Municipalities collaborate on Gudenåen

The 7 Gudenå municipalities collaborate on the Gudenå experiences in GudenåSamarbetet. The 7 municipalities are Hedensted, Horsens, Skanderborg, Silkeborg, Viborg, Favrskov and Randers. GudenåSamarbetet has existed since 2016, when it was separated from the Gudenå Committee to further focus on the development and growth perspective. The Gudenå collaboration is politically anchored in a Mayoral Forum and administratively in the development departments. GudenåSamarbetet stands on the shoulders of the two projects: "Gudenåen - a stream of experiences" anchored in the association VisitGudenaa (the then 6 tourism organizations) and "OplevGudenaa" anchored at Naturstyrelsen Søhøjlandet.

The 7 Gudenå municipalities and Norddjurs Municipality collaborate on navigation regulations, nature and climate adaptation in the Gudenå Committee. On the recommendation of the Gudenå Committee, the Gudenå municipalities have a common vision for water management in the Gudenå and its catchment area. In concrete terms, the vision means that each municipality's water management must be based on a common understanding of the Gudenås system as a whole. In the period 2022 - 2025, the committee's focus on climate adaptation will be further strengthened with a change in the statutes. This means that climate adaptation is clearly stated, so the committee is now a voluntary political collaboration between the Gudenå municipalities on climate adaptation, utilization and protection of the Gudenå.