municipal cooperation for sustainable development of our
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Municipal cooperation for sustainable development of a unique coast and archipelago
Lisa LundstedtCoordinator
I will talk about:
• Who we are
• How it all started
• How we cooperate
• What we have achieved
• Benefits for the municipalities
• Thoughts about future cooperations
A unique part of the world
• The world's northernmost brackish sea
• Land uplift • A changing coast and
archipelago
• Proper winters• Frozen sea
• Light and darkness• Aurora borealis – Northern
lights• Midnight sun• Winter nights
• Cultural history• Labyrinths
– our signature
Foto: Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten
The Bothnian Bay Coastal Inter-Municipal Cooperation
• Municipal cooperation since 2006• 2006-2013:
• Initiative County Administrative Board of Norrbotten
• Coastal municipalities, Region Västerbotten, Swedish Lapland
• Why, what and how• Strategy I 2008-2013• 2009: First project started
• 2014-2020: • Strategy II 2014-2020• 2014: Inter-municipal agreement
• 2021- :• Strategy III 2021-2030
• Common organisation and budget
Our role
Foto: Boris Ersson
To provide good opportunities for others• Well-being and outdoor life for people who live here• A place that attracts visitors – good ground for enterprises• Sustainable for the environment and historical landmarks
A new strategy for future achievements
1) Evaluation of previous work
2) Dialogue
3) Proposal new strategi
4) Feedback
5) Decisions in all municipalities (spring 2021)
• The County Administrative Boards
• The Regions
• Within municipalities
• Swedish Lapland, Visit Piteå, Visit Skellefteå, Heart of Lapland
• Entrepreneurs & associations
What’s been done?• Rental cabins on 11 islands
• Accessibility adaptation: 14 locations
• Open sauna: 23 locations
• Barbeque areas: more than 50 locations
• Jetties, piers, quays
• Dredged waterways
• One canal (Bondökanalen)
• Information signs
• Other information material – brochures..
• And more…
Evaluation of previous work
What we’ve achieved
• More resources to do more
• A more attractive archipelago
• Plan for long-term development
• More focus on coast and archipelago within the municipalities
• Increased entrepreneurship
• Skills development
• A voice on national level
Evaluation of previous work
Foto: Elin Aunes
Foto: Alf-Arne Harjo
Foto: Piteå kommun
Reasons for success
The strategy
Our wish to cooperate
The coordinator
The municipal financing
The enthusiasts
Skills development
Foto: Tommy Lindmark
Evaluation of previous work
The Bothnian Bay 2021-2030
–municipal cooperation for those who live, visit and work
at the coast and in the archipelago
Available at our website www.bottenvikensskargard.se
One vision and nine goals
An accessible and attractive coast and archipelago that is developed and used in a long term sustainable way with consideration to its unique
natural and cultural values
SUSTAINABLE ACCESSIBLE ATTRACTIVE
VISION
FO C US A R E AS
EconomicalSocialEcological
CO2
NOX
Hydro-carbons
SootParticles
Ecological sustainability Sustianable development
– how?
• Jetties• Toilets• Fossil free transports• Buoys• Information
Our guide to 100 gems
Swedish version available at www.bottenvikensskargard.se, www.bottenviken.se and tourist centres.
English version at our website and www.bottenviken.se
Thank you!Coordinator: Lisa [email protected]: 070-300 90 53
Haparanda kommun: Tomas Bjö[email protected]
Kalix kommun : Erkki [email protected]
Luleå kommun: Helena Holm [email protected]
Piteå kommun: Jenny Axelsson [email protected]
Skellefteå kommun: Ulrika Rö[email protected]
More information:www.bottenvikensskargard.se
Bottenvikens skärgård
www.bottenviken.se