The ⁠DWD⁠ (German Meteorological Service, national agency within the BMVBS Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development) provides the climate data necessary for the climate projections in all the StadtKlima projects.

Furthermore, for local projections, regional climate models and the Regional Climate Atlas of Germany of the Helmholtz Association were evaluated. The Atlas depicts different model runs of the dynamic regional models REMO and CLM for different development / SRES scenarios.

2031-2060

Increasing heat stress in summer and decreasing thermal comfort cause health risks;
flooding from the Black Elster endangers central areas of the town;
more frequent heavy rain events put a strain on the existing infrastructure.

The Bad Liebenwerda model project was based on the landscaping plan of the city. This offered a suitable framework for the development of climate-conscious implementation strategies. Central objectives were:

•  the development of a municipal adaptation strategy,
•  to raise the awareness of the population and local businesses by means of comprehensive public relations work,
•  the implementation of the landscaping plan with regard to the climate change,
•  the lasting protection of thermal comfort,
•  the further development of green and open spaces, and

 the integration of the use of renewable energy.

Adaption measures:

• Climate-conscious further development of settlement structures through extensive green and water (here: town moats), for which urban open spaces need to be adapted to changing functions and uses;
• implementation strategy for the landscaping plan, taking into account agriculture and renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass);
• raising the awareness of the population and local business stakeholders – particularly in the spa and health sector – through a citizens' information campaign, participation opportunities for businesses, and the artistic installation of information sources in the city.