Water, Greenery and Biodiversity












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            * Towards a greener university
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            Although a large part of the buildings of the Charles University are located in the urban 

            Prague, Pilsen, or Hradec Králové, there are also significant areas of green space and bod
            Consistent care and careful use of these areas is in the interest and responsibility of th
            is part of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Charles University.

            The planned water management focuses both on saving drinking water, for example, by instal
            taps, and on the secondary use of so-called grey water. Although this is waste water, it d
            sanitary waste and can therefore be used for flushing or irrigating green areas. Rainwater

            for the same purpose, which certain CU buildings already capture with special systems.
            Thanks to the participation of Charles University in the CRP Thematic Working Group of the

            project, Czech universities are cooperating in the area of water management and sharing go

            An important problem of urban development is the runoff and loss of rainwater with a negat

            (micro)climate and ecosystems. Appropriate management of green areas under university mana
            enhanced the retention of rainwater in the city can be a solution. A green space and storm
            analysis, necessary to define appropriate measures, is being developed in a pilot study by

            of Science of CU. The resulting comprehensive information on the state of greenery and sto
            is intended to serve both the efficient management of stormwater and the promotion of biod
            university land.


            The global impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services are addressed by the university 
            mapping out operational and purchasing impacts. To this end, the CU Responsible Public Pro

            [ URL "https://sustain.cuni.cz/SUSEN-77.html"] has been approved to take into account sust
            considerations throughout the sector. The long-term aim is to compile effective interventi
            reduce the negative impacts of the university's operations.