SpongeScapes: Evidence and Solutions for improving SPONGE Functioning at LandSCAPE Scale in European Catchments for increased Resilience of Communities against Hydrometeorological Extreme Events

Rising climate challenges have triggered a crisis: the rapid decline in soil, groundwater and surface water’s sponge-like ability to mitigate extreme hydrological events. In this context, the SpongeScapes project aims to consolidate, expand and disseminate scientific knowledge to improve the sponge function of soil, groundwater and surface water systems to accelerate the appropriation by all stakeholders. SpongeScapes will contribute to enhancing climate resilience against hydrological extremes at landscape scale: We will review and demonstrate the effectiveness of solutions in 140 existing cases, further detail process understanding in individual case studies, and upscale this knowledge together with stakeholders by co-designing sponge strategies on landscape scale.

Project coordination: Ellis Penning, Deltares, NL

LPES responsibility: Work package lead for "Co-assessing sponge strategies and enabling environments"

More information: www.spongescapes.eu

Team: 

• Prof. Dr. Christian Albert
• Dr. Carl C. Anderson
• Sana Jajeh