2026-03-112025/26:FöU9 · p.9FöUDefence
Climate Change and Climate Adaptation in Emergency Preparedness
Climate adaptation for crisis preparedness - new agency mandates or work already under way?
What's at stake: More heavy rainfall, heatwaves, landslides, erosion and rising sea levels are expected to affect Sweden as the climate changes. How quickly and concretely society prepares - through information, risk mapping and protection of vulnerable groups - affects how well people's health and property can be protected.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the government's ongoing work on climate adaptation within crisis preparedness is sufficient, or whether the state should give agencies and municipalities new, more specific mandates - for example to inform the public about climate risks, map urban heat islands, and climate-proof public buildings as shelters during heatwaves.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions on climate adaptation for crisis preparedness. The reason is that the government has already stated its intention to build a climate-adaptation perspective into crisis-preparedness work and coordinate climate adaptation with disaster-risk reduction, that SMHI has, on the government's instruction, submitted a proposal for a national follow-up system, that further government assignments are under way, and that the grant for preventive measures against natural disasters remains at a high level. The committee therefore currently sees no reason for further measures.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 13 (V, MP)
The reservation (V, MP) calls for MCF to be tasked, together with the Public Health Agency, SMHI and other agencies, with informing the public about climate risks; for agencies to be trained on climate-related risks with clearer responsibilities; for municipalities to map climate-related risks including heat islands; for public buildings to become meeting places and shelters during heatwaves and to be climate-proofed; for emergency-response readiness for natural disasters to be reviewed; and for climate adaptation work as a whole to be strengthened. The reasoning is that climate change is already bringing longer droughts, more heavy rainfall, more heatwaves and rising sea levels, and that society's ability to handle this must be strengthened through a clearer division of responsibility among actors.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 13 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/18/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: high | not addressed |
| S | No | Abstain 0/0/88/18 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 56/0/0/12 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:3405 by Emma Berginger et al. (MP) motion 8, 2025/26:3421 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) motions 3, 7, 16, 18, 27 and 48, 2025/26:3422 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) motion 12 and 2025/26:3556 by Peter Hultqvist et al. (S) motion 87.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:3405 av Emma Berginger m.fl. (MP) yrkande 8, 2025/26:3421 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 3, 7, 16, 18, 27 och 48, 2025/26:3422 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkande 12 och 2025/26:3556 av Peter Hultqvist m.fl. (S) yrkande 87.
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected 73 proposals in motions from the general motion period of 2025. The proposals dealt among other things with emergency preparedness, fire and rescue services, water supply, climate adaptation and information and cyber security. Parliament refers among other things to measures already taken and ongoing work.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to prohibit private individuals from handling fireworks, firecrackers, and rockets. (V, MP) — Reservation 13
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan describes a climate emergency where climate catastrophes already cause devastation and requires all political decisions to take account of the crisis, with a robust society built to handle different types of crises.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan describes a climate emergency where climate catastrophes already cause devastation and requires all political decisions to take account of the crisis, with a robust society built to handle different types of crises. The counter-proposal's demand for government agency mandates on climate risks, municipal mapping and climate-secure public buildings is an application of this. The committee's reasons that work is ongoing are not affected by the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen beskriver ett klimatnödläge där klimatkatastrofer redan orsakar förödelse och kräver att alla politiska beslut tar hänsyn till krisen, med ett robust samhälle byggt för att klara olika slags kriser. Motförslagets krav på myndighetsuppdrag om klimatrisker, kommunal kartläggning och klimatsäkrade offentliga byggnader är en tillämpning av det. Utskottets skäl att arbete pågår berörs inte av planen.
- climate emergencydecisive»Vi befinner oss i ett klimatnödläge.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are in a climate emergency.”
- climate catastrophes are already happening»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 catastrophes cause devastation – fires, floods, animal and plant species disappearing and people fleeing.”
- robust crisis preparedness»Vi vill se ett robust samhälle som är byggt för att klara olika« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a robust society that is built to handle different”
- follow-up and practical work»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
The election manifesto binds the party to strengthening preparedness against extreme weather and continuing investments so that municipalities can climate-adapt locally, and the party programme requires strong preparedness also for natural disasters.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto binds the party to strengthening preparedness against extreme weather and continuing investments so that municipalities can climate-adapt locally, and the party programme requires strong preparedness also for natural disasters. The counter-proposal's demands for authority assignment on climate risks, municipal risk mapping and climate-proofed public buildings are concrete expressions of this. The demand for climate perspective in all decisions speaks for a clearer allocation of responsibility.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet binder partiet vid att stärka beredskapen mot extremväder och fortsätta investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt, och partiprogrammet kräver en stark beredskap också för naturkatastrofer. Motförslagets krav på myndighetsuppdrag om klimatrisker, kommunala riskkartläggningar och klimatsäkrade offentliga byggnader är konkreta uttryck för detta. Kravet på klimatperspektiv i alla beslut talar för en tydligare ansvarsfördelning.
- strengthened preparedness against extreme weatherdecisive»Stärk beredskapen mot extremväder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen preparedness against extreme weather.”
- support for local climate adaptation»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to continue the major investments so that municipalities can climate-adapt locally.”
- preparedness for natural disasters»Därutöver måste en stark beredskap byggas för att hantera också naturkatastrofer och« (party programme ↗)“Beyond that a strong preparedness must be built to handle also natural disasters and”
- climate perspective in all decisions»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision and decision-making.”
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 adapting retirement homes, schools and preschools to withstand cloudbursts and heat, and the party programme to clarifying the division of responsibility between the state, municipalities and other actors.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly commits to adapting retirement homes, schools and preschools to withstand cloudbursts and heat, and the party programme to clarifying the division of responsibility between the state, municipalities and other actors. This is precisely what the counter-proposal requires with mapping of heat islands, climate-secured public buildings as refuges and clearer governmental responsibility. The programme also wants to strengthen nature-based solutions against flooding and extreme heat.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar uttryckligen att anpassa äldreboenden, skolor och förskolor för att klara skyfall och hetta, och partiprogrammet att ansvarsfördelningen mellan stat, kommuner och andra aktörer ska tydliggöras. Det är precis vad motförslaget kräver med kartläggning av värmeöar, klimatsäkrade offentliga byggnader som tillflyktsorter och tydligare myndighetsansvar. Programmet vill dessutom stärka naturbaserade lösningar mot översvämning och extrem hetta.
- climate-secured public buildingsdecisive»anpassa äldreboenden, skolor och förskolor för att klara skyfall och hetta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“adapt retirement homes, schools and preschools to withstand cloudbursts and heat”
- clear division of responsibility»Vi vill tydliggöra ansvarsfördelningen mellan stat, kommuner och andra aktörer, och se« (party programme ↗)“We want to clarify the division of responsibility between the state, municipalities and other actors, and see”
- nature-based solutions against heat»stärkas i tätorter, både för att skydda mot översvämningar och för att mildra effekten av« (party programme ↗)“be strengthened in densely populated areas, both to protect against flooding and to mitigate the effect of”
- investments 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”
The election manifesto establishes that the climate challenge is acute and that civil defense and society's preparedness for crisis must be strengthened.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that the climate challenge is acute and that civil defense and society's preparedness for crisis must be strengthened. The party programme warns that the consequences of climate change undermine freedom and welfare for future generations. Mandates for public information, training of authorities, municipal risk mapping and shelters for heat waves are precisely such strengthening of preparedness. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att klimatutmaningen är akut och att det civila försvaret och samhällets beredskap inför kris måste rustas. Partiprogrammet varnar för att klimatets konsekvenser underminerar frihet och välfärd för kommande generationer. Uppdrag om information till allmänheten, utbildning av myndigheter, kommunal riskkartläggning och tillflyktsorter vid värmeböljor är just en sådan rustning av beredskapen. Planen stöder därför motförslaget.
- strengthened societal preparednessdecisive»Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must strengthen civil defense and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
- acute climate challenge»Klimatutmaningen är akut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate challenge is acute.”
- climate threatens welfare»Dess konsekvenser riskerar att underminera frihet och välfärd för kommande generationer.« (party programme ↗)“Its consequences risk undermining freedom and welfare for future generations.”
- civil defense vital»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defense is also vital.”
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 regards climate change as our generation's greatest environmental threat and requires societal planning to manage its consequences, for example rising water levels.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan regards climate change as our generation's greatest environmental threat and requires societal planning to manage its consequences, for example rising water levels. Directives on information, municipal risk mapping, and climate-proofed public buildings are means for this, and the plan's requirements for more nature and urban parks in cities address heat waves. The plan also wants to strengthen civil defence.
Original (Swedish)
Planen betraktar klimatförändringarna som vår generations största miljöhot och kräver samhällsplanering för att klara deras följder, exempelvis höjda vattennivåer. Uppdrag om information, kommunal riskkartläggning och klimatsäkrade offentliga byggnader är medel för detta, och planens krav på mer natur och stadslungor i städerna möter värmeböljorna. Planen vill också stärka det civila försvaret.
- planning for climate consequencesdecisive»Det behövs samhällsplanering för att klara klimatförändringarnas« (party programme ↗)“Societal planning is needed to handle climate change's”
- climate threat»Klimatförändringarna är vår generations största miljöhot.« (party programme ↗)“Climate change is our generation's greatest environmental threat.”
- strengthened civil defence»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as the military”
- greener cities»Svenska städer ska ha mer natur och det ska införas tydliga krav på naturområden och« (party programme ↗)“Swedish cities shall have more nature and clear requirements on natural areas and”
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 maintains readiness to handle disasters and severe hardships and to participate in preventive measures that limit the risks of such.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that total defence maintains readiness to handle disasters and severe hardships and to participate in preventive measures that limit the risks of such. Stewardship also means that the precautionary principle should be applied when there is a threat of irreversible damage. Assignments on information, education, risk mapping and climate-secured premises are an application of these commitments to a changing climate.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att totalförsvaret upprätthåller beredskap för att kunna hantera katastrofer och svåra påfrestningar och att delta i förebyggande åtgärder som begränsar riskerna för sådana. Förvaltarskapet innebär dessutom att försiktighetsprincipen ska tillämpas vid hot om oåterkallelig skada. Uppdrag om information, utbildning, riskkartläggning och klimatsäkrade lokaler är en tillämpning av dessa åtaganden på ett förändrat klimat.
- readiness for disastersdecisive»Därutöver krävs att totalförsvaret förmår upprätthålla beredskap för att kunna« (party programme ↗)“Furthermore, it is required that total defence is able to maintain readiness to be able to”
- prevent the risks»förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana« (party programme ↗)“preventive measures to limit the risks of such”
- the precautionary principle»Med detta menas att om misstanke finns om hot eller oåterkallelig« (party programme ↗)“By this is meant that if there is suspicion of threat or irreversible”
- resources for total defence»Det samlade totalförsvaret måste ha tillräckliga resurser för att kunna garantera« (party programme ↗)“The combined total defence must have sufficient resources to be able to guarantee”
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 civil defence is crucial also in crisis and commits to long-term planning, and the party programme notes that forest fires and pandemic have exposed shortcomings in preparedness and the state's capacity to act.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that civil defence is crucial also in crisis and commits to long-term planning, and the party programme notes that forest fires and pandemic have exposed shortcomings in preparedness and the state's capacity to act. Tasks about risk information, municipal risk mapping and reviewed emergency response capacity lie within that commitment. Climate adaptation is not mentioned explicitly, so the stance is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det civila försvaret är avgörande också vid kris och åtar sig långsiktig planering, och partiprogrammet konstaterar att skogsbränder och pandemi blottat brister i beredskapen och statsmaktens förmåga att agera. Uppdrag om riskinformation, kommunal riskkartläggning och översedd insatsberedskap ligger inom det åtagandet. Klimatanpassning nämns inte uttryckligen, varför ställningstagandet härleds.
- preparedness also in crisisdecisive»Det civila försvaret är även en avgörande resurs i händelse av kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also a crucial resource in the event of crisis.”
- preparedness shortcomings shall be addressed»brister i vår beredskap och statsmaktens oförmåga att agera« (party programme ↗)“shortcomings in our preparedness and the state's inability to act”
- long-term preparedness planning»• Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Ensure long-term planning for civil defence”
- civil defence crucial»Fungerar inte det civila försvaret så kan inte heller det militära försvaret lösa sina uppgifter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If civil defence does not work, neither can military defence solve its tasks.”
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 strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises, analyze and plan for major crises and better assess society's vulnerability, and states that severe natural disasters can occur even in Sweden.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises, analyze and plan for major crises and better assess society's vulnerability, and states that severe natural disasters can occur even in Sweden. The counter-proposal's requirements for government assignments on climate risks, municipal mapping and reviewed deployment preparedness are in line with this preparedness commitment rather than with climate policy instruments. However, the plan does not address climate adaptation explicitly.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser, analysera och planera för stora kriser och bättre utvärdera samhällets sårbarhet, och konstaterar att svåra naturkatastrofer kan inträffa även i Sverige. Motförslagets krav på myndighetsuppdrag om klimatrisker, kommunal kartläggning och en översedd insatsberedskap ligger i linje med detta beredskapsåtagande snarare än med klimatpolitiska styrmedel. Planen behandlar dock inte klimatanpassning uttryckligen.
- preparedness for all crisesdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser som kan uppstå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises that can occur.”
- 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 exposure during a crisis or disruption.”
- planning for major crises»Analysera och planera för olika typer av stora kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Analyze and plan for different types of major crises”
- natural disasters affect Sweden»Svåra naturkatastrofer och bränder kan inträffa även i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Severe natural disasters and fires can occur even in Sweden”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:FöU9)
- Committee report full text (HD01FöU9)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
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- Motion 2025/26:1640 — Brandsäkerhet i bostäder av Alexander Christiansson och Ann-Christine Frohm (båda SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1714 — En säkrad framtid i Västsverige av Ann-Sofie Alm (M)
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- Motion 2025/26:2076 — Underlättande av bygge av vatten- och branddammar av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2395 — Förstärkning av det civila skyddet av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2489 — Flygande resurser av Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2575 — Ökad säkerhet vid batterianvändning i hemmet av Oliver Rosengren (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2626 — Översyn av lagstiftningen om spridningstillstånd av Rickard Nordin (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2762 — Stärkt civilförsvar och upprustning av bygdegårdar av Dan Hovskär (KD)
- Motion 2025/26:2778 — En funktionsrättspolitik för trygghet och delaktighet av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2803 — Granskning av svenskarnas användning av känslig teknik av Markus Wiechel och Björn Söder (båda SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2822 — Militärt och civilt försvar samt samhällets krisberedskap av Mikael Larsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2832 — Digitalisering för hela Sverige av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:3031 — SOS Alarm som myndighet av Thomas Ragnarsson (M)
- Motion 2025/26:3032 — Samordning av samhällets flygande resurser av Thomas Ragnarsson och Crister Carlsson (båda M)
- Motion 2025/26:3125 — Förbud mot demonstrationer vid skyddsobjekt av Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD)
Source: The Swedish Parliament