Finnish and Swedish governance approaches are both novel and innovative, but from different angle. Finland’s governance model is largely based on financial support of voluntary measures, while Sweden has revised its legislation to modernise all existing hydropower permits.
Living lab 5: Nordic hydropower, Finland and Sweden
Summary
This living lab shares knowledge and develops governance instruments and approaches to achieve the objectives of the WFD and the EGD in water bodies affected by existing hydropower operations.<br /> <br />
Context and Challenges
Governance Approach
The proposed workflow begins by the assessment of the governance approaches of both countries based on legal and regulatory analysis, and interviews of relevant public authorities. A series of workshops will be organised for the authorities of both countries to share knowledge and learn from each other’s experiences. During the workshops, both governance models as well as their application in different size categories of hydropower plants will be discussed with the aim of further developing the models.