Numerous cities and municipalities apparently want to beat climate change. According to the German Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction (BBSR), 286 project outlines from 235 municipalities were received for the federal program for adapting urban areas to climate change. The funding requested amounts to around 983 million euros. This means that the funding requested is around 5.5 times higher than the additional budget of 176 million euros made available by the Bundestag in May.
The federal program aims to upgrade and revitalize parks and green spaces, among other things. One of the goals is to protect the climate by reducing CO2 emissions, since plants remove numerous emissions from the air. Municipalities were able to submit project outlines to the BBSR until mid-October. According to the BBSR, most project outlines were received from North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg.
Which projects can be funded is to be decided by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag in early 2023. With the current 176 million euros approved by the Budget Committee in May, the budget for climate adaptation in urban areas has risen to a total of 467 million euros since the federal program was launched in 2020. Selected municipalities that receive the funding will be invited to submit a grant application next year.
Source and further information: bmwsb.bund.de
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