Water resilience – Municipalities strengthen themselves against drought and heavy rainfall events
Call for participants: Connective Cities Deep Dive – a two-year learning process with a kick-off event in Germany in March 2026
Local authorities face challenges due to climate change and soil sealing, with frequent droughts, floods, and heavy rainfall. Ensuring water supply, preserving green spaces, and preventing damage can be addressed through nature-based and structural measures. Approaches like the sponge city principle, unsealing urban areas, and installing retention basins are becoming central to climate adaptation strategies. In Germany and the Global South, innovative solutions are emerging. Connective Cities therefore offers an in-depth learning process on this topical and highly relevant subject.
Connective Cities is launching an international call for applications for its new Deep Dive. It will begin in early 2026 and will run until 2027, depending on the funding allocated. The Deep Dive is a recent format from connective cities, the platform for sustainable urban development that brings together up to five municipalities from the Global South and three German municipalities, which are invited to work together to develop a locally adapted solution that responds to a current challenge.
To participate in this Deep Dive, please send us your completed expression of interest before 5 January 2026.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Further information
Call for participants [pdf, 242 kb]
Expression of Interest [doc, 476 kb]
The conference language is English.
Contact
If you have any questions about the Connective Cities Deep Dive and your participation, please feel free to contact us:
Sibylle Loyeau
E-Mail: sibylle.loyeau@engagement-global.de
Phone: +49 (0)228-20717-2587
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