Purpose and goal
Climate change increases the risk of drought, especially on Gotland where water supplies are vulnerable. In a transition lab, 26 actors (agricultural companies, advisors, environmental organizations, authorities and researchers) are gathering to develop sustainable solutions for water management in the agricultural landscape. The focus is on knowledge, technology and policy, with initiatives such as digital water balance models, smart irrigation, moisture sensors and new rules for soil drainage.
Expected effects and result
A transition lab has been established and knowledge has begun to flow between the lab´s various actors.
Several of the challenges for transition to sustainable water management in dry landscapes will remain in year 3, but the concrete efforts, together with broadened collaboration, have left a clear mark on the public administrations´ development plans and created more good examples of water solutions regarding informatics, technology and policy that can be taken forward outside Gotland.
Planned approach and implementation
The transition lab is a collaborative arena where learning, knowledge dissemination and portfolio development take place. The lab, based in Gotland, develops, tests and scales up innovative concrete solutions within three development journeys: local water informatics - storing and using water in agriculture - government dialogue and regulations for resource-adapted water management.
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