09. June 2026

Science Sofa “Vertical Water Sponge”: How can we protect inner cities from flooding and heat?

On 9 June 2026, the Fraunhofer Future Foundation invites you to the Science Sofa “Vertical Water Sponge”. The free online event will show how vertical water storage modules on façades and walls can help better protect inner cities from heavy rainfall, flooding and heat.

10. June 2026

Resilience Expo 2026

The Resilience Expo 2026 will bring together stakeholders from business, academia, municipalities and politics in Mönchengladbach on 10 June 2026 to showcase innovative solutions for climate adaptation. The HKC team will also be on site with the Infomobil.

24. June 2026

From Blueprint to Action: A Stakeholder Panel on Co-Designing Youth-Led Coastal Resilience in Africa

How can a strong project idea become a resilient, scalable, and community-owned solution?

In this session, Helene Meyer (HKC) and Dr. Julia Quaicoe (University of Cape Coast) present a live case study in co-design through the Coastal Resilience Academy, an emerging initiative that aims to certify Ghanaian coastal youth as flood risk assessors using the FLOODLABEL toolkit.

02. July 2026

Conference Takes Stock Five Years After the 2021 Flood

Five years after the devastating flood of 2021, the academic conference “Five Years After the 2021 Flood – Changing Research Perspectives” will take place on 2–3 July 2026 at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Remagen Campus.