德国北部城市基尔在经历2023年10月150多年来最严重的风暴潮后，正式启动应对气候变化的适应战略。[1]那场风暴潮摧毁了基尔沿岸约2.68米的陡崖，流失量是过去20年年均流失量的四倍多。[1]基尔于2025年建立了气候适应部门，并在2026年2月采纳了适应计划。[1]
气候适应部门主管马蒂娜·鲍姆表示："气候变化的影响在基尔并非抽象的，自2023年风暴潮以来，我们都被提醒了它对我们日常生活和周围环境的深刻影响。"[1]该市正通过多项具体措施应对极端天气。城市绿化是主要策略之一，树木可将街道温度降低约1.5摄氏度。[1]基尔目前已种植20种树木共100棵，进行10至30年的耐候性测试。[1]
此外，多功能设计改造也被纳入计划，例如将足球场设计成低于周边地面，在暴雨时可蓄积雨水，但这可能导致球场一年内最多60天无法使用。[1]基尔市强调气候适应与气候保护并行而非替代的重要性。[1]
Kiel has moved to strengthen its resilience against extreme weather by establishing a dedicated climate adaptation department in 2025 and adopting a comprehensive adaptation plan in February 2026.[1] The city's actions follow a catastrophic storm surge in October 2023 that destroyed coastal cliffs at a rate four times higher than the historical average—eroding approximately 2.68 meters in what was the most severe tide event in over 150 years.[1]
The adaptation strategy encompasses multiple interventions designed to mitigate climate impacts on urban infrastructure and daily life. Trees can reduce street temperatures by roughly 1.5 degrees Celsius, and Kiel has already planted 20 species totaling 100 trees to test their durability over 10 to 30 years.[1] The city is also implementing multifunctional design approaches, such as constructing sports fields below surrounding ground level to retain stormwater during heavy rainfall—though this may render playing surfaces unusable for up to 60 days annually.[1] Martina Baum, head of the climate adaptation department, emphasized the urgency of these measures, stating: "The impacts of climate change in Kiel are not abstract. Since the 2023 storm surge, we have all been reminded of its profound effects on our daily lives and surroundings."[1] City officials stress that climate adaptation operates alongside, rather than as a substitute for, climate protection efforts.[1]