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 […]
Download the Sponge Card Game Pack. (English) Download the landscape map. Download the Dutch version of the Sponge Cards. Download the German version of the Sponge Cards. Download the Greek version of the Sponge Cards. Meet the Sponge Game Cards! Each card presents a different sponge measure. Can you guess which sponge measures has the […]
https://youtu.be/BzcoVGNlk00 Watch the webinar “Evaluating sponge functioning at landscape scale – The role of hydrological modelling” held on 16 October 2025, in collaboration with Horizon Europe SpongeScapes project. Download: Presentation 1 “How to select an appropriate model?” – Christopher Wittmann, Deltares Presentation 2 “How to simulate floods and droughts?” – Andreja Kopac, ARSO Presentation 3 […]