Environmental Research and Policy case study from Czech Republic

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Environmental Research and Policy (case study
from Czech Republic)

• Svetlana Svitakova
• Unit of Research and Development
• Ministry of the Environment of Czech Republic

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Legislation

• Act No. 130/2002 Coll., on State-Funded Research
  and Development Support and on the Amendment of
  Some Related Acts ( implementary regulations)
• Act No. 215/2004 Coll., on State Aid
• Act No. 40/2004 Coll., on Public Tender

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Documents

• State Environmental Policy
• National Policy of Research and Development
• National Innovation Policy
• National Programme of Research
• Specific Programmes of Research (individual
  provider of aid)

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Institutional Structure of Research and
Development

• Governement of the Czech Republic - Council RD
• Ministry of the Finance
• others institutions (for environmnetal specific
  programme research is Ministry of the Environment)

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Priorities of SEP

• Nature Conservation, Protection of Landscape and
  Biological Diversity
• Sustainable Use of Nature Resources, Material
  Flows and Waste Management
• Environment and the Quality of Life
• Protection of the Climate System of the Earth and
  Prevention of Long-range Transport OF Air
  Protection

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Environment Research Programmes

• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere
• Old Burders of the Environment
• Waste
• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• Research and Development for Governement
• Inhabited Areas and Landscape for Future
• Environment and Natural Resources Protection
• Efficient Utilization of Energy and Renewable
  Energy Resources

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New Researchs Environmental Programmes

• Change Climate, Reduction of Pollution and risk
  (for example Environmental determinants of Life
  and Risk Situation, Protection against the
  Detrimental Effects of Natural Disasters)
• Sustainable Use of Resources (Ecosystems and
  Protection of Biological Diversity, Protection OF
  Water, Management of Waste)
• Research of Environmental Technologies
• Observation OF the Earth include tools for
  analysis

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Barriers for Research

• Administrative Procedure
• Legislation (for example on State Aid)

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Benefits for Future

• Unification of Administrative Procedure
• Technical Support for Research Institution
• Interconnected between University and Private
  Sector

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My Contact

• svitakova_at_env.cz
• Tel. [phone]
• Ministry of the Environment of Czech Republic