Overview of BC government assessment and strategy development for climate change adaptation.

1. Climate Ready BC:
Preparing Together
Developing a climate
preparedness strategy for B.C.

2. Building Blocks
for Adaptation
Understand
Climate-Related
Risks
Build
Capacity
Manage
Climate-Related
Risks
Plan for a
Resilient
Future
Report on
Climate-Related
Risks
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3. Climate Risk Assessment Overview
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4. OverallResults-
Consequences
*Individual consequences are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (Insignificant to Catastrophic). The size of the bar indicates individual consequence ratings.
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6. Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy
Building Blocks for adaptation
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7. Whole of
Government
Approach Needed
Climate Change In
British Columbia
Human
Health and
Mental
Health Social
Services
and Equity
Tourism and
Recreation
Communities
Infrastructure
and
Transporta-tion
Species and
Ecosystems
Natural
Resource
Harvesting
and
Extraction
Fisheries and
Aquaculture
Agriculture
and Food
Security
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8. Documents &
Deliverables
Engagement &
Outreach
Legislative
Framework &
Accountability
Fall 2018
Oct - Dec
Winter 2019
Jan-Mar
Spring 2019
April-June
Summer 2019
July-Sept
Fall 2019
Oct-Dec
Winter 2020
Jan-Mar
Spring 2020
April-June
Summer 2020
July-Sept
Fall 2020
Oct-Dec
ENGAGE & DEVELOP ENGAGE & REFINE
Draft
Policy
Proposals
Released
Climate Change
Accountability
Act brought into
force
CleanBC
Plan
Released
First progress
report from
core
government
FINALIZEPREPARE
Preliminary
Provincial
Climate Risk
Assessment
Released
What We
Heard, Draft
Principles &
Priorities
Provincial
Adaptation
Strategy
Released
Indigenous Engagement
Adaptation Canada
2020
Stakeholder and Local Government Engagement
Ministry & Public Sector Engagement
Elders
Gathering
FN
Leadership
Gathering
Citizen Engagement
UBCM
Convention
UBCM
Association
meetings
Engagement Timeline
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9. • Questionnaire
– Focused on regional perceptions of risk and climate preparedness
• Discussion Forum
– New discussion question every couple of weeks (one on food security)
• Written Submissions
https://engage.gov.bc.ca/climatereadybc/
First phase open until Jan 10, 2020. Input will help inform policy intentions papers
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#ClimateReadyBC
#MyClimateStoryBC

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Thank you.
Questions?
Anna Stemberger
Anna.Stemberger@gov.bc.ca
General Inquiries
ClimateRisk@gov.bc.ca
Website:
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/env
ironment/climate-
change/adaptation