Published November 5, 2025
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SpongeScapes Comic - Floods and Droughts: A Water Balancing Act
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Deltares
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Wageningen University & Research
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International Office for Water
Description
This comic was developed within the Horizon Europe project SpongeScapes to communicate the scientific work of PhD researcher Christopher Wittmann, who studies the hydrological trade-offs between flood and drought mitigation. Through the lens of a hybrid surface and groundwater model applied to the Chaamse Beken catchment in the Netherlands, the comic highlights how nature-based solutions, such as removing agricultural drains, can sometimes create unexpected side effects.
Combining visuals and storytelling, the comic raises awareness of the complexity of water balancing and landscape resilience under climate change.
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Funding
- European Commission
- SpongeScapes - Evidence and Solutions for improving SPONGE Functioning at LandSCAPE Scale in European Catchments for increased Resilience of Communities against Hydrometeorological Extreme Events 101112738
- UK Research and Innovation
- SpongeScapes: Evidence and Solutions for improving SPONGE Functioning at LandSCAPE Scale in European Catchments for increased Resilience of Communities against Hydrometeorological Extreme Events 10093115