Climate transitions in collaboration

Publication Type:

report

Date Issued:

2026

Authors:

Alicia Smedberg , Per Linde , Anders Melin

Language:

eng

Many municipalities are actively working with climate and sustainability issues, while at the same time struggling to create long-term and equitable forms of collaboration with citizens and civil society. Climate work is often organised through projects, which risks producing fragmented efforts without clear continuity.This policy brief explores how a municipality can advance climate transition through collaboration with citizens and civil society actors. The analysis is based on the researchers' long-term engagement with the work of the Environmental Department in the City of Malmö, participation in collaborative activities, as well as literature studies and experience from participatory design research.