Municipal cooperation for sustainable development of our ...

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

Bothnian Bay Coastal Inter-Municipal Cooperation

A part of Agenda 2030

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

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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