between blazing heat and torrential rain Thursday, 11 September 2025, 6 p.m. Naturhistorisches MuseumReichklarastraße 1 Livestream Water management, landscape and urban planning are facing the mammoth task of redesigning the land in such a way that water is retained regionally for longer (storage) and also drains away more slowly (flood protection). The lecture will focus not only on the transformation of municipalities into so-called ‘sponge cities’, but also on methods and technologies for recycling wastewater, which is then available as service water and helps to conserve valuable drinking water resources. Admission is free.
Past events
Trees under climate stress: Unfortunately, climate change has long since arrived in Mainz and Rheinhessen and is clearly noticeable! We have just experienced an extremely dry spring. How much has the Lenneberg Forest suffered from the drought? The accelerating global warming is causing great fear among many people. We, the Scientists for Future Mainz, want…
Trees under climate stress: climate change is also leaving its mark in Mainz. Ever since the dry years of 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and their dramatic effects on the forest population, it has been clear that climate change has long since arrived in Mainz and Rheinhessen and is clearly noticeable! The coming climate catastrophe…
Our Forest Future Hike will take place on 17.07.! The hikes will focus on how forests are affected by climate change, the role of nature in dealing with climate change and the experience of nature and forests. The hikes are accompanied by short mindfulness exercises and explorations. The hikes through nature are accompanied by student…
Climate crisis, expensive fossil fuels – there are many good reasons to switch to renewable energies. But how can I contribute as an individual? A simple, relatively inexpensive and unbureaucratic solution is the balcony solar module. Once installed on the balcony, it collects solar energy and converts it into electricity. Expert Prof. Dr. Stolz will…