Mayor
Nikolay Melemov
Population
40,941 inhabitants
Contact Person
Marin Zahariev
Deputy Mayor
Email
[email protected]
www.smolyan.bg
Joined Mayors Adapt on 26.08.2014.
Smolyan is also a signatory to the Covenant of
Mayors.
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Extreme Temperatures
Water Scarcity
Flooding
Sea Level Rise
Droughts
Storms
Ice and Snow
Forest Fires
Landslides
 Agriculture and Forest
 Biodiversity
Coastal Areas
Disaster Risk Reduction
Financial
Health
 Infrastructure
Marine and Fisheries
 Water Management
 Tourism
Smolyan has been taking adaptation action for many years.
In response to flooding that caused immense damage in
Smolyan’s Ustovo neighbourhood in 2005, the city
implemented a number of flood protection measures. Under
the project, which was funded by Operational Programme
Regional Development and cost 450,000 EUR, river banks
were widened, 240 metres of new flood walls were built, and
over 430 metres existing walls were reinforced.
In addition to adaptation measures like the ones above,
Smolyan has incorporated adaptation into its 7-year
Municipal Development Plan that was developed in 2014.
Ustovo during the
flooding in 2005
(above). The new
flood walls (right).