"The impacts of climate change are hardly abstract in Kiel," said Martina Baum, who heads the city's climate adaptation division. Is climate adaptation giving up on fighting climate change? Stürmer has often found it easier to talk about climate adaptation than about climate change, because the former is more tangible. "I disagree with the idea that climate adaptation and climate action are optional responsibilities. "After all, it has been demonstrated time and again that investing in climate adaptation and climate mitigation will simply pay off."