The World Water Day on March 22 and the World Meteorological Day on March 23 were celebrated by representatives of academia, government institutions, business and education at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. The celebration is an initiative of the Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute of BAS (CAWRI-BAS), the Bulgarian Water Association (BWA) and with the support of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW). Every year on 22 March, the world celebrates World Water Day. This year, the official theme is dedicated to the efforts of scientists to accelerate change in protecting the priceless resource of water. World Meteorological Day is celebrated on 23 March. This year's theme is "The Future of Weather, Climate and Water Across Generations" and [...]

The Geological Institute "Strashimir Dimitrov" of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences marked its 75th anniversary with a celebration held on 15 November at “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. The director Prof. Radoslav Nakov presented the main aspects of the Institute's activities and recalled the mission of the scientists - to study the geological systems and georesources on the territory of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. The Geological Institute is the only national complex geological organisation that systematically acquires knowledge on the geology of Bulgaria, said also Prof. Nakov. The 85th anniversary of Acad. Ivan Zagorchev was also celebrated. He is a respected scientist with worldwide recognition in the field of Earth sciences. Acad. Zagorchev delivered a lecture in which he presented his scientific research [...]

With discussions and presentations on important topics for Bulgaria – water management and climate change and water resources in Bulgaria, BAS is celebrating World Water Day – 22 March. The event, which continues tomorrow on the occasion of World Meteorology Day, is organised by the Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute at BAS. […]

The competition is a Bulgarian initiative (2005). It is organized by the Experimental Laboratory of Karstology (http://www.prokarstterra.bas.bg/lab/EN/index.html) of the National In­stitute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in partnership with Foundation Center on Karstology “Vlad­imir Popov”, Sofia. The competition is part of the original educational strategy ProKARSTerra-Edu developed under the auspices of UNESCO which aims innovative training and education for and through karst. The fifth edition of the competition is the Bulgarian participation in the International Year of Caves and Karst (IYCK) (http://iyck2021.org/index.php/events/), a large-scale global action of the International Union of Speleology (UIS). […]

“The ocean, our climate and weather” is the theme of this year’s World Meteorological Day. On this day, we celebrate the important role of science in the study of weather, climatic fluctuations and change. Research, both theoretical through the creation of models and technological through the creation and improvement of methods, instruments and programs for monitoring and processing information, defines the unifying theme of this day in 2021: “The ocean, our climate and weather.”.  […]