India To Host 12th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting On Aug. 18
The event would be held under the overarching theme of India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 -- ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’
New Delhi: India will host the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers meeting on Tuesday. The event would be held under the overarching theme of India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 -- ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’.
The BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting would be presided over by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mr Bhupender Yadav and would provide a platform for ministers, senior officers, policymakers, and experts from the Member Countries to engage in substantive discussions, foster consensus, and strengthen environmental cooperation.
Ahead of the minister’s meeting, there will be a meeting of the senior officers having deliberations on the priorities of the Environment Working Group and Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development on Monday. The ministerial-level deliberations will be on the outcome document of senior officers' meetings and thematic discussions. As part of the Chairship,
India has identified four priority areas for focused engagements under the BRICS Environment Working Group. These are promoting sustainable lifestyles; afforestation, forest fire management and disaster resilience; circular economy and advancing cooperation on climate adaptation through people-centric and community-led adaptation built on traditional knowledge.
The BRICS Environment Working Group (EWG) was established in 2015 during the first BRICS Environment Ministers’ meeting in Moscow. It was envisioned as a platform for BRICS to address fundamental environmental priorities, exchange experiences, share best practices and strengthen collective action amongst BRICS Member Countries. The Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development was established in 2024 as an effective mechanism for cooperation on climate change issues amongst BRICS member countries.
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India will host the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers meeting on Tuesday. The event would be held under the overarching theme of India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 -- ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’.
The BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting would be presided over by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mr Bhupender Yadav and would provide a platform for ministers, senior officers, policymakers, and experts from the Member Countries to engage in substantive discussions, foster consensus, and strengthen environmental cooperation.
Ahead of the minister’s meeting, there will be a meeting of the senior officers having deliberations on the priorities of the Environment Working Group and Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development on Monday. The ministerial-level deliberations will be on the outcome document of senior officers' meetings and thematic discussions.
As part of the Chairship, India has identified four priority areas for focused engagements under the BRICS Environment Working Group. These are promoting sustainable lifestyles; afforestation, forest fire management and disaster resilience; circular economy and advancing cooperation on climate adaptation through people-centric and community-led adaptation built on traditional knowledge.
The BRICS Environment Working Group (EWG) was established in 2015 during the first BRICS Environment Ministers’ meeting in Moscow. It was envisioned as a platform for BRICS to address fundamental environmental priorities, exchange experiences, share best practices and strengthen collective action amongst BRICS Member Countries. The Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development was established in 2024 as an effective mechanism for cooperation on climate change issues amongst BRICS member countries.
