We take water coming out of the tap for granted – but for how much longer? Resources are becoming scarcer in Berlin and the surrounding area too: less rain, falling groundwater levels, and growing demand from the population, industry, and agriculture are putting pressure on the system.
At the BUA OPEN SPACE during the Long Night of Science on June 28, 2025, we invited our audience to discuss the future of water in Berlin with researchers and stakeholders from politics and culture.
Who was there?
The panel consisted of Prof. Dr. Irina Engelhardt, hydrogeologist at TU Berlin, Frauke Bathe, head of the Water Management and Geology Department at the Berlin Senate Administration, and Dr. Anna-Lisa Dieter, curator at Humboldt Labor. The discussion was moderated by Mads Pankow.
During the discussion, it became clear that the low rainfall in the Berlin-Brandenburg region is a problem—but on this evening, we were glad that the weather was warm and dry and that our event in front of the main building of HU Berlin did not get rained out.