On 16 April 2026, Slovenia hosted its National Sponge Day in Ljubljana. The event was organised at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering within the framework of the 42nd Goljevšček Memorial Day (an annual event dedicated to the memory of Mr. Milovan Goljevšček, one of the pioneers of hydrotechnical engineering in Slovenia).
Flood risk in agricultural landscapes is often the result of decades of land use change. In the Evenlode river basin in southern England, a headwater tributary of the River Thames, river straightening, sedimentation in the river, soil compaction, and increasing built surfaces have reduced the land’s ability to absorb water. As a result, water runoff moves more quickly through the landscape, increasing flood risk on downstream communities. In 2007, a major storm flooded homes in one of the villages.