India will host the twelfth BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on August 17–18, 2026. This meeting will be preceded by the BRICS Senior Officers’ Meeting of the Environment Working Group and Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
The event will 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, Bhupender Yadav. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that the meeting will provide a platform to engage in substantive discussions, foster consensus, and strengthen environmental cooperation.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav will attend the BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting. It 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.
According to the government's press release, the first day would witness the Senior Officers’ Meeting, which would include an inaugural session and deliberations on the priorities of the BRICS Environment Working Group and Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
The second day would culminate in ministerial-level deliberations on the outcome document and thematic discussions that underscore the collective commitment of BRICS Member Countries to environmental cooperation and sustainable development.
As part of the Chairship, India has identified four priority areas for focused engagements under the BRICS Environment Working Group.Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles underscores environmental commitments by promoting sustainable lifestyles through mindful consumption and community practices, while fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, leading practices and success stories to develop innovative approaches from the Member Countries.
Afforestation, Forest Fire Management and Disaster Resilience focuses on strengthening land restoration by combining structured knowledge exchange and capacity building with advanced data collection, monitoring and addressing shared challenges through integrated, landscape-based greening approaches. This priority also emphasises on forest fire management, prevention, preparedness, early detection and rapid response.
Circular Economy showcases effective waste management practices by developing robust Extended Producer Responsibility policy frameworks and regulatory approaches. This priority aims to exemplify the leading practices, across Member Countries to ensure equity and resource use efficiency which would lead to a pivotal policy instrument for advancing circular economy transitions.
Adaptation focuses on advancing cooperation on climate adaptation through people-centric and community-led adaptation built on traditional knowledge. This priority supports the deliberation on practical cooperation, structured knowledge exchange, exchange of best practices and policy-relevant outcomes built over traditional knowledge systems that strengthens climate resilience across BRICS Member Countries.
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