Contacts and about the Lakes and watercourses programme

The programme is a platform for work linked to the environmental quality objective Flourishing lakes and streams. We collect and coordinate the activities at SLU that apply to lakes and streams and develop new methods and analyses. 

Programme coordinators

Do you want to get involved with us or do you have questions about our work with environmental monitoring and assessment? Get in touch.

Sara Bergek, coordinator (to the left)
sara.bergek@slu.se, tel. +46-(0)10-478 41 14 
Department of Aquatic Resources

Brendan Mckie, assist. coordinator (to the right)
brendan.mckie@slu.se, tel. +46-(0)18-67 31 55
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

About the programme

Lakes and watercourses programme is one of the larger programmes within SLU's Environmental monitoring and assessment (EMA). We have a central role with many assignments from Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, including the national environmental monitoring programs of lakes and streams. We are also data hosts for this type of data.

The results from the monitoring programs provide a basis for following up the environmental objective Flourishing lakes and streams and other environmental goals with water connection, and alson in an international context.

The programme's researchers and environmental assessment specialists support water and fish management by producing assessment criteria and decision materials for regulations and measures. We also support the authorities' work with the EU Water Framework Directive and other international commitments in the field of water.

Priority areas

• develop new or existing methods in environmental analysis to be able to follow up the effects of single or combined pressures in the environment,
• develop knowledge of measures and follow-up studies of measures,
• increase the use of environmental monitoring data, data quality and database functionality,
• increase collaborations within SLU and collaboration with business, authorities and organizations,
• contribute to decision-making for authorities.