Let's make a vibe!
Let's create climate – adaptation to climate change through the development of an educational base and blue-green infrastructure in Grudziądz.
Municipality of Dragacz
The Challenges Facing Grudziądz
Grudziądz is facing two major challenges: a demographic crisis and a climate crisis. Both affect the everyday lives of residents and require comprehensive measures combining infrastructure development, education and improved public safety.
Demographic Crisis
Between 2014 and 2023, the population of Grudziądz declined by almost 9%. Population ageing and the outflow of young people are weakening the city's social capital.
Public Safety
The number of crimes against life, health, and property is increasing. Degraded urban areas require revitalisation and improved monitoring.
Sustainable Mobility
The lack of a coherent network of pedestrian and cycling routes hampers mobility across the city and limits access to green spaces.
Climate Change Impacts
Heatwaves, heavy rainfall, storms, and droughts contribute to flooding and flash floods while intensifying the urban heat island effect.
Environmental Awareness
There is a lack of a modern educational base and awareness-raising initiatives that would help residents adapt to changing climate conditions
Green Spaces
Green spaces cover less than 20% of the city's area, and their current distribution does not support integration with the city centre or the full utilisation of their potential
SIX AREAS OF ACTION
The project comprises six interconnected areas of action that together form a coherent approach to the city's adaptation to climate change. Their parallel implementation will strengthen Grudziądz's resilience and improve the quality of life for its residents.
Migration Strategy
A comprehensive document setting out the principles of migration management and the integration of foreign nationals – providing a basis for coordinating measures aimed at addressing the demographic crisis.
Public Safety
The modernisation of the city's monitoring system, together with the purchase of an electric vehicle and charging station, will strengthen crime prevention and improve crisis management.
Cycling Infrastructure
The construction of a bridge over the Trynka Canal and the redevelopment of Kurpiowska Street will create a coherent network of pedestrian and cycling routes, improving sustainable mobility across the city.
Trynka Canal Embankments
The rehabilitation and stabilisation of the canal embankments, together with flood protection works, will reduce the risk of flooding and enable the area to be developed using water retention solutions.
Environmental Education
The project includes the development of the Green School Nature Education Centre, the expansion of the Environmental Education Centre (CEE) on Nad Torem Street, the creation of a nature and recreation trail, and the establishment of the Community Park in Dragacz.
Blue-Green Infrastructure
The revitalisation of the Podworskie Tarpno and Kuntersztyn parks, together with the introduction of blue-green infrastructure in public squares and along city streets, will increase urban greenery and enhance water retention.
LET'S MAKE A CLIMATE
IN GRUDZIĄDZ
See how the “Let’s Make a Climate” project is transforming Grudziądz and addressing the challenges related to climate change.
A MORE CLIMATE-RESILIENT CITY
Together, all project measures will create a safer, more functional, and more liveable urban environment, with more green spaces, improved water management, and greater environmental awareness among residents.
- Greater resilience to the impacts of climate change
- Improved water retention and stormwater management
- Reduced urban heat island effect
- Enhanced public safety and improved monitoring
- More green spaces and high-quality public areas
- Increased environmental awareness among residents
PROJECT FUNDING
The project "Let's Make a Difference – Climate Change Adaptation through the Development of Educational Facilities and Blue-Green Infrastructure in Grudziądz" has received funding under the Polish–Swiss Programme for the Development of Cities, financed through the Second Swiss Contribution to selected Member States of the European Union
Polish–Swiss Cooperation ProgrammeSee what will emerge
The Centre for Nature Education, gardens, and blue-green infrastructure that will connect residents with nature.