Lèze basin, FR - 23 January 2025
On 23 and 24 January 2025, the first SpongeLab workshop was held in the Lèze pilot basin, more precisely in the Rosé sub-basin. Participants included farmers, local councilors, the Agriculture Chamber of Ariège, the Ariège Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels, the Syndicat Mixte Interdépartemental de la Vallée de la Lèze and the Syndicat Départemental des Eaux et de l'Assainissement.
Loosbroek, NL - November 21 2024
On November 21, 2024, the SpongeScapes project hosted its second SpongeLab workshop in Loosbroek, Netherlands. Organised by Leibniz Universität Hannover in collaboration with Deltares and the Water Authority Aa en Maas, the event is part of an ongoing effort to enhance climate resilience in the Aa-dal Noord case study area.
Addressing Key Challenges
Wallingford, UK – October 23-25, 2024
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) hosted the SpongeScapes General Assembly in Wallingford from 23 to 25 October 2024. SpongeScapes is a major European initiative aimed at improving resilience against climate extremes, such as floods and droughts. The General Assembly brought together all project partners from across Europe to review the first year of progress, plan for the year ahead, and visit key UK case study sites.
In the SpongeScapes project, monitoring natural water retention measures over different seasons and years is key to understanding their effectiveness. This summer, the University of Padova team carried out essential maintenance on their Italian case study sites in the Municipality of Santorso and Agripolis in the Veneto region.
Last Wednesday, a diverse group of researchers from Deltares, Waterschap Brabantse Delta, Wageningen University, and Provincie Noord-Brabant went on a field visit to the Chaamse Beken. This area serves as a case study in the SpongeScapes project, as well as the NWO-Nat and NWO-Castor projects, which aim to make the area more resilient against floods and droughts.