SpongeBoost

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Published July 31, 2026 | Version v1
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Achieving Better Implementation of EU Policies by Restoring the Sponge Function

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Wetlands International
  • 2. ROR icon Deltares
  • 3. ROR icon Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Description

Political momentum for NbS is growing, with policymakers increasingly recognising the need to enhance the natural sponge function of European landscapes, including in the 2025 European Water Resilience Strategy. This policy brief offers concrete suggestions on how this aspiration to increase sponge function can be operationalised within relevant EU and national policy processes in the short term.

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SpongeBoost_Policy brief_v5.pdf

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Funding

European Commission
SpongeBoost - Upscaling the natural sponge functions of freshwater ecosystems to deliver multi-benefit green deal solutions 101112906
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
European Commission
SpongeWorks - Co-creating and Upscaling Sponge Landscapes by Working with Natural Water Retention and Sustainable Management 101156116