Ebbwater’s core business is helping communities better prepare for natural hazards. These hazards are being driven by a changing climate – sea levels are rising, inland floods are increasing in severity, intensity and frequency, debris flows are being initiated more frequently, as are wildfires, to name just a few outcomes of climate change. We are […]
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We know that it is the middle of summer, and that winter storms and coastal flooding are not top of mind…but we are glad to say that they were top of mind at this week’s City of Vancouver council meeting. On Tuesday, Council unanimously passed a staff report that provided an update on sea level […]
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A few years back, we suggested that the City of Surrey broaden their arsenal of public communication materials as part of initial planning for sea level rise. They’ve since gone on to create lots of fantastic communications materials (that we certainly can’t take credit for). We will however take credit for two StoryMaps that we’ve […]
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Ebbwater Consulting has been working with the City of Vancouver on various aspects of sea level rise planning for the last five years. Last fall, our principal, Tamsin Lyle, was asked to speak about some aspects of this at an event put together by SFU (ACT), the City, and the Vancouver Aquarium. The City has […]
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Ebbwater’s principal was recently invited to participate on a Sea Level Rise panel event with Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Deborah Carlson of West Coast Environmental Law. One of the interesting take-aways was that the Lower Mainland region in British Columbia has some excellent examples of best […]
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A few months back Tamsin Lyle got to spend the afternoon exploring a beautiful, connected, and ‘funky’ community that unfortunately will be one of the first in British Columbia to face the impacts of sea level rise. Listen in to what the residents feel about their predicament and the thinking that managed retreat might be their […]
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