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Watering cans stand on the seating areas at the opening of Berlin's first Cooling Point in Mauerpark.
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Maayan Matmon (l-r), property manager of Mauerpark, Martin Kaufmann, managing director of Union Sozialer Einrichtungen, Svenja Binz, consultant at the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development, Anne Keßler, head of department at the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building, Daniel Sagebiel, head of department at the State Office for Health and Social Affairs, and Manuela Anders-Granitzki, deputy district mayor, symbolically water the flowers at the opening of Berlin's first Cooling Point in Mauerpark.
Sitting in the shade in the green and drinking cool water - the first so-called Cooling Point has opened in Mauerpark in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg.
The State Office for Health and Social Affairs (Lageso) announced that the temporary infrastructure measure to protect against heat should be in operation by mid-October. The "Cooling Point" can be used by anyone in public spaces.
The installation in Mauerpark is 25 square meters in size, barrier-free and can be used free of charge. From 2026, Lageso plans to further develop the Cooling Point with a spray mist technology that will provide additional refreshment on hot days. This is a pilot project that is part of the model project "Urban Heat Labs - heat prevention in urban districts and buildings" as part of the "Experimental Housing and Urban Development" program. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building.