Leitfaden für die Erstellung von kommunalen Aktionsplänen zur Steigerung der urbanen Klimaresilienz

A number of municipal and cross-municipal (heat) action plans have been drawn up in recent years, although some of these differ greatly in terms of content and scope. These guidelines are intended to provide effective assistance to support German municipalities and municipal administrations on the path to their own action plan. The guide focuses on the challenges posed by increased heat and heavy rainfall events. It is based on existing working aids, recommendations for action, guidelines and other information and also refers to these in many places. The aim is to create a practical guide that can be applied flexibly.

With the help of this guide, German municipalities can focus their activities on heat or heavy rainfall or create a comprehensive action plan for both topics. As a local authority, you will be guided through the process in several steps. These steps can be broken down into  

• Step 1: Setting the agenda, establishing a municipal coordination office and interdisciplinary network 
• Step 2: Identifying climate impacts, assessing the municipal climate risk, formulating goals 
• Step 3: Selecting and prioritizing measures 
• Step 4: Monitoring and evaluating the implemented measures