Czechia could send ecology experts to Ukraine after war to help rebuild environment

After the war in Ukraine is over, Czechia may send experts to the country to help repair the ecological damage from the conflict, Czechia’s Environment Minister Anna Hubáčková said on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of EU environment ministers in Prague. These experts could come from organisations such as the T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, the Czech Geological Survey, or the Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA), the minister said.

On the EU level, ministers will discuss what financial instruments and European institutions could be used for the purpose of helping Ukraine ecologically, Ms Hubáčková said, adding that work on analysing relevant materials provided by the Ukrainian side could begin already during the conflict.

The meeting of environment ministers in Prague is taking place during Czechia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, adaptations to climate change and proposals for rules to restore ecosystems and protect natural species are among the items on the agenda.