CAIC25 Programme | Friday, 11 July 2025

^{11 July, 10:00 – 12:00 | Gürzenich}
Learn & Share Marketplace

Flood your system with exciting ideas and relaxed conversations over coffee & snacks on the conference’s final day at the Learn & Share, Climate Alliance’s marketplace where municipal initiatives, campaigns and projects from across Europe will be on display! As an official part of the City of Cologne’s larger climate festival for citizens, participants will also have the opportunity to engage with climate action taking place throughout the city.

Want to get involved, learn from like-minded people and share your experiences? Interested participants have the opportunity to indicate in the registration form what they would like to learn about or present on the Learn & Share Marketplace!
 

^{11 July, 12:00  – approx. 14:00 (unless otherwise noted) | EN}
Experience examples of local climate action throughout Cologne as well as farther afield. A number of opportunities await conference participants, including:

1. From grey to green: Clouth neighbourhood tour
   90 apartments and a solar array now stand where a factory once produced rubber goods – see how this district has undergone a green transformation! Excursion on foot. 
    
2. Neighbourhood transformation tour
   Learn how climate cooperative heuteStadtmorgen is taking climate action and driving a sustainable transformation in Cologne’s colourful Ehrenfeld district! Excursion on foot. 
    
3. Sustainable stroll: The University of Cologne (Total duration: 3 Stunden)
   Take a walk on the sustainable side and discover how the city’s historic university has taken climate action into its own hands – for the benefit of the students and the entire population!
    
4. After the flood: Ahr Valley tour (entire afternoon/evening)
   The Ahr valley is rebuilding for resilience after the catastrophic flooding of 2021 – experience first hand what local solutions the Climate Alliance member city of Altenahr is implementing! Excursion by bus.

Please note that registration for the tours is only an expression of interest. You will receive final confirmation shortly before the conference!