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Basel 2026 Edition
“The Millennium Flood” is coming to Basel!
“The Millennium Flood” is coming to Basel City Hall! Take part in a unique debate set in Switzerland in 2037 and discover for yourself how politics can function in a crisis situation. As a participant, you’re free to contribute to the discussion, but be warned: a vote will take place after two hours!
DATES: September 11, September 17, October 23, 2026 / January 20, 2027
Tickets are available here.
What is “The Millennium Flood” about?
Fall 2037. A deluge is sweeping across Switzerland, this Alpine nation. Weeks of storms, melting snow, and extreme rainfall are washing away the slopes and flooding the Swiss Plateau. The waters are closing in on Basel; the authorities are overwhelmed. Our neighboring countries are ready to come to Switzerland’s aid with their “Green Helmets”—these newly formed “climate change response troops.” In return, Switzerland must send its own citizens to serve in the Green Helmets. What should be done?
In “The Millennium Flood,” set in the not-too-distant future, the audience meets prominent figures from the worlds of politics, business, and science and must make a decision: join the Green Helmets and commit to fighting climate change, or face the crisis alone? Human lives and Switzerland’s independence are at stake. The ultimatum expires at 9 p.m.
Featuring: Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, Daniel Koch, Eva Herzog, Katja Christ, Lorenz Amiet, Luca Urgese, Anita Fetz, Sibel Arslan, Cyril Brunner, Eric Nussbaumer, Tobias Christ, and many others.
