Přímá podpora jako nástroj pro efektivní hospodaření se srážkovou vodou

Water is not only a part of nature but an essential commodity of the economic and social system. The reason is that water is needed in people's lives, in industry and in other sectors of every country's economy. Because of the many studies that point to climate change occurring on planet Earth, there is increasing discussion about measures that could improve the condition of planet Earth and slow down the predictions regarding climate change, as well as adaptation to the already ongoing climate change. In connection with the above, rainwater management has become a crucial topic not only in the Czech Republic in recent years. The fundamental disruption of the natural hydrological cycle is caused by urbanization, the rapidly increasing rate of land consolidation and the expansion of cities and towns, which is currently a strong trend. Therefore, finding new tools and procedures for effective rainwater management is essential, while it is already possible to use many different tools and measures. One of the important economic tools is direct support in the form of projects that financially support modern and, at the same time, sustainable practices for rainwater management. The contribution focuses on direct support that is provided and used in the Czech Republic. First, the position of direct support in a set of other tools supporting efficient rainwater management is presented. Furthermore, specific possibilities of direct support are specified. In the application part of the contribution, attention is focused on using direct support in the Czech Republic. At the end of the contribution, the findings are summarized, and a discussion is opened for the future development of the monitored tool.