On September 19, the employees of municipalities affiliated with the Kraków Metropolitan Area Association gathered for one of their regular meetings called the Climate Forum. The event, aimed at developing strategies for adaptation and mitigation of climate change, provided valuable insights, inspiration, and practical solutions for local authorities striving for climate neutrality.
A lecture presenting the preliminary research results of the ToBeLawn project was one of the main points of the meeting. It was met with sincere interest and a lot of positive feedback from the participants. This indicates that the demand for knowledge and scientific support in the field of climate change adaptation among Kraków municipalities is constantly growing. Their representatives also expressed a desire for further cooperation with the Institute of Botany of the Polish Academy of Sciences and its specialists.
The Climate Forum was also an opportunity to learn about other initiatives supporting eco-friendly and sustainable solutions at the local level: including an educational board game about climate challenges and a project to create metropolitan rain gardens, as part of the INTERLACE program. Topics related to rainwater management and the implementation of metropolitan retention standards were also discussed.
We were delighted by the warm reception of our research results and numerous inquiries about further activities within the ToBeLawn project. We would also like to encourage other municipalities to engage in the Climate Forum initiatives and continue to collaborate in pursuit of the goals of the Climate Strategy of the Kraków Metropolis for 2024–2030 and the Integrated Territorial Investment Strategy for 2021–2027.
For more information about the Climate Strategy and the Integrated Territorial Investment Strategy visit the Kraków Metropolis Association’s website (Climate Strategy of the Kraków Metropolis, ITI Strategy).