In the context of climate change, restoring irrigation infrastructure is an even more critical task Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov took part in the twelfth edition of the National Agro-Seminar, organized by the National Association of Grain Producers, which is celebrating its 18th anniversary. This year, the theme of the seminar,...

The main reasons for the shortage of valuable natural water resources are the huge water losses in the water supply network, which in some places amount to over 80%, and in the irrigation systems, where water losses reach 90%. A meeting of the Supreme Advisory Council on Water (SACW) was held today at the Ministry of Environment and Water, chaired...

The Directorate General for Fire Safety and Population Protection Received the new equipment The Directorate General for Fire Safety and Population Protection (DGFSPP) demonstrated the newly delivered forest fire extinguishing equipment purchased under the Environment Program at an event to mark the progress in the implementation of the project &l...

At around 3 am Bulgarian time on Sunday, 24 November, the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - COP29 officially ended. A number of texts, discussed by almost 200 countries during the two weeks of the conference, were adopted. The most important among these texts is the decision on a ...

Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva participated in the award ceremony for the winners of the Fifth Edition of the "EcoMunicipality" Competition The Ministry of Environment and Water supports municipalities in implementing the “pay-as-you-throw” principle. This was made clear by the words of the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Renet...

Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva participated in the tenth edition of the Voice It Youth Forum on the topic “Young People, the Environment and Climate Change”, which was held in Sofia. The forum is organized by UNICEF Bulgaria and the National Network for Children (NNC), on a day symbolically chosen - November 20 i...

The Managing Authority of the Environment Program 2021-2027 visited the 3B grade students at 31st Secondary School of Foreign Languages and Management "Ivan Vazov" in Sofia, with their teacher Ms. Anelia Valcheva. During the "Man and Nature" class, dedicated to air, the children learned about the physical properties of air, the main pollutants, and...

The second crucial week of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is scheduled to continue until 22 November. The first week of COP29 saw formal and informal negotiations and discussions in the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework...

“Greener and smarter cities not only promote sustainable lifestyles, but also provide numerous opportunities for the business. That is why cities are at the heart of our journey towards zero pollution,” said Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov today at the opening of the “Green cities are great” conference, orga...

This year, the week of 16-24 November is dedicated to initiatives to increase young people's knowledge about proper waste management, which will be carried out by the regional divisions of the Ministry of Environment and Water with children, pupils and students within the framework of the European Week for Waste Reduction. The leading theme of the ...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov issued an order declaring a new protected area - the natural landmark Rock Bridge “Arcata". It spans over an area of 2,938 hectares in the land of the village of Eglen, Lukovit municipality, Lovech region. The natural landmark Rock Bridge "Arcata" was declared on proposal by the RIEW - Ple...

In connection with the signals for transportation of hazardous hospital waste at the Non-Hazardous Waste Landfill - Sadinata, experts from the Regional Environmental and Water Inspectorate (RIEW) - Sofia carried out a joint inspection with representatives of the Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate, Sofia Inspectorate and Sofia Municipality of the Un...