December 6, 2024
In Arvika, drive and cohesion permeate the entire community - and are the basic force for the municipality's transition.
Arvika municipality, together with the business community and residents, has experienced and understands the consequences of the ongoing climate change. Both civil society and the business community showed great solution-focused commitment in 2000 when the city was hit hard by floods and the water rose more than three meters above mean sea level. The municipality sees how the drive and cohesion that was formalized then remains a strength in the community and is important to build on in the climate transition.
The strategic analysis of the municipality's ability to achieve long-term sustainable social development shows the need to break the dependence on fast fossil transportation. People are accustomed to linear material flows for consumption and accustomed to transportation structures that degrade both public health and living environments in urban areas. New innovative approaches to climate work are needed to take advantage of the collaboration and the driving force that exists.
The municipality is now working to develop and test new ways of working, including backcasting, which can take advantage of the good foundation to jointly meet the need for the transformation in urban development and transport that is our biggest challenge.
In the city's latest update, they talk about the work, the transition arena, the project portfolio and much more.
Bertil Ahlin, process manager for Climate Neutral Arvika 2030, bertil.ahlin@arvika.se
The city is currently working on collecting good examples of how they mobilize and work for the climate transition. They will be here soon!
Climate City Contract 2030 is an effort to manage the climate transition that we need to implement in a short time to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. It is an agreement between municipalities, government agencies and Viable Cities, in which all parties undertake to make a concrete contribution to accelerating the climate transition. The letter of intent is a preparation for signing the contract next year.
To achieve deep change, we need to move from fragmented projects to an ecosystem of efforts that all pull in the same direction. Cities are doing this together with Viable Cities, funders government agencies and other partners, in different constellations and with different objectives. It is about moving beyond dealing with symptoms and instead focusing on underlying problems in our social structure. Here you will find the initiatives and studies within the city that have been granted funding under Viable Cities.
In Arvika, drive and cohesion permeate the entire community - and are the basic force for the municipality's transition. Arvika is one of 48 Swedish municipalities that are joining forces to tackle the climate crisis and are joining forces in the next phase for climate-neutral and sustainable cities....
Gävle is part of the NetZeroCities 112 Mission Cities, selected since 2022 to pioneer the EU Cities Mission.
