Climate adaptation for crisis preparedness

The plan explains that the country is in a climate emergency and all political decisions must take into account the acute crisis, while climate catastrophes already cause devastation. It also establishes that effective political measures lag and that swift and powerful measures are required. Reviewing emergency readiness, updating the climate adaptation strategy, and bringing climate adaptation into emergency management follow directly from this commitment.

• climate consideration in all decisionsdecisive»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take into account the acute crisis we are in.”
• climate catastrophes happening now»Över hela världen orsakar klimatkatastrofer förödelse – bränder, översvämningar, djur- och växtarter som försvinner och människor som drivs på flykt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Across the world, climate catastrophes cause devastation – fires, flooding, species of animals and plants disappearing, and people being driven into flight.”
• insufficient climate measures»Behovet av massiva investeringar i klimatåtgärder, infrastruktur och jobb är stort och akut, men effektiva politiska åtgärder dröjer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The need for massive investments in climate measures, infrastructure, and jobs is great and acute, but effective political measures lag”
• swift climate measures»Det kräver dock att snabba och kraftfulla insatser sätts in.« (party programme ↗)“But it requires that swift and powerful measures are put in.”

Worldstate weighed in: IPCC's sixth assessment report on 1.1°C warming — Confirms the plan's climate emergency and strengthens reasons for bringing climate adaptation into emergency management.

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto has its own commitment to strengthen readiness against extreme weather and to continue major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally. Civil defence and emergency preparedness must also be strengthened further. The counter-proposal's demands for increased emergency capacity in climate-related crises and for climate adaptation within total defence thereby lie in the heart of the plan, and the plan contradicts the committee's assessment that current appropriation levels are sufficient.

• readiness against extreme weatherdecisive»Stärk beredskapen mot extremväder. Annars riskerar skyfall att svämma över städer, torka slå ut hela skördar och skogsbränder att breda ut sig. Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen readiness against extreme weather. Otherwise, torrential rain risks flooding cities, drought can destroy entire harvests and wildfires can spread. We want to continue major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”
• strengthened civil defence»Rusta upp det civila försvaret. Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta, bland annat genom ökade resurser för att rusta och bygga beredskapslager för sjukvården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defence. Work to strengthen civil defence and emergency preparedness must continue, among other things through increased resources to equip and build emergency reserves for healthcare”
• climate risks in Sweden»Konsekvenserna av klimatförändringarna syns alltmer här i Sverige. Skogsbränder hotar folks hem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The consequences of climate change are increasingly visible here in Sweden. Wildfires threaten people's homes.”

Worldstate weighed in: IPCC's sixth assessment report on 1.1°C warming — sharpens the need for updated climate adaptation strategy; Sweden's NATO membership and total defence build-up — makes climate adaptation within total defence more urgent

The election manifesto requires investment in climate adaptation and that a larger share of defence spending goes to civil defence with increased appropriations for crisis preparedness. The party programme also wants to coordinate climate adaptation work and allocate resources. The counter-proposal's requirements for an updated strategy, clearer responsibilities and climate adaptation within total defence are precisely this.

• investments in climate adaptationdecisive»investera i klimatanpassning för att möta effekterna av klimatförändringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in climate adaptation to meet the effects of climate change.”
• strengthened civil defence»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“allocate a larger share of defence spending to civil defence, and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness.”
• coordinated climate adaptation»Vi behöver samordna arbetet med klimatanpassningen och satsa resurser för att på allvar sätta igång med arbetet.« (party programme ↗)“We need to coordinate the work on climate adaptation and allocate resources to seriously start the work.”
• adapt socially important buildings»anpassa äldreboenden, skolor och förskolor för att klara skyfall och hetta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“adapt care homes, schools and preschools to cope with heavy rain and heat.”

The plan commits the party to equip civil defence and society's crisis preparedness, and describes the climate challenge as acute with fires, rising sea levels, and storms. To review response preparedness in climate-related crises and incorporate climate adaptation into total defence's crisis preparedness follows from these two commitments together. The plan, however, does not explicitly mention the climate adaptation strategy, so the conclusion is derived.

• equip civil preparednessdecisive»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must equip civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• acute climate challenge»Klimatutmaningen är akut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate challenge is acute.”
• climate threat overrides other environmental threats»Klimatförändringarna är det största miljöhotet mänskligheten känner.« (party programme ↗)“Climate change is the greatest environmental threat humanity faces.”
• effective measures over passivity»Ett ledarskap som prioriterar effektiva åtgärder framför symbolpolitik eller passivitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Leadership that prioritises effective measures over symbolic politics or passivity.”

Worldstate weighed in: IPCC's sixth assessment report published in March 2023 — strengthens the plan's description of climate risks and thus the need for climate-adapted preparedness; SMHI's orange warnings for wind and snowfall in several regions with risk for traffic disruptions and power outages — shows concrete vulnerability in society's preparedness for extreme weather

The plan requires that civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as the military and that the state takes greater responsibility for preparedness, which directly supports a review of emergency response capacity in climate-related crises. The programme also establishes that societal planning is needed to handle the consequences of climate change. That climate adaptation is incorporated into total defence crisis preparedness follows from these commitments.

• strengthened civil defencedecisive»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as the military”
• climate-adapted planning»Det behövs samhällsplanering för att klara klimatförändringarnas följder« (party programme ↗)“Societal planning is needed to handle the consequences of climate change”
• state responsibility for preparedness»Staten ska ta ett större ansvar för sjukvårdens strategiska planering, placering av högspecialiserad vård, beredskap och långsiktig kompetensförsörjning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall take greater responsibility for the healthcare system's strategic planning, placement of highly specialized care, preparedness and long-term competence supply.”
• the severity of the climate threat»Klimatförändringarna är vår generations största miljöhot.« (party programme ↗)“Climate change is our generation's greatest environmental threat.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that total defence can participate in managing disasters and in preventive action to limit the risks for such, and that crises are met with all of politics' preventive possibilities. The precautionary principle applies when threats of irreversible environmental damage exist. Examining preparedness for crisis management during climate-related emergencies, updating the strategy and incorporating climate adaptation in total defence crisis preparedness thus lies in the plan's line.

• total defence in disastersdecisive»delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället samt att delta i förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana« (party programme ↗)“participate in managing disasters and other severe strains on society and participate in preventive action to limit the risks for such”
• preventive crisis management»Kriser måste mötas med politikens alla preventiva« (party programme ↗)“Crises must be met with all of politics' preventive”
• protection against civil disasters»skydd mot effekterna av såväl civila katastrofer som« (party programme ↗)“protection against the effects of both civil disasters and”
• the precautionary principle»Med detta menas att om misstanke finns om hot eller« (party programme ↗)“By this is meant that if there is suspicion of threat or”

Worldstate weighed in: IPCC's sixth assessment report on 1.1 degrees of warming — sharpens the need to apply the plan's precautionary and preparedness commitments on climate-related crises

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's decisive commitment here is strong investments in civil defence with assured long-term planning, because military defence cannot function without working civil preparedness. To review emergency response capacity for natural disasters, clarify roles and responsibilities and incorporate climate adaptation into the total defence emergency preparedness is in line with this. The programme also notes that forest fires and the pandemic have exposed shortcomings in preparedness.

• long-term civil preparedness planningdecisive»Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure long-term planning for civil defence”
• civil defence as part of total defence»Fungerar inte det civila försvaret så kan inte heller det militära försvaret lösa sina uppgifter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If civil defence does not function, military defence cannot solve its tasks either.”
• demonstrated preparedness shortcomings»brister i vår beredskap och statsmaktens oförmåga att agera« (party programme ↗)“shortcomings in our preparedness and the state's failure to act”
• strong civil defence and emergency preparedness»Tryggheten i Sverige förutsätter också ett starkt civilförsvar« (party programme ↗)“Security in Sweden also requires a strong civil defence”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants society to analyze and plan for different types of major crises, explicitly including severe natural disasters, and that the operational crisis management capability is strengthened at authorities, regions and municipalities. The counter-proposal's demand for increased response readiness for natural disasters, clearer responsibility roles and that the issue is incorporated into total defense crisis preparedness follows from this. The plan also wants society's vulnerability to be better evaluated.

• plan for major crisesdecisive»Analysera och planera för olika typer av stora kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Analyze and plan for different types of major crises”
• natural disasters as a threat»Svåra naturkatastrofer och bränder kan inträffa även i Sverige och globala resmönster gör att allvarlig smitta snabbt kan få mycket värre följder än vad som hittills förevarit.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Severe natural disasters and fires can occur in Sweden too and global travel patterns mean that serious disease can quickly have much worse consequences than what has been the case so far.”
• strengthened crisis management»Den operativa krisledningsförmågan behöver stärkas på Regeringskansliet och vid landets myndigheter, regioner och kommuner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Operational crisis management capability needs to be strengthened at the Government Offices and at the country's authorities, regions and municipalities.”
• evaluate vulnerability»Samhällets sårbarhet behöver bättre utvärderas, inkluderat hur ett allt mer elektrifierat och digitalt samhälle påverkar utsattheten vid en kris eller störning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's vulnerability needs to be better evaluated, including how an increasingly electrified and digital society affects vulnerability during a crisis or disruption.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.