The Göta River provides about 700,000 people with drinking water. A landslide in a contaminated area could have serious consequences for the water supply. Landslides could also affect individuals and buildings, as well as important societal functions such as roads, railways, shipping lanes and power plants.
Climate change means that many areas along the river will have an even greater risk of landslides, if no action is taken. But much can be done to prevent landslides.
The government has given the Swedish Geotechnical Institute the task of reducing the risk of landslides along the Göta River. This work is being done together with the Delegation for the Göta River. The Delegation is providing knowledge about the areas along the river, helping to plan the landslide protection work, giving advice on which landslide protection measures should receive central government subsidies.
With effect from December 2020, the Delegation for the Göta River is financing up to 100 per cent of the cost of the actual geotechnical measures along the river. The purpose is to perform measures to improve the geotechnical knowledge and the ground stability conditions and thus reduce the likelihood of landslides in high-risk areas.
