“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...

Global Call for Equitable Climate Finance is an initiative by the Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia University, and the Green Transition Forum for equitable climate finance to empower women in tackling the climate crisis Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva hosted an event on women and climate justice finance at the Bulgarian Pavilion at the COP29...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov is inspecting reported alleged sites of illegal landfils near settlements in the Montana region. The inspection is related to information about unauthorized contamination of land with waste. It also aims to check if municipalities have complied with the prescriptions of the Regional Inspectorate ...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov issued an order in declaration of a new protected area in the category of "protected area" on the basis of the Protected Areas Act (PAA), namely the protected area “Arvaliyka” with a terriroty of 932.581 hectares, in the village of Kushin, Municipality of Pleven, Pleven Region. The p...

"The climate crisis is first and foremost a crisis of children's rights, as children are disproportionately affected by climate change - both because of their unique physiology and the fact that extreme weather events are increasing as global temperatures rise." This was stated by Reneta Koleva, Deputy Minister of Environment and Water, at an event...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at its 61st Plenary Session in Sofia, Bulgaria, has agreed on the outlines of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities and the 2027 IPCC Methodology Report on Inventories for Short-lived Climate Forcers. More than 230 delegates from 114 member governments attending the ...

- The webinar is part of the satellite programme of the 61st IPCC session in Bulgaria. On August 5, the Ministry of Environment and Water will host the webinar "How to become an IPCC Author". The webinar is part of the satellite programme for Bulgaria's hosting of the 61st Session of the IPCC, which takes place in Sofia between 27 July and 2 Augus...

"Climate change needs to be tackled not only globally and nationally, but also locally. Local government is closest to the people and therefore knows how to implement climate change and mitigation policies together with adaptation to changes that have already occurred." This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov at the op...

- He is in Bulgaria on the occasion of the 61st session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Abdullah Al Mandous today visited the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) and met with the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva, the Execut...