Grassroots initiatives are driving urban sustainability and climate resilience in Berlin, from community greening to low-traffic neighbourhoods and smart city planning. DW meets CityLAB Berlin, NGO Changing Cities and paper planes e.V to see what sort of difference is being made, and how Berlin's future is being re-imagined.

While open data, climate dashboards and smart water systems help tackle heat, flooding and emissions, the city still is seeing gaps remain in mobility policy and long-term planning.