Dialogue Forums

Dialogue Forums

We address current issues in public events and panel discussions held in Munich. Politicians, scientists and people affected by the issues take a look behind the scenes and discuss with forum participants. The Dialogue Forums have been held regularly since 2005. They are designed to raise public awareness of climate change/climate protection.

Upcoming Dialogue Forums

Dialogue Forum 2026

Making municipalities climate-fit – how adaptation protects our health

Completed Dialogue Forums - Summaries

Panel discussion with four speakers at a conference, audience visible in the foreground, colorful backdrop.

Dialogue Forum 2026

A socially fair energy transition – Consumers at the core of the transformation

Dialogue Forums 2025

Healthy Earth – Healthy People: We don't need to save the climate, we need to save ourselves!

A panel discussion is taking place in a well-lit room with soft blue lighting. Participants are seated in modern red chairs, engaged in conversation. Water bottles and glasses are placed on a table in front of them. The atmosphere is professional, highlighting collaboration and dialogue among the speakers.

Dialogue Forums 2025

Climate protection through businesses and markets – taking responsibility and seizing opportunities

A panel discussion features four individuals seated around a circular table. The backdrop displays the word "Dialogforen" in bold green letters, accompanied by colorful abstract shapes. Participants are engaged in conversation, with one gesturing expressively. A glass water bottle and notebook are visible on the table.

Dialogue Forums 2025

Hydrogen for climate protection - from hype to reality

DF2025_April - von der Wippel

Dialogue Forums 2025

From Knowledge to Action - How we create transformation in society

DF2025 Brückmann

Dialogue Forums 2025

The energy and heating transition in Germany – successful implementation for a sustainable future

Key Visual DIalogforum

Dialogue Forums 2024

Rethinking participation: Our path to a climate-neutral city

Oliver Jung DF2024 November

2024 Dialogue Forums

Energy transition and climate protection – Challenge and opportunity for German industry?

DF2024 October Oliver Jung (9)

2024 Dialogue Forums

Challenge of climate finance: Climate mitigation seeks funding

Key Visual Dialogforum

2024 Dialogue Forum

Agriculture and climate mitigation - how do we achieve the transformation?

2024 Dialogue Forums

Climate change and natural hazards in Germany: strategies against floods, droughts and heatwaves

2024 Dialogue Forums

COP28 - A review

flooded area

2023 Dialogue Forums

Dialogue Forum: Weather extremes and climate risks

DF Audience

2023 Dialogue Forums

Munich Climate Targets 2035 - Between wish and reality

Smart solutions for climate change

2022 Dialogue Forums

Smart solutions for climate protection

Small things, big effect

2021 Dialogue Forums

Small things, big effect

2020_DF_Stageteaser_test

2020 Dialogue Forums

2019_DF_Stageteaser_test

2019 Dialogue Forums

Poor rich world

2018_DF_Stageteaser_test

2018 Dialogue Forums

Digital. Innovative. Fair?

2019_KH_StageTeaser

Climate change mitigation

Klimaherbst München

Impressions

Robert Habeck, Federal chairman of Alliance'90/The Greens

22 February 2018, 19:00: Networked, innovative – How poorer countries can benefit — Forum on 22 February 2018: Networked, innovative – How poorer countries can benefit

Dieter Reiter, Mayor of Munich — Dieter Reiter, Mayor of Munich (middle)

Christoph Bals, Senior Political Executive, GermanWatch — Christoph Bals, Senior Political Executive, Germanwatch

Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Department for Energy, Transportation and Environment at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) — Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

3 December 2019: Designing climate protection in a socially equitable way – is it actually possible? — People in dialogue on 3 December 2019: Designing climate protection in a socially equitable way – is it actually possible?

Prof. Katharina Anna Zweig, Professor for Graph Theory and Analysis at the TU Kaiserslautern

DF-SlideShow (9)

Dr. Boniface Mabanza, Expert for development policy, theologist and philosopher

Victoria Wenzelmann, Head of Global Innovation Gathering — Victoria Wenzelmann, Head of Global Innovation Gathering (middle)

Daniel Steil, Chairman and Editor in Chief FOCUS Online Germany

Dr. Patrick Illinger, Science Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich

Dr. Thilo Weigert, Former Data Protection Commissioner for the State of Schleswig-Holstein — Dr. Thilo Weigert, Former Data Protection Commissioner for the State of Schleswig-Holstein (middle)

Prof. Harald Lesch, Physicist, philosopher and science journalist — Prof. Harald Lesch, Physicist, philosopher and science journalist (right)

The participation of the audience in the Dialogue Forums is important to us.

Presenter Caspar Busse (Süddeutsche Zeitung) in discussion with Carolin Silbernagl (Board member of betterplace.org), Prof. Jann Lay (GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies) and Christiane Laibach (German Investment & Development Corporation).

Prof. Sami Haddadin, Chair of Robotics Science and Systems Intelligence, TU Munich

Marina Lessig, Philosopher and refugee helper in the "Münchner Freiwillige - Wir helfen e.V." association

We can welcome about 200 visitors to each of our forums.