Lecture: “The Sponge City Principle - The Art of Building Resiliently and Regenerative Building Today to be Prepared for Tomorrow's Climate Extremes” by Herbert Dreiseitl

The effects of climate change, sealing, urban drainage, technical overprinting, lignite mining, intensive agriculture, diverse land use requirements and socio-cultural concerns affect the water supply in Leipzig and the surrounding region. Heat, droughts, flash floods and floods affect both the surface waters and the groundwater supply in the city and the entire region - with consequences for our lives in the city and the region.

The “Integrated water concept for the city of Leipzig and the surrounding region” (InWako) is a building block for water-sensitive and climate-resilient urban and regional development, because it takes into account the influencing factors described as well as their interactions and also makes a contribution to the cross-cutting issue of health through cooling and evaporation.

We are looking forward to working with experts to see how this issue is being dealt with worldwide and what is happening in our region - in the member municipalities of the Leipzig Green Ring. We want to discuss our findings and progress with you at the 25th Urban-Rural Conference on September 27, 2024 in Schkeuditz and go on a bicycle excursion together to the northwest floodplain on the topic of climate protection.

​For more information ⇀ 25th Urban-Suburb Conference & Programm