Dealing with Uncertainty and Managing Risk: How we can adapt Water Management Systems

Fraser Basin Council organizes workshop on climate change to stimulate a dialogue on adaptive planning

In November 2007, the Fraser Basin Council hosted a workshop in Vancouver on adaptive decision-making, water management and climate change. The workshop featured a panel session comprising four speakers representing diverse fields of thought. The panel included Kim Stephens, water resources practitioner. His key message was that the real issues are uncertainty and risk.
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Drought creates a 'teachable moment' for water-centric planning and climate change adaptation in the Comox Valley

Comox Valley Regional District hosts 2009 Vancouver Island Learning Lunch Seminar Series

The extreme dry weather conditions experienced in 2009 raise questions and concerns about the way we have been building our communities. The focus of the series is on how to balance settlement changes and ecology.
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Canada West Foundation reports that BC leads in energy and climate change policy

A report by the Canada West Foundation, entitled Canada’s Power Play, says that British Columbia has arguably the most aggressive climate change and energy policies in Canada, which is helping to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
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