Water Wise Societies

Mission: Sustainable Water for All

Water shall be available in the quality and quantity needed for people, society, businesses and society to flourish, despite a changing climate. Sweden is the leading partner for water related innovation and solutions.

What do we mean with sustainable water for all?

The program summarize the aims in four areas: 

Programmet sammanfattar målsättningarna i fyra områden: Vattenresilienta samhällen, välmående sjöar och vattendrag, tillgången till vatten och klok användning av vatten.

Water-resilient societies that are built and  managed in harmony with water and are resilient to climate change and crises. 

Thriving and healthy water sources  that are protected and future-proofed. Sources of pollution are identified, assessed and, if needed, reduced or removed.

Access to water for all to support  thriving ecosystems, safe drinking water,  hygiene, food and energy production,  and competitive business.

A wise use of water in which all of society  harvests and uses only the quantity and quality  of water they need. Resources in water are  safely reused in circular systems.

Program Office

The program is led by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden together with  IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, Stockholm Environment  Institute, Svenskt Vatten, Linköpings Science Park  and Lund University.

Program Director is Magnus Arnell.