Risk- och sårbarhet i Lunds kommun - Vikten av att studera klimatrelaterade risker samt implementera ett risk- och sårbarhetsarbete i ett tidigt skede

Sammanfattning: This paper highlights the work with risk and vulnerability in Lund’s municipality. It also shows how three other municipalities in Scania work with these questions and how their work is different from their work in Lund’s municipality. How these municipalities’ work with these types of questions is presented through a review of different reports linked to each municipality and also through a presentation of the results from eight interviews, two in each municipality. Climate-related risks are in focus in the paper due to their importance and due to the fact that these risks are in focus in today’s debate. Brunnshögsprojektet in Lund is also in focus in the report. It serves as a case study where the importance of working with risk and vulnerability in an early stage is highlighted as well as the gains that can be obtained with such an approach. Some key findings in the work with this report was that Lunds municipality, as well as the other three municipalities are working with risk and vulnerability. However in all cases the risk and vulnerability analysis are outdated which has lead to a different approach in today’s work than those in earlier reports. Lund’s municipality is well aware of the climate-related risks and this seems to be the case in all of the four municipalities. Another important finding is that a project like Brunnshög can gain from introducing and working with risk and vulnerability in an early stage, due to the fact that it is often cheaper to think and act before an area is completed rather than doing changes in retrospect. This paper is important due to the fact that it highlights how some Swedish municipalities’ work with risk and vulnerability and how they can make sure that the modern society can be as resilient as possible. There is a need of action due to possible climate-related risks and extraordinary events. The paper can also work as an example for other projects like Brunnshögsprojektet that struggles with this type of problem solving.