Tampere
Demonstration pilot
Climate risks are worsening as urban density increases in Tampere, as strong technology and service sectors are attracting more people to the city. This particularly impacts vulnerable groups, including children, elderly people and low-income residents.
To ensure climate adaptation solutions are inclusive and accessible, the Tampere Climate Adaptation Lab will engage the local community in planning to test and implement nature-based solutions in the Metsäniitty daycare centre.
With a population of over 260,000, Tampere is the third largest city in Finland. Located in Finland's lake district, the city is surrounded by impressive natural ecosystems, from extensive boreal forest to wetlands.
Tampere Climate Adaptation Lab at a glance
Landscape
Climate challenges
Potential solutions and tools
Sectors involved
Urban areas
Stormwater flooding, heatwaves, drought, biodiversity loss
Nature-based solutions, stormwater management
Health and social care, education
Climate challenges facing Tampere
Tampere is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate risks including:
Heavy rainfall and stormwater flooding, especially in dense urban areas
Heatwaves and urban heat island effect
Periods of drought
Biodiversity loss and spread of invasive species
What are the potential climate adaptation solutions?
The Tampere Climate Adaptation Lab is focusing on nature-based solutions to the climate risks facing the city.
The Lab is creating a multi-functional playground at the Metsäniitty Daycare Centre that will combine play areas and urban greenery. By increasing tree planting and expanding green spaces, the Tampere Climate Adaptation Lab is tackling the city’s urban heat island effect. The multi-functional design of the playground will also include solutions to better manage stormwater runoff.
By improving green spaces in the daycare centre, the Lab will not only bring benefits for climate adaptation, but for Tampere’s residents and users of the daycare centre by preventing health impacts of the urban heat island and creating more functional spaces for social connection.
To ensure solutions for the daycare centre meet the needs of all population groups, participary planning measures are being used to engage local communities that use the daycare centre, including pupils, youth groups and elderly residents.
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Related Climate Adaptation Labs
The Tampere Climate Adaptation Lab is working closely with the city of Kuopio to replicate climate adapation solutions for daycare centres in Finland.