Project partners: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, Uppsala Municipality
Grant: SEK 4 920 656
Project duration: 2026-07-01 – 2029-06-30
Contact person: Lars Thell Marklund, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Description of the project
When municipalities, the water utility, property owners, and banks/insurers plan together, measures can be located where they protect the most people across the catchment. Joint solutions lower the cost per unit of risk reduced, avoid boundary conflicts, and ensure robust operations and maintenance. Collaboration also clarifies responsibilities, speeds up decisions, and improves conditions for financing and insurance—while enabling safer schools, more greenery, and fewer service disruptions. The project runs a policy lab in Uppsala to develop, test, and embed a method for fair co‑financing of flood‑risk measures. The method allocates costs and benefits between the municipality, water utility, property owners, and banks/insurers, and identifies policy improvements that make implementation easier. Deliverables: a method package comprising (1) a shared process from risk identification to decision, delivery, and follow‑up; (2) an incentives‑and‑benefits matrix; (3) contract templates and principles for financing, operations, and maintenance; and (4) a business‑case tool to justify investments and apportion co‑funding. The package will be piloted in Uppsala and integrated into the partners’ regular planning, budgeting, and delivery routines. Goal: at least one signed multi‑party agreement during the project, plus general guidance on which contract forms fit different situations and locations. This guidance will be transferable to other municipalities and actor constellations.
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