On an hourly basis, the Ministry of Environment and Water receives data on air quality in the area of the village of Gara Elin Pelin after the fire erupted in the fireworks warehouse. At the moment, the measured air quality indicators do not give any grounds for concern about endangering the life and health of humans and animals in the region. The...

Upon receipt of a report of a fire and malfunction in the fireworks warehouse in Gara Elin Pelin, the Minister of Environment and Water immediately sent a team of the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Sofia (RIEW - Sofia) to the site. To assess the impact of the fire on air quality, the mobile laboratory of the Executive Environmen...

Upon receipt of a report about a fire and accident in the fireworks warehouse in Gara Elin Pelin, the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Sofia (RIEW - Sofia) immediately dispatched a team to the site. The aim of the team was to carry out a detailed inspection of the area and assess the impact of the accident on the environment. In o...

How the EU missions on 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities and Climate Change Adaptation stimulate synergies between central and local governments and the development of functional investment models? The Ministry of Environment and Water, together with the Ministry of Energy, NAMRB, the Climate Coalition and the Centre for Energy Efficiency &ldqu...

In the lead up to the 61st session of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a two-day international conference on "Climate risks in the Black Sea region" started today in Sofia, organized by the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS) in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and Water as part of the satellite event program ...

GENEVA - SOFIA, 24 July 2024 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Change will be meeting for its 61st Plenary Session in Sofia, from 27 July to 2 August. During a week-long meeting the delegates of 195 member governments will discuss important matters related to production of IPCC reports during the seventh assessment cycle which began last July with t...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov delivered opening remarks today for the national conference "Adaptation to climate change in urban environments - deployment of local capacity and national policies", which is held within the framework of the satellite program for the Bulgarian hosting of the 61st Session of the Intergovernmental...

The fire in the Central Balkan has been extinguished. The rain that fell around 16:00 over the area helped to bring the fire under control. Efforts to extinguish it continued for more than 72 hours in the "Steneto" reserve on the territory of the "Central Balkan" National Park. Employees of the directorate of the park, forest farms, firefighters fr...

Sofia will welcome nearly 500 delegates from 150 countries for the 61st Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-61) of the United Nations. The forum will be held from July 27 to August 2 and is hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Water. This is the largest event related to climate science that has been held in Bulgaria....

The terrain is difficult to access and the situation is further complicated by deliberately scattered spikes on the main road to the reserve. The park management will refer the case to the responsible authorities. Yesterday, 18.07.2024 at 14:30 a report was received about a forest fire in the area of Dzhufardere, Steneto Reserve, Central Balkan N...

The National Conference "Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Environments - Unfolding Local Capacities and National Policies" will be held on 22 July 2024 in Sofia, Europe Hall, Park Hotel Moscow, as part of the satellite programme of the 61st Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). On 22 July 2024, in the lead up to...

- The “Pastoralism” intervention was introduced exclusively for biodiversity conservation in the high mountains. - The “Pastoralism” intervention has resulted in excessive grazing pressure, causing negative effects and damage to valuable natural habitats. - The long-term solution is to disperse grazing by providing grazing...