Living Lab in the Zweibrücken region
Where and when?
- Bürgerhaus Hornbach / Bahnhofstraße 4, 66500 Hornbach, Germany
- September 17th 2026, 5:30pm-08:00 pm
- Registration Link
How can we combine spatial planning and flood prevention?
Flooding and heavy rainfall are becoming an increasing challenge for the Zweibrücken region. With climate change, these events are likely to become more frequent and more severe.
How can we prepare our communities for the future?
Which measures can help reduce flood risks?
And what role can spatial planning play?
At LATI's Living Lab, we want to explore these questions together with you.
You will explore flood risks along the Hornbach River and work together in small groups:
- Identify risks
- Set priorities
- Make planning decisions
- Develop solutions
Discover in a playful and interactive way how spatial planning can contribute to flood prevention and what you can do to make our communities more resilient.
Floods don't stop at borders.
The Hornbach River originates in France and flows through several municipalities in the Zweibrücken region in Germany.
That is why effective flood prevention also requires cross-border cooperation.
Together, we will look at how German and French municipalities can work together to better prepare for future floods and heavy rainfall.
We will examine the flood risk in several areas along the Hornbach with you. Working together in small groups, you will set priorities, make planning decisions, and formulate recommendations for these areas. In the process, you will learn in a playful way what flood prevention in urban development can look like and how you yourself can contribute to it.
Your experience matters.
No prior knowledge is needed.
Bring your ideas, experiences and perspectives — and help shape solutions for sustainable flood management in the Zweibrücken region.
This event is organized by the Interreg project LATI as part of the UniGR Center for Border Studies at the University of the Greater Region.
For more information:
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No prior knowledge necessary
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Free and open to everyone
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Including lunch and coffe