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Mayor Hans-Josef Vogel Population 74,000 inhabitants Contact Person Dr. Gotthard Scheja Director, Office of Environment Email
[email protected] www.arnsberg.de Joined Mayors Adapt on 22.07.2014.
Extreme Temperatures Water Scarcity Flooding Sea Level Rise Droughts Storms Ice and Snow Forest Fires
Agriculture and Forest Biodiversity Coastal Areas Disaster Risk Reduction Financial Health Infrastructure Marine and Fisheries Water Management Tourism
Since 2011 Arnsberg has had a comprehensive ‘Integrated Climate Protection Concept’ that includes a number of activities indirectly related to adaptation. In addition, Arnsberg has already begun to take concrete adaptation action. In August 2007 the region was hit with 2 days of heavy rainfall within a 10-day period that resulted in flooding and a situation in which debris hindered the retreat of excess water. To avoid such situations in the future and prepare for 100-year floods, Arnsberg received funding from the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen in October 2007 to begin widening 4 creeks in the most high-risk areas. Construction was undertaken on 2.7 km of creeks.
Wannebach creek in Niedereimer before (above) and after (right) the widerning. Source: http://www.un-dekade-biologischevielfalt.de/undekade/media/240812103445_141380.pdf
