On Thursday, 09 February 2023, the Evolving23 conference took place as part of the Evolving Regions project (funded by the EU and and co-financed by the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection NRW). In the Sparkassenakademie NRW directly at the Phoenix-See in Dortmund, the participants were able to exchange ideas on topics of climate adaptation in rural areas. The approximately 90 participants were able to follow a varied program with impulses and a panel discussion in the morning and substantive discussions in five different content sessions in the afternoon. Under the title “Evolving23 – Climate adaptation in rural areas – Departure for implementation”, the focus was on challenges in the implementation of climate adaptation in rural areas.