Climate Resilience
Katharina Schätz

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Regensburg Climate Resilience Strategy - 2021
In 2021, as part of my role as Climate Resilience Manager for the City of Regensburg, I developed a climate resilience strategy. You can view and download the report here: View .

Specialist article "Success factors for the implementation of climate resilience in administrative action" - 06/2024
My expert article is about my experiences in the city of Regensburg and the specific success factors I believe have been crucial in establishing this topic more and more within the administration. A key foundation for this is fundamental analysis, as well as communication within and outside the city administration.

Interview "How Positive Energy & Fighting Fear Enable Change-Making" - 2023
We often focus on concrete implementation measures, budgets, and technology. Understanding the processes that occur in collaboration with people plays a crucial role. This article explores the role of positive thinking in driving momentum toward greater climate resilience. Read it here .

Podcast "A Bouquet of Measures" - 2022
The podcast "future4public" from Press-Pro Publishing Company focuses on the importance of designing processes for the long term and establishing sustainable measures. Listen here .

Discussion "The City at 50 Degrees - Between Heat Islands and Shade" - 2022
Together with other partners, we discussed what is needed to further promote climate adaptation in city administrations in the "New City" format of BehördenSpiegel. You can watch it here .

TV interview "Heat management against extreme temperatures" - 2022
This interview was recorded in 2022 by the TVA (German Association of Public Works) in Regensburg and is about the heat management process in Regensburg. In 2021, I conducted a process with the relevant departments, resulting in 10 key measures that were gradually implemented. You can see them here .

Article "On the way to a climate-resilient city" - 2024
This article was published by Schnell and Steiner Verlage in 2024 and can be purchased in the book "Cultural Heritage - Climate Future - Value Conflicts" or viewed online here.

Specialist article "Rethinking climate adaptation in World Heritage" - 2025
My specialist article deals with the "new" factor of climate resilience, which should always be considered in urban planning in the future. It presents an approach that shows how concrete measures were derived from climate analyses in a specific research project. It was published by the Fraunhofer IRB in its specialist journal "Bausubstanz". More information about the content and how to purchase it here: View .

Video interview as a climate adaptation manager - 2023
The Center for Climate Adaptation accompanied me for a day at my work, and this video was created. It's part of a video series designed to raise awareness of the importance of the role of climate adaptation managers. You can watch it here .

Interview "Sometimes I feel a bit like a detective" - 2022
I was interviewed by 2022 about my role as a climate resilience manager. This interview was published in a magazine published by Die Zeit with a circulation of 500,000. I explained what my role entails and how important it is to identify the concerns of the people involved in order to initiate a powerful climate resilience process. Read it here .

Specialist article "Strengthening climate adaptation in municipalities" - 2020
My specialist article was published in the June 2020 UVP Report and deals with the development of a climate resilience strategy and how sub-processes, for example, contribute to heavy rainfall management. Download it here .

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