The changing climate, where torrential rains, floods and extreme droughts will become more common, means that SGI, the Geological Institute of Sweden, wants to develop a new methodology to better adapt the work of preventing landslides and erosion. Therefore, a feasibility study is now being started in which ten special risk areas for landslides, landslides and flooding participate, including eight municipalities in Värmland.
The idea of the project is to find good ways to communicate and collaborate to raise the level of knowledge among municipalities and others who work with race and landslide issues. Knowledge that can then be spread to other municipalities around the country. The County Administrative Board is also an important partner for SGI.
"We look forward to participating in the feasibility study together with the county's municipalities. Värmland is a risk-prone county when it comes to natural disasters, especially landslides and landslides. We hope that this project can contribute to increased knowledge, understanding and, in the long term, measures that result in a safer Värmland, says Emma Spak, County Counsellor at the County Administrative Board of Värmland.
Regional councillor Emma Spak explains in the clip what this means for Värmland.