Archive · 16 Aug 2026
BRICS ministers to meet in New Delhi on sustainable future
A group of countries called BRICS is having a big meeting in New Delhi, the capital of India.
The people who take care of the environment will talk about how to protect nature together.
On August 17, some officials will meet first to prepare for the big meeting.
On August 18, the environment ministers from BRICS countries will have their main discussions.
A minister from India named Bhupender Yadav will lead the meeting.
The countries want to share ideas and learn from each other about taking care of the Earth.
They chose a theme about being strong, creative, cooperative, and sustainable.
Being sustainable means taking care of our planet so it stays healthy for many years.
The group started its environment talks back in 2015 in Moscow, Russia.
At this meeting, they hope to agree on how to work together for a better future.
The 12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting will be held in New Delhi on August 18.
The meeting will be preceded on August 17 by the BRICS Senior Officers' Meeting of the Environment Working Group and Contact Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
The event takes place under the theme of India's BRICS Chairship 2026: 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav will preside over the Environment Ministers' Meeting.
The BRICS Environment Working Group was established in 2015 during the first BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting in Moscow.
- Who
- BRICS environment ministers, senior officers, policymakers and experts, with the meeting presided over by India's Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.
- What
- The 12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting to discuss shared environmental priorities and strengthen cooperation for a resilient and sustainable future.
- When
- August 18, 2026, preceded by the BRICS Senior Officers' Meeting on August 17.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To foster consensus and strengthen collective environmental action among BRICS member countries under India's BRICS Chairship 2026.
- Event
- 12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting
- Main meeting date
- August 18, 2026
- Preceding event
- BRICS Senior Officers' Meeting on August 17, 2026
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Presiding minister
- Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of India
- Working group established
- 2015, at first BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting in Moscow
- Chair
- India's BRICS Chairship 2026