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Issue #1: June 2025

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Jim Callery (Assistant Environmental Awareness Officer at Wicklow County Council),  Lorna Kelly (Wicklow Uplands Council Co-ordinator), Professor Mary Burke, Cllr. Melanie Corrigan (Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council), Faith Wilson (Ecological Consultant), Hannah O'Kelly (Biodiversity Officer Wicklow County Council), Eanna Gallagher (Local Authority Waters Programme) and Justin Ivory (Local Authority Waters Programme) at the launch of Spongeworks in the Pavilion, Aughrim

Wicklow’s Sponge Journey: Building Climate Resilience through European collaboration

Insights from Wicklow County's one of SpongeWorks' Associated Region kick-off meeting.
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How Lviv, a region in Ukraine Is Turning Peatland Threats into Climate Solutions

An interview with Roman Kizyma, Executive Director of the Association "Lviv agglomeration"
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Cornia Watershed,Tuscany: Scaling Sponge Measures Through Expertise, Collaboration, and Future-Ready Water Solutions

An interview with Agnese Caselli Administrative and Communication Officer, Land Reclamation Authority of Coastal Tuscany.
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Turning Crisis into Opportunity: A Montenegrin Community’s Plan to Restore Landscapes and Boost Flood Resilience

An interview with Ratka Sekulovic, Msc- Project Coordinator in the Municipality of Šavnik.
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How Sponge Measures Are Transforming Water, Land, and Communities in Flanders, Belgium

An interview with Els Belmans policy officer at Flemish Land Agency, Belgium.
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Resilience in a Drying Land: Challenges in Hungary’s Lower Tisza Valley 

An interview with Dr Zsuzsanna Hajdu PhD from the Lower Tisza District Water Directorate, Hungary.
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Collaborating for Climate Resilience: Southwest Finland Joins SpongeWorks to Share and Shape Water Management Solutions

An interview with Katariina Yli-Heikkilä, environmental specialist at the Regional Council of Southwest Finland
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Restoring Water, Land, and Resilience: The Júcar River Basin’s Vision for Scalable Nature-Based Solutions

An interview with Emilio Real, focal point of the Júcar River Basin Authority, one of Spongeworks' Associated Regions.
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Testing cover crops to combat mudslides and soil erosion in the Lèze valley

Explaining the mainstreaming of cover crops by the Chambre d’ Agriculture d’ Ariege
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Horizon Europe SpongeWorks: One year of turning ‘sponge’ knowledge into climate resilience 

General Assembly in Toulouse highlights first achievements across three demonstrator regions
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Co-Creating Climate-Resilient Landscapes with SpongeWorks communities

Gathering insights from the demonstrators communities.
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Turning Soil into a Sponge in the fields of the Pinios River Basin

Follow up on the strip-tillage implementation in the Pinios River Basin.
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Innovative “Sponge Park” in Trikala, Greece, Leads the Way for Pan-European Demonstrations of Nature-Based Solutions 

A brand new "Sponge Park" in Trikala, Greece will act as a high-visibility demonstration park for Nature-based Solutions.
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