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Following its first phase of experimentation, launched in summer 2025 in Lille and Loos, the European Urban Initiative-funded Time2Adapt project is now expanding its experiments to new municipalities across the metropolitan area. A total of 32 municipalities have been selected to implement 47 new experimental projects.
Launched to explore how cities can adapt to climate change through a time-based approach, Time2Adapt focuses on making better use of existing urban spaces and facilities. Rather than creating new infrastructure, the project explores how adapting opening hours, introducing new uses or temporarily transforming public spaces can increase access to comfortable and cool places, particularly for the most vulnerable residents during hot summers.
32 municipalities selected for the second phase
To extend the project’s approach across the metropolitan area, Lille Metropole launched a Call for Expressions of Interest inviting municipalities to propose new sites and experiments.
Following the selection process, the President of Lille Metropole approved the inclusion of 32 municipalities in the Time2Adapt program, representing 47 experimental projects.
The selected municipalities will now join a dedicated support and experimentation program, which will help them develop and implement concrete climate adaptation measures from 8 September 2026 onwards.
A wide range of sites and approaches
The 47 experiments will take place across a diverse range of sites, reflecting Time2Adapt’s objective of adapting existing spaces to periods of extreme heat and making them more accessible and useful to residents.
Parks and green spaces represent the largest share of the experiments, followed by schools and other municipal facilities. Together, these categories account for the majority of the sites.
The experiments will also take place in a variety of other settings, including media libraries, swimming pools, sports grounds, public spaces and brownfield sites, highlighting the diversity of urban environments involved in the project.
Continuing cooperation with European transfer partners
Alongside the experiments carried out across Lille Metropole, Time2Adapt continues to work with its European transfer partners: Dresden (Germany), Middelburg (the Netherlands) and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Spain). These territories contribute to the project by sharing their experiences, comparing approaches to heat adaptation and exploring how the lessons learned can be transferred to different urban contexts.
As part of this cooperation, project partners met in Dresden from 14 to 16 September 2026 for a study visit and thematic exchange. The programme provided an opportunity to discover Dresden’s approach to heat adaptation, including its Cool Places Map, the use of public and cultural facilities as cool spaces, and the opening of schoolyards to residents. Discussions also focused on lessons from summer 2026 and on how cities can move from emergency responses to more lasting organisational approaches to heat adaptation.
