Government agency cooperation and national water coordination

The plan does not specifically address water coordination, but wants to see a robust society built to withstand crises and that shared responsibility is taken for infrastructure and ecosystems. A national water coordinator with responsibility for risk assessments and support to municipalities follows from that principle, since drinking water supply is societally important infrastructure. The conclusion is therefore derived from the plan's crisis preparedness and infrastructure perspective.

• robust crisis preparednessdecisive»Vi vill se ett robust samhälle« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a robust society”
• shared responsibility for infrastructure»I nyckelsektorer som finans, infrastruktur, bostäder och energiförsörjning« (party programme ↗)“In key sectors such as finance, infrastructure, housing and energy supply”
• protect ecosystems»skapa goda villkor för rika ekosystem, bland annat genom att återställa« (party programme ↗)“create good conditions for rich ecosystems, among other things by restoring”
• functioning societal services»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“School, care, support and other services need to function everywhere.”

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 wants to strengthen preparedness against extreme weather and continue investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally, and the party programme sees water as a common resource that the market cannot manage. A national water coordinator with responsibility for risk assessments and support to municipalities lies in line with this. However, the plan says nothing about how responsibility shall be organized.

• preparedness against extreme weatherdecisive»Stärk beredskapen mot extremväder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen preparedness against extreme weather.”
• support for municipal climate adaptation»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the large investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”
• joint responsibility for water»marknadsmekanismerna inte klarar av att hushålla med sådant som saknar marknadspris,« (party programme ↗)“market mechanisms cannot manage things that lack market price,”
• civil preparedness»Rusta upp det civila försvaret.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Upgrade 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 demands that protection of drinking water sources be strengthened and that backup water sources function, and it states that work on climate adaptation needs to be coordinated. A national water coordinator with responsibility for risk assessments and support to municipalities is a way to achieve exactly this. The plan's decentralist fundamental view supports that the municipalities' role be retained, but does not prevent a coordinating national function.

• secure drinking waterdecisive»stärka skyddet av våra dricksvattentäkter och se till att det finns fungerande reservvattentäkter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen the protection of our drinking water sources and ensure that there are functioning backup water sources.”
• coordinated climate adaptation»Vi behöver samordna arbetet med« (party programme ↗)“We need to coordinate the work on”
• clean water as a basic prerequisite»Rent vatten är en förutsättning för att kunna« (party programme ↗)“Clean water is a prerequisite for being able to”
• decisions close to the people»ett decentralistiskt parti. Beslut ska fattas så nära« (party programme ↗)“a decentralist party. Decisions shall be made as close as”

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 to save lakes, watercourses and seas and strengthen societal preparedness for crisis, and a coordinator with responsibility for national risk assessments and support to municipalities serves both goals. The manifesto also explicitly requires that government agencies cooperate. However, the requirement must be weighed against the fact that the party wants to make decisions near those affected, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• clean watersdecisive»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav. Våra barn ska kunna bada utan att utsättas för gifter, nedskräpning eller algblomning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, watercourses and seas. Our children should be able to swim without being exposed to toxins, littering or algal blooms.”
• water supply preparedness»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defense is also vital. We must strengthen civil defense and societal preparedness for war and crisis.”
• government agencies cooperate»Statliga myndigheter måste samverka och arbeta marksnålt när man tar ny mark i anspråk för väg, tåg, el, etc.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Government agencies must cooperate and work efficiently when new land is taken for roads, trains, electricity, etc.”
• decisions near those affected»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should have more say in decisions, and political decisions should be made near those affected.”

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 states that everyone has the right to clean water and that drinking water supply must be secured and more surface and groundwater sources be given protection, which is precisely the tasks a national water coordinator according to the counter-proposal should coordinate. The plan also notes that our seas and waters are in poor condition and that spatial planning is needed to manage the consequences of climate change. However, there is no explicit position on the coordinator function.

• secured drinking water supplydecisive»Alla har rätt till rent vatten. Dricksvattenförsörjningen måste säkras och fler yt- och grundvattentäkter ges skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to clean water. Drinking water supply must be secured and more surface and groundwater sources be given protection.”
• waters' poor state»Våra hav och vatten är i dåligt skick.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our seas and waters are in poor condition.”
• planning for climate risks»Det behövs samhällsplanering för att klara klimatförändringarnas följder, till exempel höjda vattennivåer.« (party programme ↗)“Spatial planning is needed to manage the consequences of climate change, for example rising water levels.”
• coordinated water protection»Sverige omges av hav som behöver skyddas genom avtal mellan alla kuststater.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden is surrounded by seas that need to be protected through agreements between all coastal states.”

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 subsidiarity principle is according to the plan both a near and a far principle: tasks that the smaller communities cannot manage in a purposeful way should the larger level take responsibility for. When responsibility for water issues is scattered between municipal, regional and national level this speaks for a coordinating national function, especially as the plan points out that access to clean water is threatened and requires preparedness for serious strain. However the question is not explicitly discussed.

• higher level takes responsibility if neededdecisive»inte på ett ändamålsenligt sätt klarar av ska de större gemenskaperna ta ansvar för.« (party programme ↗)“not in a purposeful way manage to the larger communities should take responsibility for”
• access to clean water threatened»betes- och jordbruksmark, till rent vatten och ren luft« (party programme ↗)“grazing and agricultural land, to clean water and clean air”
• preparedness for societal crises»delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället« (party programme ↗)“participate in handling disasters and other serious strain in society”
• right power in the right place»Rätt makt på rätt plats, det är den kristdemokratiska« (party programme ↗)“Right power in the right place, that is the Christian Democrat”

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 does not want to expand the state apparatus with new coordinating functions but means that a large state gives a weaker society and that decisions shall be made at the lowest effective level. On water issues, the plan's commitments are concrete - water purification, Baltic Sea work and preparedness - rather than organizational. A national water coordinator therefore has no support in the plan.

• limited state apparatusdecisive»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• decisions at lowest effective level»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be based on decisions being made at the lowest”
• concrete water investments»Satsa på forskning om vattenrening samt utbyggnad av avancerad vattenrening« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in research on water purification and expansion of advanced water purification”
• more efficient agencies»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten public agencies' processing times through a maximum time limit”

The plan establishes that municipalities must be given increased support and help in environmental work and wants to improve central crisis management capacity and better evaluate society's vulnerability – which is precisely a national water coordinator's tasks. The plan also emphasizes that water is essential to life. At the same time, the plan is critical of more authorities and functions, which is why the support is derived and uncertain.

• support for municipalities' environmental workdecisive»Kommunerna måste ges ökat stöd och hjälp i miljöarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities must be given increased support and help in environmental work.”
• strengthened central crisis leadership»Förbättra den centrala krisledningsförmågan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve central crisis management capacity”
• evaluated vulnerability»Samhällets sårbarhet behöver bättre utvärderas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's vulnerability needs to be better evaluated”
• importance of water»Våra vatten är livsnödvändiga för att möjliggöra liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our waters are essential to enable life.”