Heat protection for the homeless: New project started in Marzahn-Hellersdorf!

Heat protection for the homeless: New project started in Marzahn-Hellersdorf!

Berlin, Deutschland - On June 17, 2025, the increase in temperatures led to increased health risks, especially for homeless and homeless people in Berlin. This was announced by the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district office. In order to help these endangered groups, the District Office and the DRK district association Berlin-Nordost e.V. have launched the project "Heat protection for apartment and homeless people". The aim of this project is to protect those affected from extreme temperatures in the summer months.

Access to water, shadow spaces and medical help is severely restricted for many homeless people. Since the health consequences of heat waves can be serious, dehydration, heat shells and circulatory problems are just a few of the possible symptoms. The project is supported by excessive help offers that are provided by operational teams that are active on weekdays between 12:00 and 6:00 p.m. at local contact points.

comprehensive offers of help

In addition, the project on weekends on Helene-Weigel-Platz is present as part of social actions. Voluntary paramedics distribute drinking water, cooling materials, reusable drinking bottles and headgear. In addition, short training for self -help in heat emergencies are offered. The project, which runs until the end of August 2025, is based on experience from successful projects and is financed by the Senate Department for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti -Discrimination (ASGIVA).

In Germany, an increase in heat waves is expected in the coming decades due to climate change. Therefore, effective and preventive heat protection is of central importance. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) emphasizes that particularly vulnerable groups such as older people, pregnant women, children and people with chronic previous illnesses are affected by heat-related health risks. Effective heat protection requires the cooperation of various ministries, authorities and institutions to support those who are most at risk. The RKI has been carrying out evaluations to the heat -related brotherhood for years and is in exchange with the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) and other important institutions.

joint efforts for heat protection

At the local level, countries and municipalities are responsible for the implementation of heat measures and heat action plans. These should better prepare and protect the population for heat phases. Comprehensive recommendations for the creation of municipal heat action plans were already developed by the federal and state governments in 2017. These are based on a WHO guideline and contain several core elements, such as new concepts for urban design and the promotion of city green. Informative actions and monitoring are also important components of municipal heat protection measures.

More and more federal states, cities and municipalities have already implemented their own heat action plans or are planning this. These joint efforts are crucial to protect the large number of people in Germany, especially those in vulnerable situations, from the health effects of extreme heat. The Berlin heat protection plan aims to strengthen the protection of particularly endangered and defenseless people.

For further information on the health effects of heat, you can visit the page of the RKI. Further details on heat action plans can be found on the page of the Federal Ministry of Health.

summarized the project "Heat protection for apartment and homeless people" in Berlin shows how important targeted measures are to support endangered groups during heat waves and to protect their health.