Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

1. Self-introduction

Name: Vit Pekarek

Organization: Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

Current role: Head of business, marketing and public procurement dpt.

Background: Doctor´s degree in International Economics Relations, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Rep.

Email: vit.pekarek@chmi.cz

About CHMI

2. Czech Republic- map

About CHMI

2. Czech - figures

Population: ~ 10,534,000

Annual GDP: ~ 3883,8 mld. CZK ~ 152,- mld. EUR

(agriculture: 2.4 %, industry: 31.8 %, services: 59.9 %; construction industry: 5,9%)

Main industry: automotive and transport engineering, mining industry, chemicals industry (petrochemicals, chemicals, rubber industry, plastic materials, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, foodstuff infustry (Meat products, Milk production, Beer: Pilsner, Budvar, Budweiser), building industry, textiles industry.

Natural hazards: flooding,

CHMI Mission

CHMI is National meteorological service & National hydrological service & National service for air quality.

Belongs under the Ministry of Environment (partly donated institution).

„The CHMI mission is to serve as national institution of the Czech Republic in the field of Air Quality, Hydrology, Water Quality, Climatology and Meteorology and to provide objective professional expertize and service.“

About CHMI

Yearly budget app. 750 mil.CZK (31 mil.€, or 38 mil.$).

Funding Sources: - app. 180 mil. CZK from commercial activities

- app. 380 mil. CZK from MoE

The CHMI had 692 employees in 2014.

Strength/Weakness: + weather and flood forecasting and warning in the Czech Republic

- PR

Gaps funding: for example: financing of new investments under the new Czech Act on Cyber Security

http://www.chmi.cz, http://hydro.chmi.cz

CHMI

4. Expectations from workshop

• knowledge how to set up specific SEB-studies for Czech Hydrometeorologic Institut.