Heat action day 2025: Steglitz-Zehlendorf is planning actions for heat!

Heat action day 2025: Steglitz-Zehlendorf is planning actions for heat!

Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Deutschland - On June 4, 2025, the Berlin district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf will take part in the nationwide heat action day, which is under the motto "Germany Higher Desilient-we take on responsibility". The day of action has the goal of preparing the population for the challenges of increased heat load and clarifying about dealing with hot summer days. This is particularly important because longer heat waves and the associated heat load are expected as a result of climate change. In sealed regions with limited green areas, the temperatures can be significantly higher and the night temperatures are lower, which increases health risks.

Health City Councilor Carolina Böhm emphasizes the need for education and sensitization among the population. Older people and people with chronic diseases in particular are endangered by extreme temperatures.

events related to the heat action day

• Monday, June 02, 2025: Online lecture "Medicines and Heat" (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) for caring relatives and volunteers.
• Tuesday, June 03, 2025: Online specialist lecture "Heat protection in sports" (6 p.m. to 7 p.m.) for sports clubs.
• Wednesday, June 4, 2025:
  • State of information in the Ingeborg-Drewitz library (11-12:30 p.m.).
  • Action status of QPK and SPK on the festival mile of the Steglitzer Week (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) with information on heat protection, heat quiz and handicrafts.

The action stand is supported by the therapeutic area of ​​the health department. Further information about heat protection in Steglitz-Zehlendorf is on the website www.steglitz-zehlendorf.de/Hitzen

heat actions nationwide

The heat action day is part of a central project at the national level that aims to integrate heat protection in all areas of life and into the legal framework. The first heat action day took place on June 5, 2024, in which more than 30 associations and institutions from the health sector took part. This initiative requires broad participation to raise awareness of the dangers of heat and implement possible solutions, explains the platform on the subject of heat protection.

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) emphasizes in its analyzes that heat-related deaths are statistically determined by comparing the deaths in heat-intensive summer weeks. These surveys show that older people in particular have a higher risk of mortality at high temperatures. It becomes particularly problematic when heat meets previous illnesses such as cardiovascular or lung diseases, which are often not listed as a direct cause of death.