India to host 12th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi

New Delhi, August 16
India will host the twelfth BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. 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.
The Ministry further said that as part of the Chairship, India has identified four priority areas for focused engagements under the BRICS Environment Working Group. The priority areas are Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles, Afforestation, Forest Fire Management and Disaster Resilience, Circular Economy, and Adaptation.