The Climate-Energy-Water Management unit is starting the implementation of a new brine graduation tower. This is an idea submitted by residents as part of the 10th edition of the Participatory Budget. The contractor will develop a functional and utility program along with a site development plan. The facility is to be located in the area of Witosa, Gołaski, and Marcowa streets. According to the plan, the undeveloped, grass-covered area will serve as a local place for relaxation and recreation, positively affecting the health and microclimate of the neighborhood. The concept contractor will also be tasked with planning […]

As part of the LIFE PACT project, we organized a series of 11 co-design workshops with the residents of Kraków, during which we jointly developed ideas for the development of 2 rain gardens and 3 green areas. The workshops took place in 5 different locations: XIV High School, Chełmońskiego Street 24: Revitalization of the square at the intersection of Ehrenberga and Chełmońskiego (2 meetings) Primary School No. 30, Konfederacka Street 12: Arrangement of the Dębniki Planty near Monte Cassino Street (2 meetings) Primary School [...]

Kraków has joined the LIFE PACT project, funded by the European Commission, whose main goal is to introduce nature-based solutions (NBS) in the city. These will help the city adapt to climate change. Kraków joined the project after several years of droughts, floods, waterlogging, and heat waves, in order to increase its resilience to climate change. Similar motivations guided the other two European cities participating in the project: Leuven and Madrid. In the capital [...]

We invite you to the 2nd consultation meeting with the residents of Kraków, Poland, regarding the development of the southern part of the Park at Kuźnica Kołłątajowska as part of the Life Pact project! When: March 27, 2024 (Wednesday), 6:00 PM Where: Primary School No. 13, Ks. Józefa Meiera Street 16D During the meeting, we will present the rain garden project that resulted from previous consultations with residents. This is part of the broader Life Pact project, carried out in cooperation with the cities of Leuven in Belgium and Madrid. […]

As part of the implementation of the LIFE PACT project – The Human Factor: Adapting the City for Tomorrow’s Needs, on March 4, 2024, at 6:00 PM at Primary School No. 13, Ks. Józefa Meiera Street 16D, 30-001 Kraków, workshops with residents will be held. The meeting aims to conduct social consultations with residents regarding the development of public space in the Park at Kuźnica Kołłątajowska in Kraków (plot no. 620/2, district K-29 Krowodrza). The organizer of the co-design workshops [...]

The main topic of the meeting was discussing how to develop the public space around Witosa, Gołaśka, and Marcowa streets. Potential solutions for land development were presented, using NBS (Nature-Based Solutions). The activities are carried out as part of the "Life Pact – The Human Factor: Adapting the City for Tomorrow’s Needs" project. The implementation includes building green/green-blue infrastructure areas in selected parts of the Kraków Municipality. The meeting was initiated by a presentation from a representative [...]

An exchange of experiences, learning about the opportunities offered by the LIFE Program, and awarding the best practices related to the implementation of EU programs – that’s a brief summary of the Life Information Day marking 15 years of LIFE with the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW). Dr. Marek Bogacki, Deputy Director of KEGW for Energy and New Technologies, spoke about the benefits the project brings to Kraków’s residents and the resulting financial advantages. A representative of the City of Kraków received a distinction for the project implemented in Kraków by #KEGW, worth nearly 800,000 euros […]

Some changes are already visible, but more are still ahead of us. A green square is planned to be created at Monte Cassino Street, with the project being developed with the involvement of residents. The creation of a green square at Monte Cassino Street is one of several tasks to be carried out by the Climate-Energy-Water Management unit as part of the LIFE PACT project. Kraków, in cooperation with Madrid and Leuven, secured funding from the European Commission for “nature-inspired initiatives.” Five locations have been selected in Kraków that, thanks to investments [...]

Five locations for which Kraków received EU funding will be transformed to adapt the capital of Małopolska to climate change. One of these places is the currently concrete-covered area at the intersection of Ehrenberga and Chełmońskiego streets in Azory. It will soon become a green enclave, the design of which was largely decided by the residents themselves. What will this square look like? The coordinator of the Life Pact project, funded by the European Commission, is the municipal unit [...]

The area at Ehrenberga Street has been selected as one of several places that will soon change thanks to EU funds within the Life Pact project. The preparations are coordinated by the municipal unit Climate-Energy-Water Management, responsible among other things for adapting Kraków PL to climate change. Today at 5:30 PM, the second meeting will take place with residents, designers, entrepreneurs, district councilors, and officials. All this is to jointly make decisions about the changes happening in the neighborhood. […]