KICK-OFF EVENT: CITY. CLIMATE. CHANGE. SHAPING CLIMATE-NEUTRAL CITIES TOGETHER

On June 19, 2026, starting at 2:30 p.m.
Auditorium of the DAM, free admission

Register by June 11, 2026 at dam.vermittlung@stadt-frankfurt.de

Scientists, politicians, and citizens will discuss sustainable urban development and the role of European cities in climate change during a participatory House of Commons debate. A joint event organized by Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) and the Dialog-Plattform Helmholtz KLIMA.

OPENING REMARKS:
KATJA MATTHES, Director of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Head of Helmholtz KLIMA
PETER CACHOLA SCHMAL, Director of DAM

PARTICIPANTS IN THE DISCUSSION:
ANNETTE PETERS (Helmholtz Munich)
ELISABETH ENDRES (TU Braunschweig)
PETER HOFFMANN and DR. SABINE FRITZ (GERICS)
TINA ZAPF-RODRIGUEZ, City Councilor for Climate, Environment, and Women’s Issues for the City of Frankfurt/Main
RALF EISENHAUER, Mayor for Construction, Planning, Infrastructure, Urban Renewal, Housing, Transportation, and Sports for the City of Mannheim
among others.