Scientific meetings will be held Tuesday aboard the Bulgarian research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421), which is taking part in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya.
A scientific panel, focusing on climate change and the melting of ice in the polar regions, and how these developments can be translated into nationally determined contributions, is scheduled to take place on board. Participants will include Flotilla Admiral Prof. Boyan Mednikarov, Capt. Nikolay Dаnailov, energy and climate expert and former Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov, and Executive Secretary of the European Polar Board Maria Grigoratu.
This will be followed by a panel dedicated to scientific research in the western part of Antarctica, which is considered key to understanding climate change in the South Polar region. The panel will feature Bulgarian Antarctic Institute Director Prof. Christo Pimpirev, Mednikarov, Danailov, St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia Rector Prof. Eliza Stefanova and Portuguese polar researcher and marine biologist Prof. Jose Xavier of the British Antarctic Survey.
Turkish scientists are also expected to visit the research vessel.
The RSV 421 departed from Varna on November 4 on its fifth voyage to Antarctica, as part of the 35th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition. A formal military send-off ceremony was held at the Passenger Terminal of the Port of Varna.
The vessel set course for Antarctica to help support the Bulgarian polar expedition and the research activities at the Bulgarian St Kliment Ohridski Base on Livingston Island. The Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna has emphasized that RSV 421’s mission is essential for developing Bulgaria’s polar presence, conducting scientific research and strengthening the country’s role as an active participant in international Antarctic cooperation.
A BTA national press club has been operating aboard RSV 421 since 2022. Media representatives are also taking part in its fifth expedition. They are reporter Simona-Alex Mihaleva and photojournalist Milena Stoykova, who will remain aboard the Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii until Antalya.
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