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Nature and EnvironmentGermanyhttps://p.dw.com/p/5GrW1
Five years after the devastating floods in Germany’s Ahr valley, what does real climate resilience look like?
In this special studio conversation, Neil King and Jonas Mayer explore the lessons emerging from one of Europe’s most destructive flood disasters. They examine how communities are redesigning rivers, restoring floodplains, rebuilding infrastructure and preparing for a future of more frequent extreme weather.
Featuring firsthand accounts from survivors, engineers and climate adaptation experts, this episode asks what it really means to build back better – and what communities around the world can learn from the Ahr Valley’s recovery.
In this episode:
- Why the Ahr Valley flood became so devastating
- How rebuilding is changing the region
- Nature-based solutions and smarter flood protection
- What “building back better” looks like in practice
- Lessons for communities facing a future of climate extremes
Watch Jonas Mayer’s video report on the Ahr valley here.
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