Ministers will launch a campaign in Prague to support climate protection and biodiversity
Update: 06/09/2022 01:14
Issued by: 06/09/2022, 01:14
Prague – A series of events organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Environment during September aims to support the protection of the climate, the environment and biodiversity. The #Czechia4Climate campaign will be launched today in Prague by the Ministry of the Environment Anna Hubáčková (KDU-ČSL) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský (Pirates). A two-day conference on adaptations to climate change or a meeting of climate ambassadors in Prague will be included. The campaign takes place within the framework of the Czech Presidency of the EU.
“In the week of September 12, 2022, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU will organize several events in the Czech Republic and abroad to support the protection of the climate, the environment and biodiversity in the world. With this step, the Czechia wants to acknowledge its responsibility for solving such a fundamental global issue, which is climate change,” said Ondřej Charvát on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment (MŽP). He added that it also includes the Economic and Environmental Forum of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which is held in Prague on September 8 and 9.
Experts will discuss the current challenges of environmental protection from September 12 during a three-day conference Environment – environment for life in the Prague National Technical Library. A conference on adaptation to climate change will take place in Prague on September 13 and 14. Experts will present procedures, pilot projects and methodologies related to water retention in the EU, soil renewal and forest resilience. The conference is also supposed to support the discussion of legal measures for the restoration of nature or soil protection. An event on the topic of the Green Deal for Europe is planned for September 14 at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague.
The EU climate ambassadors will also meet in the capital on September 16. They will discuss issues of climate security and the EU’s preparation for November’s world climate conference COP27 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. On the same day, there will be an informal meeting of the EU Council’s working group for international environmental issues in Prague. Part of the campaign is the European Mobility Week, the aim of which is to support a sustainable form of transport. It will last from September 16 to 22.
“Other events relate to international negotiations in Jakarta or New York, where the Czech Republic will represent the entire EU as the country holding the presidency,” Charvát added to the campaign program.