{"id":1768,"date":"2019-03-15T10:53:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T09:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/en\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2023-03-02T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T08:57:46","slug":"climate-adaptation-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/en\/climate-adaptation-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate resilience and urban adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Situation and future perspectives\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Increasing warming of the climate for the northeast of Germany. More extreme dry seasons, heavy rainfall and storms with high wind peaks. Their resulting costs are increasingly burdening the households of cities and companies alike.<br \/>\nThe Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in has stated:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">&#8220;The Spree metropolis is one of the most endangered cities in Germany&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In relation to the surrounding countryside, the city forms a warm island, where peaks of 4 to 5 degrees Celsius more than in the region are measured on hot days. This increases the summer heat stress. The media focus above all on visible damage caused by fallen trees (on parking cars), blocked traffic routes, cut overhead railway lines. Much more serious are the effects of heat waves for public health.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100vh;\" src=\"https:\/\/sway.office.com\/s\/euxRIYWNV65BqH4a\/embed\" width=\"760px\" height=\"500px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Open spaces vs\u00a0 further addensification: Kulturforum area 2018 vs 2021. Photo: C. Hajer<\/p>\n<p>In the conclusion of its project AFOK (Adaptation to the Consequences of Climate Change) of 2016, the PIK states::<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">&#8220;It is essential to educate urban society about the coming risks and to make it clear that and, above all, how action can be taken &#8211; also by each and every individual&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fritz Reusswig, PIK Potsdam, 2016<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div id=\"attachment_3566\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/temperature-1-von-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3566\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3566 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/temperature-1-von-1-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"temperature (1 von 1)\" width=\"669\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/temperature-1-von-1-472x320.jpg 472w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/temperature-1-von-1-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/temperature-1-von-1.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Measuring surface heat of street furniture and objects. Photo: C. Hajer.<\/p><\/div>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h2>Policy<\/h2>\n<p>In 2011, the Senate Department for Urban Development and Environmental Protection will adopt the &#8220;Urban Development Plan (StEP) Climate&#8221;, an informal planning instrument to sensitise and inform experts and the general public. This is followed by several publications with best-practice examples on adaptation to climate impacts from various ministries.<br \/>\n2016 Adoption of a refurbishd StEP Climate Action Plan, against the background of expanded scientific knowledge and the fact that the growth of the city is rapidly picking up speed.<\/p>\n<p>Climate adaptation in the city is now described as an integrative strategy: instead of providing its own subsidies for adaptation, measures are to be integrated into new projects in housing construction, commercial development, transport planning, green and open space design.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy of the compact city, the &#8220;city of short paths&#8221; through subsequent densification, will be maintained during the process of urban transformation. The focus will be on the two weather extremes of drought and heavy rain and those urban areas that are particularly affected. The selection and spatial focus of the measures is based on GIS-supported modelling of parameters relevant to urban climate on the basis of high-resolution building and vegetation data.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Measures<\/h2>\n<p>In <strong>2016<\/strong> a roadmap called &#8220;Stadtentwicklungsplan Klima Konkret&#8221; describes measures for adaptation to the consequences of climate change, In relationship to the specicic sensitivity the program describes six stepping stones for future developments:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Roof design<br \/>\n&#8211; Facade design<br \/>\n&#8211; Increase of reflection (Albedo)<br \/>\n&#8211; Urban Wetlands for cooling<br \/>\n&#8211; Rainwater management to prevent flooding and overflow of sewers<br \/>\n&#8211; Cooling adapted to the time of day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div id=\"attachment_1566\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Stauwasserkanal-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1566\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1566 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Stauwasserkanal-1.jpg\" alt=\"Worker standing in an illuminated underground  sewage tunnel for stormwater retention.\" width=\"650\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Stauwasserkanal-1-493x320.jpg 493w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Stauwasserkanal-1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New sewage tunnel for stormwater retention. Photo: C. Hajer.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div id=\"attachment_3568\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brunnen-3-1-von-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3568\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3568 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brunnen-3-1-von-1-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"Filling aWater bottle at the drinking fountain\" width=\"669\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brunnen-3-1-von-1-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brunnen-3-1-von-1-509x320.jpg 509w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brunnen-3-1-von-1-700x441.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brunnen-3-1-von-1-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brunnen-3-1-von-1.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since 2020 Berlin Waterworks installed more than 200 new drinking fountains. Photo: C. Hajer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The result of the election to the House of Berlin parliament in 2017 changed the layout of the Senate administrations. Since then, the Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, SenUVK, has been responsible for climate protection, while a separate department has been established for urban development and housing, SenStadtWohn.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>Further activities in climate protection and the reduction of greenhouse gases<\/h2>\n<p>The Berlin Energiewendegesetz (Energy Turnaround Act), which came into force in 2016, provides the legal framework for the city&#8217;s desired climate neutrality by 2050. Compared to the 1990 reference value, CO2 emissions are to be reduced by 40% by 2020 and by 60% by 2030. The city itself wants to set a good example in this respect: Senate and district administrations should organise themselves in such a way that they will be CO2-neutral by 2030.<br \/>\nIn addition, Berlin is relying on international cooperation to exchange best practice measures and bundle effects.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>2017<\/strong>, the Federal Ministry of Health called on the municipalities to draw up heat action plans to protect the population. The municipalities were slow to comply. Berlin is expected to present its heat protection plan on 20 June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In<strong> 2018<\/strong>, the Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Programme (BEK) is adopted. The BEK contains measures in the fields of energy, transport, buildings and urban development, business and private households and consumption for the implementation period up to 2020 and the development horizon 2030. It represents the &#8220;roadmap&#8221; on the way to climate neutrality by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Civil society initiatives, such as the #FridaysforFuture demonstrations in Berlin&#8217;s government district, are putting additional pressure on federal and state politicians.<\/p>\n<p>More: Germany participated at the <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cas2021.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Adaptation Summit CAS2021<\/a><\/span> in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>On<strong> May 6, 2021,<\/strong> the governing coalition in the Berlin Parliament decided to establish a Climate Citizens&#8217; Council based on an idea from France. This council is now to develop proposals and recommendations for a socially just and climate-neutral Berlin. A big success for the<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> <a style=\"color: #008080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/klimaneustart.berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Klimaneustart&#8221;<\/a> <\/span>initiative.<br \/>\nThis had submitted 24,812 valid signatures for a climate citizens&#8217; council. The Senate is now required to establish the Climate Citizens&#8217; Council and to provide funding for work, moderation and scientific support.<\/p>\n<p>Shaded by the Russian crisis, the German government declared on March 6th to spend $220 billion for industrial transformation by 2026, boosting investment in renewables for energy production.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div id=\"attachment_3613\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45-1-von-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3613\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45-1-von-1-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"Art project in Berlin-Mitte\" width=\"669\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45-1-von-1-474x320.jpg 474w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45-1-von-1-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bi.tsd-berlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45-1-von-1.jpg 1720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art project in Berlin-Mitte, August 2022<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Book a tour related to local climate adaptation policy and action<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> <a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.berlin-info.com\/en\/tours\/climate-change-and-urban-adaptation\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Situation and future perspectives\u00a0 Increasing warming of the climate for the northeast of Germany. 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