The 23 local green tripartite partnerships: participating and chairing municipalities

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Which local tripartite partnership does your municipality belong to, and who leads the work? Here is SGAV's (Danish Agency for Green Transition and Aquatic Environment) overview, brought together in one place. The lists date from January and February 2025, and the appointments could change after the municipal elections, so check the current status with SGAV or KL (Local Government Denmark).

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How to read the overview

Each tripartite partnership has a number and a name based on the river basin it covers. Many municipalities belong to several partnerships because municipal boundaries and river basins do not align. The chairing municipality and the municipality providing the secretariat may be the same municipality or two different ones.

1.1 Northern Kattegat, Skagerrak

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Hjørring.

Municipalities in the partnership: Hjørring, Brønderslev, Frederikshavn, Jammerbugt, Læsø, Mariagerfjord, Randers, Rebild, Thisted, Aalborg.

1.2 Limfjorden

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Limfjordsrådet (the Limfjord Council) and Limfjordssekretariatet (the Limfjord Secretariat, based in Aalborg Municipality); the chairing role rotates.

Municipalities in the partnership: Aalborg, Brønderslev, Herning, Hjørring, Holstebro, Ikast-Brande, Jammerbugt, Lemvig, Mariagerfjord, Morsø, Randers, Rebild, Silkeborg, Skive, Struer, Thisted, Vesthimmerlands, Viborg.

1.3 Mariager Fjord

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Mariagerfjord.

Municipalities in the partnership: Mariagerfjord, Randers, Rebild, Viborg.

1.4 Nissum Fjord

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Holstebro.

Municipalities in the partnership: Holstebro, Herning, Ikast-Brande, Lemvig, Ringkøbing-Skjern, Silkeborg, Struer.

1.5 Randers Fjord

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Silkeborg (rotating chair) and Viborg (secretariat).

Municipalities in the partnership: Silkeborg, Viborg, Favrskov, Hedensted, Horsens, Ikast-Brande, Norddjurs, Odder, Randers, Skanderborg, Syddjurs, Vejle, Aarhus.

1.6 Djursland

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Syddjurs.

Municipalities in the partnership: Syddjurs, Norddjurs.

1.7 Aarhus Bay

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Aarhus.

Municipalities in the partnership: Aarhus, Odder, Samsø, Silkeborg, Syddjurs, Skanderborg, Favrskov.

1.8 Ringkøbing Fjord

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Ringkøbing-Skjern.

Municipalities in the partnership: Ringkøbing-Skjern, Billund, Hedensted, Herning, Holstebro, Ikast-Brande, Silkeborg, Varde, Vejle.

1.9 Horsens Fjord

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Horsens.

Municipalities in the partnership: Horsens, Hedensted, Odder, Skanderborg, Vejle, Aarhus.

1.10 Wadden Sea

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Vejen.

Municipalities in the partnership: Vejen, Billund, Esbjerg, Fanø, Haderslev, Kolding, Tønder, Varde, Vejle, Aabenraa.

1.11 Little Belt/Jutland

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Vejle.

Municipalities in the partnership: Vejle, Billund, Fredericia, Haderslev, Hedensted, Kolding, Middelfart, Sønderborg, Vejen, Aabenraa.

1.12 Little Belt/Funen

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Assens.

Municipalities in the partnership: Assens, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Langeland, Middelfart, Nordfyns, Odense, Ærø.

1.13 Odense Fjord

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Odense (chair) and Kerteminde (secretariat).

Municipalities in the partnership: Odense, Assens, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Kerteminde, Nordfyns, Nyborg, Svendborg.

1.14 Great Belt

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Kerteminde.

Municipalities in the partnership: Kerteminde, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Langeland, Nyborg, Odense.

1.15 South Funen Archipelago

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Svendborg.

Municipalities in the partnership: Svendborg, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Langeland, Nyborg, Ærø.

2.1 Kalundborg

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Kalundborg.

Municipalities in the partnership: Kalundborg, Holbæk, Odsherred, Ringsted, Slagelse, Sorø.

2.2 Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Lejre.

Municipalities in the partnership: Lejre, Albertslund, Allerød, Ballerup, Egedal, Frederikssund, Furesø, Gladsaxe, Greve, Gribskov, Halsnæs, Herlev, Hillerød, Holbæk, Høje-Taastrup, Kalundborg, Køge, Odsherred, Ringsted, Roskilde.

2.3 Øresund

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Fredensborg.

Municipalities in the partnership: Fredensborg, Albertslund, Allerød, Ballerup, Brøndby, Dragør, Egedal, Frederiksberg, Furesø, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Glostrup, Gribskov, Halsnæs, Helsingør, Herlev, Hillerød, Hvidovre, Hørsholm, København, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Rudersdal, Rødovre, Tårnby.

2.4 Køge Bay

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Køge.

Municipalities in the partnership: Køge, Albertslund, Brøndby, Dragør, Faxe, Glostrup, Greve, Hvidovre, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj, København, Ringsted, Roskilde, Solrød, Stevns, Tårnby, Vallensbæk.

2.5 Smålandsfarvandet

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Næstved.

Municipalities in the partnership: Næstved, Faxe, Guldborgsund, Holbæk, Kalundborg, Køge, Lejre, Lolland, Ringsted, Slagelse, Sorø, Vordingborg.

2.6 Baltic Sea

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Vordingborg.

Municipalities in the partnership: Vordingborg, Faxe, Guldborgsund, Lolland, Næstved, Stevns.

3.1 Bornholm

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Bornholm.

Municipalities in the partnership: Bornholm (and Christiansø).

4.1 Vidå-Kruså

Chairing municipality and secretariat: Aabenraa.

Municipalities in the partnership: Aabenraa, Tønder, Sønderborg, Haderslev.

Ten cross-municipal collaborations

The tripartite partnerships are also organised into 10 cross-municipal collaborations, each with its own lead municipality: Hjørring, Limfjordssekretariatet, Holstebro, Viborg, Ringkøbing-Skjern, Vejen, Assens, Kerteminde, Holbæk and Næstved.

Frequently asked questions

Can a municipality belong to several local tripartite partnerships?

Yes. Many municipalities belong to several tripartite partnerships because they span several river basins.

Where can I find the current list?

On SGAV's website under De 23 lokale grønne treparter (The 23 local green tripartite partnerships) and in KL's Green Tripartite toolbox.

Sources

  1. SGAV: Fordeling af kommuner i lokale treparter og ankerkommuner (2025)
  2. SGAV: Formands- og sekretariatskommuner for de lokale treparter pr. 31.01.2025
  3. SGAV: De 23 lokale grønne treparter

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