A Climate Demonstration Garden has been established next to the AMU's Collegium Geographicum. A place where visitors (scientists, students, and residents of Poznań) can experience a model example of the implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS) to support cities' adaptation to the effects of climate change.
In addition to its showcase function, the garden serves as a place of relaxation and integration for the academic and local community. It is a publicly accessible space that already plays an essential educational and didactic role. In the furnished learning pavilion, classes for students and pupils are held, as well as educational meetings with residents on combating and adapting to the effects of climate change, with a particular focus on the role of blue-green infrastructure and solutions based on nature's resources. These include vertical greenery (climbers), prairie grass beds and a flower meadow, a rainwater capture and management system and new tree plantings. Photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine have been installed, along with an energy bank to provide power for the lighting in the learning pavilion and to charge mobile devices. A nature trail was also created in the garden space.
On Monday, 28th October, the garden was officially opened. The event featured the participation of the AMU's Rector, Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska, the Dean of the Faculty of Human Geography and Planning, Prof. Paweł Churski, the Dean of the Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Prof. Grzegorz Rachlewicz, and the Chairman of the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Poznań, Rafał Ratajczak.
The concept of creating a Climate Demonstration Garden originated during the work on the ‘Local Climate Action Plan’ within the international project TeRRIFICA - Locally responsible research and innovation to support innovative climate action (Horizon 2020). The project was co-financed by the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Poznań with PLN 127,500. The project's contribution and coverage of additional investment expenditure related to the development of the garden was provided by funds raised by the Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, the Dean of the Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences and the Dean of the Faculty of Human Geography and Planning.
Photos by Władysław Gardasz ( opening photos) and Piotr Lupa, PhD (Garden in May)
