In this section, we provide detailed information on past and upcoming events, including conferences, workshops, and meetings, as well as key achievements for both the scientific and non-scientific communities, with further details available through the links provided.
Event overview table
Date | Event type | Location | Description |
19.05.2025- 21.05.2025 | The first in-person consortium meeting | Antwerp, Belgium | The three-day meeting combined practical sessions and workshops, scientific exchange, and field visits. Day 1 was focused on catchment modelling and methodology demonstrations; Day 2 featured an excursion to the Kleine Nete field sites and discussions on WP3 indicators. The final day was dedicated to stakeholder engagement, project coordination, and defining next steps. Click here to see more. |
03.04.2025 | Project's catchment focus session: Spain & Poland | Online | This joint session explored the restored rivers of Arga and Aragón in Spain and the Flinta River in Poland, both protected under Natura 2000 and characterized by diverse habitats and extensive monitoring networks. Key topics included river-floodplain connectivity restoration, habitat diversification, hydrological monitoring, and the role of NBS in improving ecosystem resilience and water quality.
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27.03.2025 | Project's catchment focus session: Portugal | Online | The focus of this session was on a Mediterranean agrosilvopastoral basin featuring multiple retention basins as NBS to enhance water availability and infiltration. Emphasis was placed on leveraging long-term climate and hydrological data, stakeholder engagement, and comparing stream sections with and without NBS to assess ecological and hydrological impacts. |
13.03.2025 | Project's catchment focus session: Belgium | Online | This session centered on the Kleine Nete catchment, a data-rich and ecologically diverse river system in Flanders. Discussions highlighted the pressures from agricultural intensification and water abstractions, ongoing monitoring of past NBS implementations, and collaboration with related projects like TURQUOISE to support effective water management. |
18.02.2025 | Field sampling methodology and strategy session | Online | This meeting focused on harmonizing the sampling methodology across case study sites, aiming to assess the biotic and abiotic effects of NBS interventions. Key discussions covered site comparability (upstream/NBS/downstream), isotope tracing, nutrient assimilation, macroinvertebrate sampling, and the standardization of protocols for organic matter, environmental parameters, and macrophyte identification. |
22.01.2025 | Project's official kick-off & launch meeting | Online | The official kick-off meeting initiated the RECHARGE project, gathering all consortium partners to establish a shared understanding of the project’s vision, objectives, and organizational framework. The session also included brief introductions to facilitate collaboration and establish a foundation for coordinated efforts across work packages and participating countries. |
04.12.2024 | Project's consortium final pre-launch coordination meeting | Online | The meeting brought together all project partners for a final alignment of administrative, strategic, and scientific elements before the official start of the RECHARGE project. The session served to finalize consortium arrangements, address financial matters, and confirm practical first steps for early 2025. |
15.04.2024 | Project's consortium planning and preparation meeting II | Online | The second meeting focused on refining the project structure, clarifying outstanding questions across work packages, and aligning responsibilities. Consortium members shared essential contextual data, and agreed on WP leadership roles and partner contributions. Budget adjustments, consortium composition, and reviewer selection were also addressed. |
14.03.2024 | Project's consortium planning and preparation meeting I | Online | The meeting served as the first consortium-wide discussion to align visions, methodologies, and data requirements for the RECHARGE project. Partners from each case study region (Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Belgium) presented their current state of work, site conditions, and stakeholder connections. |