The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) Landscape and Floriculture Professional Committee is organizing a working meeting on "Water Management and Water-Efficient Landscape Practices" (Drought-Tolerant Landscape), a sound decision. Industry professionals and landscape architects are invited to attend this breakfast meeting. It's noteworthy that this working meeting is a welcome development. Let's assume that the ITO professional committee, with its 1486 members, will continue with similar practices following this example.

Based on this news, we are in a time when the positive contributions that chambers of commerce can make to their members through professional committees are crucial, given the restrictive and even suffocating economic conditions we are currently experiencing. All cultural and commercial events that contribute to the growth and development of the sector and profession need to be supported by chambers of commerce. For example, the Izmir Chamber of Commerce promotes the International Istanbul Landscape Fair and the International Landscape and Ornamental Plants Fair held in Sapanca, and covers the accommodation and travel expenses of its members to attend these fairs. It would be very beneficial to implement this Izmir model in other provinces where the sector is numerically active.

According to Ali Osman Öğmen, Head of the Ornamental Plants, Landscape and Pets Group of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce, professional committees within chambers of commerce need to put pressure on chamber administrations to achieve results. Ali Osman Öğmen emphasizes that "Chambers of commerce are civil society organizations, and their purpose is not commercial enterprises. They should support activities that contribute to the professional and sectoral development of their members." It would be beneficial to remind other professional groups within chambers of commerce of this point…