The National conference was held on 26.04.2024 with the aim to discuss how to prepare our cities for the risks of urban flooding and drought, urban heat island effect, urban landslides.

On 22 and 23 November, two out of the three envisaged focus groups under project “Implementation of innovative measures for mitigation and adaptation to climate change in municipalities in Bulgaria“ took place in Sofia. 

An official ceremony marked the launch of an innovative project aimed at building a zone to combat the “heat island” effect. This zone is located within the area of the pedestrian underpass on Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd., near the Arena Ruse sports hall in Ruse city. 

Implementation of the “Rainwater drainage of impounded critical sections of the road infrastructure, resulting from intense rainfalls, through an ecologically complex solution”, implemented by the Municipality of Plovdiv” has started.

The pilot project for climate change adaptation envisages the transformation of the pedestrian zone along Nikola Furnadzhiev St., also known as the “Street with the rose lane”, into a green corridor between the two parks.

The establishment of the new park, located on the place of the ruins in the area between “Oborishte” and “General Gurko” streets, has been completed.

On 09.10.2023, the Mayor of Sofia Municipality and the Deputy Mayor for Green System, Ecology and Land Use opened the renovated and repaired “Amphitheater” facility in Vazrazhdane Park.

It represents a shared “cooled” space and event venue in the „Vazrazhdane“ Park in the Amphitheater park facility. This measure to reduce the urban heat island effect as a consequence of climate change was identified by the team of the Sofia City Municipality within the Project “Implementation of innovative measures for mitigation and adaptation to […]

National Trust Ecofund presented the concept and implementation of a Project financed under the “Environmental Protection and Climate Change” Program of the European Economic Area (EEA)