On 10 March 2026, SpongeWorks participated in a major policy event in Brussels: “Freshwater, Wetlands, and Sponge Landscapes for Resilient Europe: Policy Insights from Flagship Projects” bringing together leading Horizon Europe projects working on freshwater and wetland restoration. The event, organised jointly by the MERLIN, WaterLANDS, SpongeScapes and SpongeWorks projects, marked the presentation of MERLIN’s […]
Open PDF file The European Water Resilience Strategy (EWRS) sets out an ambitious vision: climate-resilient landscapes that can cope with both floods and droughts. A central element of this vision is the restoration and protection of the natural water cycle. The strategy explicitly recognises the importance of sponge landscapes — ecosystems that capture, store and […]
Watch the SpongeDay Greece – webinar “Mέτρα σπόγγου: λύσεις βασισμένες στη φύση για τη διαχείριση της ξηρασίας και των πλημμυρών στην Ελλάδα” (28 November 2025) Download: Presentation 1 «Εισαγωγή στα μέτρα σπόγγου» – Θάνος Γιαννακάκης, WWF Ελλάς Presentation 2 «Παρουσίαση του έργου SpongeWorks: Παραδείγματα μέτρων σπόγγου στη Θεσσαλία» – Ανδρέας Παναγόπουλος, ΕΛΓΟ-Ινστιτούτο Εδαφοϋδατικών Πόρων Presentation […]