Bremen starts Schwamstadt initiative: climate adjustment for the future!
Bremen starts Schwamstadt initiative: climate adjustment for the future!
An exciting project was launched in Bremen today, June 23, 2025: The kick -off event for the "Schwammstadt Bremen" has brought together numerous actors from administration and institutions. The Senator for the Environment, Climate and Science, Kathrin Moosdorf, welcomed those present and presented the goals of this innovative approach. The climate consequences such as heavy rain, heat periods and drought urgently require new solutions to improve life in the cities. Senatspress.Bremen.de reports that the sponge city principle is to keep the rainwater where it falls-be on roofs, in parks, in parks, in parks Streets.But what exactly does the sponge city concept include? Simply put: not only should it increase the quality of life, but also adapt the city to the stress of climate change. By creating more seepage areas and green places, the goal is to prevent flooding and cool the city on hot days. The focus is on rainwater management measures to create a more refreshing environment during the hot months and to create new, green retreats for the population.
exchange and development of an action concept
The event served the exchange between everyone involved to develop a sustainable action concept. In the first phase of this process, the focus is on the integration of actors from the administration and adjacent institutions. The goal is clear: develop specific measures and optimize information chains. The support from the EU project "Pathways2resilience", which promotes the process, also becomes clear. But the collaboration does not end here. In the second phase, the concept of action is also made accessible to the public and further supplemented by ideas from local advisory councils, citizens and interest groups in order to ensure broader acceptance and participation.
An important part of the German adaptation strategy to climate change (das) is to create a cross -sector political framework for adapting to climate change. According to information from the Federal Environment Agency, this offers the practical tools to make cities sustainable- particularly concise in terms of flooding and heat provision. This strategy also attaches particular importance to the integration of climate adjustments into urban planning and the concept of the green infrastructure, which is considered a pragmatic solution to the challenges of climate change.
simple citizen participation
An additional plus of the sponge city concept is that private individuals can also become active in order to implement sponge city building blocks in their own environment. The support from the environmental department is a valuable help here to facilitate this process.
In summary, it can be said that the initiative to the Schwammstadt Bremen is a promising step towards climate -sensitive urban development. With a variety of measures, the work is made not only to resist the consequences of climate change, but also more livable for everyone. The next steps are crucial and the exchange of all actors will be important to create a future -proof Bremen.| Details | |
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