The President of BAS Professor Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, opened the scientific conference “Climate Risks in the Black Sea Region” by stressing the great importance of science in solving large-scale problems such as climate change. The conference accompanies the 61st session of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and takes place at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (25-26 July 2024). Prof. Revalski noted that the rich programme of the conference demonstrates the ability of scientists to solve problems both locally and globally and stressed the great role of the Bulgarian scientific community. He expressed his gratitude to the scientists who hade quickly joined the conference with papers as well as to the organizers of the event who, on the part of BAS, were the scientific secretaries Prof. Denitsa Borisova and Assoc. Prof. Ina Aneva. Acting Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov added that climate scepticism and panic are equally harmful and that science is key to tackling climate change. He pointed out that Bulgaria aims to become a hub for climate science in the Black Sea region. Minister Dimitrov also said that the efforts of the MoEW are aimed at achieving sustainable progress and expressed hope for support from the political circles. IPCC Chairman Sir Jim Skea also delivered a strong opening address.
The conference is organized by BAS and MoEW as part of the programme of the Bulgarian host of the 61st IPCC session and is under the patronage of the Mayor of Sofia Vasil Terziev. The sessions include topics such as the impact of climate change in the Black Sea, climate characteristics of the region, new methods for data collection and mathematical modelling. The conference will conclude with a panel discussion on policy strategies related to nature restoration as a means of adaptation to climate change. The discussion will be moderated by former Minister of Environment and Water in the last regular government, Julian Popov, who is also the main driver of the series of events related to climate change impacts.
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