Support for trees in times of climate change: numerous "filling stations" for trees are to be set up in Dresden over the coming months. The containers with a capacity of 1000 liters store rainwater, which the population can use to water street trees in the surrounding area and thus save them from drying out. As the organizers announced on Monday, the first container will be tapped on time for Arbor Day this Thursday on the campus of the Technical University of Dresden. The project is called Gießkannenhelden and is a joint project of Stadtentwässerung Dresden and the "Dresden gießt" initiative.
"With climate change, urban greenery is becoming increasingly important for good living and working in an urban environment. Trees provide shade, cool the environment, improve air quality, bind CO2 and make it pleasant to spend time in the city," it said. At the same time, however, the climate crisis is increasingly becoming a deadly threat to the trees themselves. "Heat and drought make them susceptible to pests and diseases and cause them to wither. In order to thrive under these critical conditions, more and more trees need regular irrigation." However, campaigns are often faced with the same problem of where to get the water from.
