Summary – main differences between KRC and RRC
The institutional development based on hydrological boundaries
origin in the establishment of local water associations in
both Kävlinge River and Rönne River Catchments. However, in
the 1990s two different pathways of institutional development
could be distinguished. In KRC a new institutional arrangement,
in terms of the Kävlinge River Project based on an inter-municipal
collaboration contract including shared funding was established to
address the new scope and activities to decrease nutrient leakage
by creating wetlands and buffer zones. Moreover, the organization
of Kävlinge River Project was modified in relation to the water
association which resulted in a distinct division of responsibilities:
municipal politicians in the board, municipal officials in the
advisory board, a consultancy for guiding the process and the participants
and farmers for the realization of measures. The scope
of the project, both in terms of plans and costs, compared to the
water associations monitoring scope and costs was an essential difference.
In RRC, a similar project plan did not lead to any changes
in the institutional arrangement, and the plan was never implemented