Hubert Bruls, Chairman of Euregio Rhine-Waal, warmly welcomed the expert audience. There were many exciting presentations. Helmut Hardt, StadtQuadrat GmbH, provided information on sustainable neighbourhood development in the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia, and Guido Halbig, former German Weather Service and head of the Regional Climate Office in Essen, gave a very interesting presentation on climate change and adaptation from a scientific perspective.
Several topics were then discussed in detail in a series of panel discussions: municipal cooperation on climate neutrality in the cities of Duisburg, Arnhem and Düsseldorf. Did you know, for example, that Düsseldorf has a climate twin in France? By the end of the century, temperatures in the city of Düsseldorf could be similar to those in Toulouse today. That is why Düsseldorf and Toulouse are working closely together on climate issues. Sustainable neighbourhood concepts and flagship projects in Apeldoorn and Düsseldorf were also discussed, as was the sustainable design of public spaces in the cities of Ede, Moers and Nijmegen.
The cities of Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Ede, Moers and Nijmegen are represented in the 100,000 plus-zero project. The aim of the 100,000 plus-zero project is to develop solutions for sustainable neighbourhood development that will benefit the partner cities involved in the project.
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