{"id":2907,"date":"2026-05-22T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/projekt_\/polwater-linking-policy-instruments-and-effective-nature-based-solutions-for-future-proofing-raw-water-quality-and-supply\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:21:00","slug":"polwater-linking-policy-instruments-and-effective-nature-based-solutions-for-future-proofing-raw-water-quality-and-supply","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/projekt_\/polwater-linking-policy-instruments-and-effective-nature-based-solutions-for-future-proofing-raw-water-quality-and-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"PoleWater &#8211; Connecting policy instruments and effective nature-based solutions to future-proof raw water quality and availability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Project partners: <\/strong>Hush\u00e5llningss\u00e4llskapet Halland, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, Geological Survey of Sweden, Sydvatten AB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant:<\/strong> SEK 4 999 934<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project duration:<\/strong> 2026-07-01 &#8211; 2029-06-30<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact person:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jerker.jarsjo@natgeo.su.se\">Jerker Jarsj\u00f6<\/a>, Stockholm University<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Description of the project<\/h3>\n<p>Policy changes and new instruments are needed to meet changing drinking water needs and ensure a robust water supply amid climate and land use changes. In this project, the participating organizations the Rural Economy and Agricultural Society of Halland, the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, the Geological Survey of Sweden, and Sydvatten AB combine their scientific and practical expertise to develop site-adapted policy instruments for wetlands as nature-based solutions (NbS) to increase raw water availability, quality, and risk reduction. The work is based on experience from more than ten rewetting projects in southern Sweden, with a particular focus on Sydvatten\u00b4s main water source in Bolmen and the test bed wetland in Pl\u00f6nninge. Through knowledge co-production with landowners, municipalities, regions, governmental agencies, banks, and insurance companies, the project develops indicators, observation-based decision support, and valuation frameworks to clarify benefits, costs, and risks. Furthermore, the project develops concrete, context-specific solutions and instruments that can be implemented in several sectors of society. The close collaboration with multiple stakeholders enables scalable policy instruments and strengthen the possibilities for upscaling and long-term use of NbS wetlands for improved raw water quality and availability in southern Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><em>The text on this page was written by the project team. The content has not been reviewed by our editors. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","project_category":[],"project_mission":[62,65],"class_list":["post-2907","project","type-project","status-publish","hentry","project_mission-resilient-supply-and-management-of-water-in-society","project_mission-trygga-forsorjning-och-hantering-av-vatten-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=2907"},{"taxonomy":"project_mission","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_mission?post=2907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}