Saxony's state capital Dresden has, according to its own information, developed Germany's first heat manual for the behavior and prevention of health hazards. It is aimed at employees of municipal and independent institutions in the fields of health, care, social services, education and housing, and also contains findings on the climate in the city and generally applicable recommendations for the citizenry. She knows of no other brochure of this kind, said author Marit Gronwald of the health department at the presentation on Thursday. It includes tips on how staff should behave when temperatures are high in homes, daycare centers or schools, as well as information on the health consequences of heat, risk groups and how to protect them, and how to avoid exposure.
Social Mayor Kristin Klaudia Kaufmann (Left) spoke of a "cornerstone for the development of the Dresden heat action plan". The manual is part of the HeatResilientCity project, for which an interdisciplinary team has been researching since 2017 how urban neighborhoods and buildings can be better adapted to summer heat. Using the Gorbitz district as an example, the team investigated which factors influence heat stress.
