Can ‘sponge cities’ help Europe cope with floods and droughts?

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The rain is no longer a waste, but a resource. In this idea, the European Union is preparing a special mechanism, called "Sponge Facility", by which cities learn to retain and re-locate rainwater, according to the model "Bureau Cities in China. The aim is double: fewer floods when it rains stormily and more water available during drought periods.

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The European Union is preparing a special mechanism to help cities retain and re-locate rainwater, based on the model of ‘bureau towns' developed in China, to cope with both floods and droughts.

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The European Union is preparing a mechanism for cities to retain rainwater, based on the model of ‘bureau towns', to cope with floods and droughts. The article ‘Bureau cities arrive in Europe: the EU is preparing support for cities that retain and reset rainwater appears first in TeleM Regional.