Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:47:14 +0200Czech University of Life Sciences warns of dire economic costs of prolonged droughthttps://english.radio.cz/czech-university-life-sciences-warns-dire-economic-costs-prolonged-drought-8122702© 2026 Radio Prague International Another long-term drought could cost the Czech economy up to 80 billion crowns, equivalent to a drop of 1.6 percentage points in GDP, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Life Sciences warn that in order to conserve water for essential use, key industries would be forced to cut production, adding an exponential ripple effect to the surface-level economic impact. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/pole_sucho2.jpg?timestamp=1590373757 Czech University of Life Sciences warns of dire economic costs of prolonged drought https://english.radio.cz/czech-university-life-sciences-warns-dire-economic-costs-prolonged-drought-8122702 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9