Bulgaria

Bulgaria is bordering Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. It has a strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia. Bulgaria has temperate climate with cold damp winters and hot dry summers. Natural hazards include earthquakes and landslides. Important natural resources include e.g. bauxite, copper, lead, zinc and coal.

Key Water Issues and Challenges

  • Rivers polluted from raw sewage, heavy metals, detergents
  • Forest damage from air pollution and resulting acid rain
  • Soil contamination from heavy metals from metallurgical plants and industrial wastes

Contact GWP Bulgaria

Deputy Chair -Mr. Spartak Keremedchiev keremidas@gmail.com
Chair - Ms. Galia Bardarska  galiabardarska@gmail.com 

More Information

AQUASTAT -FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm

UN-Water Statistics http://www.unwater.org/statistics_KWIP.html


Source: www.cia.gov; http://data.worldbank.org; www.unwater.org