 33, 441–479. https://doi.org/10.36543/kauiibfd.2026.020

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