heat protection

In recent years we have been experiencing increasingly hot summers with many hot days. Scientists believe that there will be even more such days in the future as the climate changes.

High temperatures can have negative effects on our health, especially for older people. It is therefore important to prepare well for hot days and take appropriate precautions.

Here you will find information and tips on how to protect yourself in hot weather and what is good for your health.

Refreshment card

The refreshment card is a project of the Technology Foundation Berlin. It helps people to protect themselves from the heat on hot days and find places to cool down. On the interactive map you can see where it is particularly hot in Berlin. There is also important information on the locations of drinking wells, toilets and benches.

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Bear heat

The website "Bärenheit" is part of a Berlin-wide information campaign of the National Health and Social Office. Here you can find facts about the heat in Berlin, information about the campaign itself, about cool rooms, cool points (places for cooling), district actions and the refreshment card. In addition, further links (for example for the German Weather Service and the Heat Knige) and information material (for example various multilingual flyers) are also available on the website.

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Heat and health

The Senate Administration for Science, Health and Care provides information on health risks in heat (under the heading "Health") on its website. It provides guidance for different groups of people, including people with pre-illness and elderly people.

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Behaviour of the BZgA

The Federal Health Education Centre provides information on the impact of climate change on health on the "Climate Human Health" website. There are also tips on how to protect yourself from heat, UV radiation and allergies. The website also provides heat-related behavioural tips for different institutions and target groups (including people aged 65 and over and their families) and other information materials.

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Action Alliance Heat Protection Berlin

Since 2022, the Berlin Heat Protection Association has been dedicated to the health-related heat protection of vulnerable groups. The website provides information on heat protection plans, general behavioural tips and training material.

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heat protection

Refreshment card

Bear heat

Heat and health

Behaviour of the BZgA

Action Alliance Heat Protection Berlin

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