Naz Beykan works as a consultant with international organizations, the private sector and municipalities on climate change adaptation, urban resilience, and green buildings.
Some of the key activities she has been involved with includes “Enhancing Adaptation Action in Turkey” project and “Conversations in Climate-ish” event series managed by UNDP Turkey, the development of “Istanbul Climate Change Action Plan” for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and IFC’s “EDGE Green Buildings Market Transition Program.” Currently, she supports UNDP Turkey’s Climate Change and Environment Portfolio and IFC’s Building Resilience Index program.
She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Istanbul Technical University and completed the Master in Design Studies: Energy and Environments at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where she studied with a Fulbright Scholarship.