In the ARCADIA project, the Skåne Region is working with the City of Malmö, Helsingborg Municipality, Lund Municipality, Sustainable Business Hub, and  the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, collaborating to advance sustainable climate adaptation solutions. The objective is to investigate a network of blue-green infrastructure in the rural and suburban parts of the catchment areas of the two rivers in the municipality, through collaboration with local landowners and other stakeholders. The blue-green infrastructure will help in climate adaptation while simultaneously creating ecosystem networks for biodiversity in farmlands and peri-urban environments.

Malmö is one of Sweden’s fastest growing cities. Malmö is the third largest city in Sweden and it is the fastest-growing of the three major cities in Sweden. In recent years Malmö has grown progressively and has currently over 370,000 inhabitants. The city’s inhabitants come from around 180 countries and speak some 150 different languages. Malmö has a young population, nearly half of which is under the age of 35. Malmö aspires to be a sustainable city – socially, economically and environmentally. Climate Transition Malmö is the City of Malmö’s gathering of forces to mobilize public activities, business, academia, civil society and Malmö residents to increase the pace of climate adaptation and mitigation. Within the framework of Climate Transition Malmö, actors collaborate on prioritized transition areas where there is potential to reduce Malmö’s climate impact. The work is based on leading research and analyzes of how we can most effectively achieve our climate goals while creating more societal benefits such as a better living environment and more jobs.