Bremen starts Schwamstadt project: protection against heat waves and flooding!

Bremen starts Schwamstadt project: protection against heat waves and flooding!

Schwachhausen, Bremen, Deutschland - in Bremen, the Schwachhaus advisory board asked the environmental department for support for the concept of the sponge city. The reason for this is the increasing heat waves and citizen inquiries that underline the relevance of the topic. The aim is to seal private areas to catch excess rainwater and contribute to the cooling of the city in the long term. According to the Weser Kurier could not only be used for adaptation to heat waves, but also for precaution Serve floods and drought.

The principle of sponge city provides, among other things, the removal of areas, roof and facade greening as well as systems for rainwater storage. Bremen is currently planning a timetable to implement these measures, which should be completed by the end of 2026. The environmental senator is asked to develop suitable strategies for distortion in public spaces and to encourage administration to name areas for distortion every year. In addition to financial means, public relations work should be expanded in order to further familiarize the advantages of the removal.

funding for private measures

On the initiative of the advisory board, funding opportunities for private measures were also discussed. Different levels of funding are considered: the cost sharing is between 25 and 50 percent, but a maximum of 6000 euros. Up to 30 percent of the costs are possible for space seals from 20 square meters, with an upper limit of 5000 euros. If you are interested in these funding, you can find out more about the Bremen environmental consultation and submit appropriate applications.

The Schwamtstadt concept is now part of the German adaptation strategy to climate change (das), which offers a political framework for climate adaptation. It represents a cross -sectoral approach and is updated by regular progress reports, as is explained on the website of the Environmental Bundesamt . Possibilities of rainwater management and measures against the climate effects are essential. Because not only Bremen, but also other cities in Europe, such as Copenhagen, rely on comparable concepts. There, rainwater is no longer simply led into the sewage system, but stored in special pools or green areas.

The examples from Copenhagen and beyond

In Copenhagen, a strong breeding in 2011 led to damage of over 900 million euros, which caused the city to implement the "cloud break plan". Another look at NZZ shows that Schwammstadt projects also in other cities, Mannheim or Zurich can be realized. These cities demonstrate creative approaches to the distortion of areas and the integration of green areas into urban rooms.

The Advisory Board in Bremen therefore proposes to create a competition for the promotion of the removal of a similar kind, as is already the case in other parts of the city. This not only takes into account climate change, but also actively worked on the quality of life of the citizens.