Klimadag 2025

Klima-Dag Programme – 04.07.2025

At a glance:

• 13:45: Welcome (Odendahl Park)

• 14:00–14:10: Group photo – Climate Alliance Luxembourg (Odendahl Park)

• 14:15–15:30: Conference Climate Change Adaptation: Global – National – Local (Ökozenter Pafendall)

• 15:45–17:45: Workshops & Excursions (Ökozenter Pafendall/LUGA Lab)

• 18:00–21:00: 30 Years of Klima-Bündnis Lëtzebuerg – celebration with reception and the “David Hoffmann Jazz Trio” (LUGA Lab)

Detailed Programme

Conference: Climate Change Adaptation – Global – National – Local

As climate change progresses, its consequences are becoming increasingly evident – and often devastating – worldwide.

In 2024, for the first time, the global average annual temperature exceeded the pre-industrial level by 1.5 °C. In Luxembourg, the 30-year average has already reached this threshold.

The consequences of the climate crisis will pose major challenges to our communities, cities, and municipalities – in the form of heat, drought, heavy rainfall, or floods. The urgency of these issues makes climate adaptation – alongside mitigation – a key element in tackling future crises. Immediate action, cooperation, and exchange at all levels – international, national, and local – are indispensable.

This conference will explore five different perspectives on climate adaptation, sharing strategies and practical approaches.

Speakers:

• Claudia Hitaj, Ministry of Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

• Bruno Alves, Ministry of Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

• Patrick Bayamna, CIDAP Centre, Niamtougou, Togo

• Pierre Schmit, City of Luxembourg

• Jeannot Behm, City of Esch-sur-Alzette

Simultaneous interpretation: French/Luxembourgish/English

Workshop Offers (languages indicated, no simultaneous interpretation):

Workshops and excursions take place at different locations: Odendahl Park, Ökozenter Pafendall, and the City of Luxembourg.
Please check the exact time and location!
Minimum participant numbers apply – workshops may be cancelled otherwise.

Activity 1 (Workshop): Earth Tales (15:45–16:45) – FR

Location: Odendahl Park, LUGA Lab
Facilitator: Delphine Hames, ASTM
Description: Storytelling to awaken imagination, sow curiosity, and nourish our inner landscapes.

Activity 2 (Workshop): Stream Renaturation in Urban Areas (15:45–16:45) – DE

Location: Ökozenter Pafendall
Facilitator: Harald Ostermann, City of Trier
Content: Practical insights into restoring ecological connectivity in urban rivers and flood resilience strategies.

Activity 3 (Workshop): Capoeira to the Beat of the Djembe (15:45–16:45) – FR

Location: Odendahl Park, near LUGA Lab
Facilitators: Rocio Meza (ASTM), Bruno Jordan Lucio de Oliveira
Description: A cultural fusion of Afro-Brazilian martial arts and West African rhythms – celebration of resilience and freedom.

Activity 4 (Workshop): Navigating Unthinkable Futures (15:45–17:15) – FR

Location: Ökozenter Pafendall
Facilitator: Tarik Bouriachi, Äerdschëff asbl
Description: Immersive session on systemic change using Deep Adaptation’s 5Rs, featuring the MoskitOS trike.

Activity 5 (Excursion): Bike Tour of the LUGA Site (15:45–17:45) – LU/FR/EN

Start: Ökozenter Pafendall
Organizer: Tim Eastwood, ProVelo
Description: Ride from Kirchberg heights to Petrusse valley using eco-infrastructure; bring your own bike.

Activity 6 (Excursion): Planting a Tiny Forest in Weimerskirch (15:45–17:45) – LU/FR/EN

Meeting Point: Ökozenter Pafendall
Location: Weimerskirch cemetery
Organizer: City of Luxembourg
Description: Create a high-density microforest with schoolchildren – benefits for biodiversity and urban climate.

Activity 7 (Workshop): Green Façades (16:45–18:00) – LU

Location: Ökozenter Pafendall
Facilitators: Thécla Kirsch & Jean-Marc Paries
Description: Learn about greening building façades – suitable plants, fixing systems, and care tips.

Activity 8 (Workshop): Climate Change and Agriculture North/South (16:45–17:45) – FR

Location: Ökozenter Pafendall
Facilitator: Patrick Bayamna, CIDAP Togo
Description: Agroecology in the Global South, food sovereignty, and Northern responsibility.

Permanent Offers (14:00–18:30):

• Climate Star Winners Exhibition: Award-winning municipal climate projects (Odendahl Park)

• Historic Luxembourg in Snow Photos: With warming statistics (Odendahl Park)

• Digital Exhibition: Climate change impacts and adaptation (Ökozenter Pafendall, 1st floor)

• Digital Treasure Hunt: Interactive app-based climate discovery game (Odendahl Park)

• Info Stands:

  • Oekobib/CITIM

  • Mouvement écologique

  • Letz’ Refashion – HUT

  • Klima-Agence

  • ProVelo

Date and time: 4 July 2025 – 14:00-21:00
Venue: Alzette valley
Price: Free of charge, but registration required on https://oeko.limesurvey.net/182697?lang=de-easy