For three intensive days in May, project partners from six European countries (France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden) came together in Lund for a partner meeting within the Blue Transition project. The event featured a full agenda of activities under the EU-funded Blue Transition initiative, which focuses on developing innovative solutions for future water supply and climate adaptation.
The programme included hands-on workshops, field visits and a policy seminar—all aimed at strengthening collaboration and knowledge exchange on sustainable water and land use in the face of a changing climate.
All 16 pilot projects within the initiative presented their latest findings, shared challenges, and highlighted new knowledge and strategies to drive the Blue Transition forward.
The Swedish pilots, a collaboration between Lund University, Halmstad University, Region Halland, the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU), and Sydvatten, focuses on the Vomb and Bolmen basins.
Key objectives for Vomb include:
- Enhancing understanding of the relationship between groundwater in the Vomb area and its wetlands and lakes
- Improving artificial infiltration and groundwater extraction
- Developing a conceptual model and establishing a water budget
- Exploring climate adaptation strategies for sustainable groundwater management—both in quantity and quality
For Bolmen the objectives for preventing the brownification of water include:
- In forest areas: studying the influence of different tree species and examining geoelectrical, microbial, chemical and hydrological properties
- In riparian zones: monitoring ecosystem functioning through geophysical, hydraulic, microbial and chemical investigations, supported by seasonal monitoring
Blue Transition is part of a broader EU collaboration supported by the Interreg North Sea Programme.
From left to right: Clemens Klante (station Bolmen) gives a talk on water brownification during the BlueTransition meeting; Field study at infiltration basin; Visit to Ringsjöverket water purification plant (photo: Kristofer Hägg, Sydvatten)