Bulgaria


The country lies in South Eastern Europe on the Balkan peninsula. It has borders with Greece, Turkey, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia and Romania and has a long coastline on the Black Sea. It joined the EU along with Romania on January 1, 2007. The population stands at 7,726,000 but is experiencing a continuing decline due to a negative birth rate and emigration. Rural people have moved to cities (mainly to the capital) over the last 10 years.

Rural conditions are difficult. Despite a centralised water supply Bulgaria lacks an adequate waste management systems. Poor ecological practices decrease the quality of life in rural Bulgaria. WECF projects aim at improving rural conditions by promoting ecological sanitation and sustainable waste and water management. The projects support democracy building and public participation as well as capacity building, knowledge transfer and diffusion of project lessons and results.

Related Projects

 

Bulgaria: Water safety plan for environmental education for teachers as multipliers for children and young people at the example of rural communities in Bulgaria
Bulgarien: Trinkwassersicherheitskonzept zur Umweltbildung für Lehrkräfte als Multiplikatoren für Kinder und Jugendliche am Beispiel ländlicher Gemeinden in Bulgarien
22.09.2011

 

Product and Chemical Safety in the Balkans
"Civil society cooperation on EU acquis and on values for consumer and corporate responsibility"
15.02.2011

 

Bulgaria - Safe Sanitation, Health and Dignity
Implementation of dry urine diverting toilets and and waste water soil filters for schools and private households
19.04.2010

 

Bulgaria / Greece – WECF Project Healthy Schools
School children are given the opportunity to learn about their environment and possible ways to improve and protect it by developing their own ideas.
19.04.2010

 

Safe Sanitation, Health and Dignity
Implementation of dry urine diverting toilets and and waste water soil filters for schools and private households
13.04.2010

 

Constructed Wetland in Bulgaria
Constructed Wetland Implementation for On-site Treatment of Domestic Wastewater of a Children´s Home combined with Capacity Building for Professionals
15.12.2009

 

Bulgaria - Water, Waste and Sanitation in Rural Areas
Developing a model for sustainable water and waste management for rural areas
13.09.2004