Jens Kerstan, Senator for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture and member of the Supervisory Board of Hafen City GmbH (which also supports the program): “The high demand from education providers and schools shows how important the climate and the environment have become in teaching. The Wetter.Wasser.Waterkant is now known and established in Hamburg. Children and young people are showing an increasing interest in the topics of climate, environment and sustainability – and this is exactly what we want to achieve with the offers. Anyone who learns to appreciate and protect the environment early on will treat it with care. An understanding of climate interrelationships, sustainability and environmental cycles must be part of basic education. I hope for many more registrations and exciting learning days for young people. “
Frank Boettcher, Member of the organizing team: “That is already a record: Hardly online, within 12 hours we received over 100 booking requests for this year’s Wetter.Water.Waterkant program. achieved. And what’s more: for the first time, more than 100 project partners will be there to make their educational offers available. We are looking forward to a concentrated two weeks before the autumn break in which we can offer workshops, excursions and lectures in HafenCity “
This year’s Wetter.Wasser.Waterkant. takes place from September 17th to October 1st. As part of the applicable hygiene regulations, workshops, excursions and lectures on the topics of climate, environment, sustainability and social change are offered free of charge in HafenCity Hamburg. The event is recommended by the school authority (BSB) and funded jointly by the environmental authority and HafenCity Hamburg GmbH. In 2019 there were more than 6,000 participating students. Bookings can be made at www.www2021.de be made.
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