Water Supply and Water Management

The election manifesto states that the transition must happen immediately and that all political decisions shall take into account the acute crisis, and points to flooding and other climate disasters as consequences already now. The party programme demands long-term societal planning and powerful legislation to handle environmental threats. A national strategy for climate-adapted water supply and preparedness for drinking water and food production follows from these commitments, together with the plan's demand for sustainable food production.

• climate considerations 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 facing.”
• long-term societal planning»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel, långsiktig samhällsplanering, klimatinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“Therefore powerful legislation, economic instruments, long-term societal planning, climate investments are needed”
• climate risks now»Över hela världen orsakar klimatkatastrofer förödelse – bränder, översvämningar, djur- och växtarter som försvinner och människor som drivs på flykt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Around the world climate disasters cause devastation – fires, flooding, animal and plant species disappearing and people driven to flight.”
• secure food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”

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 explicitly commits to strengthening preparedness against extreme weather, referring to cloudbursts that flood cities and drought that wipes out harvests, and to continue the major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate change locally. Civil defence and crisis preparedness shall be strengthened. The party programme also requires safe food and clean water for coming generations. A national strategy for climate-adapted water supply and preparedness for drinking water and food production thus follows from the plan.

• climate adaptation and extreme weather preparednessdecisive»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 preparedness against extreme weather. Otherwise, cloudbursts risk flooding cities, droughts wipe out entire harvests and forest fires spread. We want to continue the major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate change locally.”
• strengthened civil crisis preparedness»Rusta upp det civila försvaret. Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defence. The work of strengthening civil defence and crisis preparedness must continue”
• safe food production»kraven på ekologisk uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“requirements for ecologically sustainable agriculture and safe food.”
• clean water for coming generations»frisk luft och rent vatten, hållbart klimat och biologisk artrikedom« (party programme ↗)“fresh air and clean water, stable climate and biological diversity”

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 explicitly promises to strengthen the protection of drinking water sources and ensure functioning backup water sources, to invest in climate adaptation and to strengthen agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs. The party programme says that work on climate adaptation needs to be coordinated and provided with resources. The counter-proposal's requirement for a national strategy for climate-adapted water supply and increased preparedness for drinking water and food production is precisely this.

• protected drinking water sourcesdecisive»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 functioning backup water sources exist.”
• invest in climate adaptation»investera i klimatanpassning för att möta effekterna av klimatförändringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in climate adaptation to meet the effects of climate change.”
• 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 work on climate adaptation and commit resources to seriously get started with the work.”
• preparedness in food supply»stärka det svenska jordbruket för ökad självförsörjning med baslivsmedel, och stödja övergången till ett ekologiskt och hållbart jordbruk med fossiloberoende arbetsmaskiner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen Swedish agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs, and support the transition to ecological and sustainable agriculture with fossil-free working machinery.”

The plan requires that civil defence and society's preparedness for crisis be equipped and that food supply gets increased supply security. It also wants to save lakes and watercourses and sees access to clean water as a fundamental right. A national strategy for climate-adapted water supply and preparedness for drinking water and food production lies thereby in line with the plan.

• equipped crisis preparednessdecisive»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence too is vital. We must equip civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• increased supply security»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts”
• protect water environment»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, watercourses and seas.”
• right to clean water»Tillgång till rent vatten, ren luft och giftfri miljö är en fundamental rätt för alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Access to clean water, clean air and a non-toxic environment is a fundamental right for all people”

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 party programme establishes that everyone has the right to clean water, that drinking water supply must be secured and more water sources are protected, and that social planning is needed to handle the consequences of climate change such as raised water levels. The counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened climate adaptation of water supply with increased preparedness hits exactly these commitments. The plan also emphasizes that agricultural land is needed for food supply.

• secured drinking water supplydecisive»Alla har rätt till rent vatten. Dricksvattenförsörjningen måste säkras och fler yt- och grundvattentäkter ges« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to clean water. Drinking water supply must be secured and more surface and groundwater sources given”
• planning for climate consequences»Det behövs samhällsplanering för att klara klimatförändringarnas följder, till exempel höjda« (party programme ↗)“Social planning is needed to handle the consequences of climate change, for example raised”
• save seas and waters»Rädda hav och vatten. Våra hav och vatten är i dåligt skick.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save seas and waters. Our seas and waters are in poor condition.”
• secured food supply»Bevarandet av bördig jordbruksmark är viktig för matförsörjningen av den växande världsbefolkningen.« (party programme ↗)“Conservation of fertile agricultural land is important for food supply for the growing world population.”

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The plan is based on stewardship and the precautionary principle and particularly points out access to clean water as threatened. The total defense shall also be able to participate in the management of and prevention of disasters and severe hardships. A national strategy for climate-adapted water supply with increased preparedness for drinking water and food production follows from these commitments, together with the requirement for secure food supply.

• the precautionary principledecisive»också att agerandet grundas på försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“also that action is based on the precautionary principle.”
• threatened access to clean water»betes- och jordbruksmark, till rent vatten och ren luft« (party programme ↗)“pasture and agricultural land, to clean water and clean air”
• disaster preparedness»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 the management of disasters and other severe hardships in society and participate in preventive measures to limit the risks of such.”
• secure food supply»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle shall be guiding in the design of secure food supply.”

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 targets precisely the preparedness the counter-proposal demands: a plan for how crop cultivation and animal production can be conducted at heightened readiness, better emergency stockpiles and reduced vulnerability through increased self-sufficiency. It also promises investments in water purification. A national approach to water supply preparedness for drinking water and food production thus aligns with the plan, even though climate adaptation as such is not addressed.

• preparedness plan for food productiondecisive»Ta fram en plan för hur animalieproduktion och växtodling ska kunna bedrivas vid höjd beredskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Draw up a plan for how animal production and crop cultivation shall be able to be conducted at heightened readiness”
• strengthened emergency stockpiles»Bygga bättre beredskapslager« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build better emergency stockpiles”
• reduced vulnerability»Det nya säkerhetsläget i Europa gör att vi som land måste minska vår sårbarhet och öka vår självförsörjningsgrad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The new security situation in Europe means that we as a country must reduce our vulnerability and increase our self-sufficiency.”
• secure drinking water»Satsa på forskning om vattenrening samt utbyggnad av avancerad vattenrening« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in research on water purification and expansion of advanced water purification”

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 crisis preparedness section requires that self-sufficiency, including food, increase and can be rapidly scaled up during prolonged disruptions, and that various types of major crises are analyzed and planned for. A national strategy for climate-adapted water supply with increased preparedness for drinking water and food production lies within that commitment. The plan moreover sees water distribution as a sector under strong societal control.

• increased self-sufficiency in crisisdecisive»Sveriges självförsörjning av energi, livsmedel och medicinskt material behöver öka och snabbt kunna skalas upp vid långvariga störningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's self-sufficiency in energy, food, and medical material needs to increase and be able to rapidly scale up during prolonged disruptions.”
• planning for crises»Analysera och planera för olika typer av stora kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Analyze and plan for various types of major crises”
• societal control over water»såsom el- och vattendistributionen, bör stå under stark samhällskontroll« (party programme ↗)“such as electricity and water distribution, should be under strong societal control”
• restored emergency stockpiles»Sverigedemokraterna vill också återupprätta beredskapslager för att täcka kritiska behov som kan uppstå utifrån olika scenarier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish Democrats also want to restore stockpiles to cover critical needs that may arise from various scenarios.”

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.