The Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment Michał Kurtyka, took part in high-level UN meetings on climate policy. The event took place on the 27–28th of March 2019 in New York City.

Waste management and bio-waste in particular was the main topic of the debate attended by the Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk, Vice-Minister Sławomir Mazurek and representatives of the waste management industry. The meeting was held on the 28th of March at the Ministry of Environment.

On the 28th of March, Vice-Minister Małgorzata Golińska took part in the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Poland and the Holy See. On this occasion, oaks from Polish forests were planted in the Vatican Gardens as a sign of living and strong ties.

The exchange of experience in the management of natural World Heritage Sites was the main topic of the meeting at the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Switzerland. Vice-Minister Małgorzata Golińska also took part in the celebration of the International Day of Forests on the 21st of March.

“Prospects for the development of the market for fuels from waste” was the subject of the thematic session during the 9th Fuels from Waste Conference held in Katowice. The meeting was attended by Vice-Minister of Environment Sławomir Mazurek.

“Independent – new challenges” was the motto of this year’s 26th Welconomy Forum, which took place in Toruń. The special guest of this year’s forum was Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk. He took part in the opening Plenary Session, as well as in the Local Government Forum, where he raised the issues of air pollution prevention and waste management development.

Vice-Minister of Environment Sławomir Mazurek took part in the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, which took place on the 11th – 15th of March 2019 in Nairobi. The main topic of this year’s meeting of ministers of environment of the UN member states was innovative solutions to environmental challenges, as well as sustainable consumption and production.

Dear Young Friends! Thank you very much for your participation in today’s Youth Climate Strike.

The Minister of Environment Henryk Kowalczyk attended a meeting with Norwegian Ambassador Olav Myklebust. The aim of the meeting was, among others, to discuss the possibility of accelerating the finalisation of the signing of the agreement on the “Environment, Energy, Climate Change” Operational Programme.

“Starting from 1 January 2019, the Institute for Environmental Protection – National Research Institute has a statutory responsibility for calculations and forecasts of air quality for the territory of Poland. This ensures the consistency of the emission data and the other input data used as a basis for modelling analyses on a regional and national scale,” said Minister of Environment Henry Kowalczyk.