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Adaptation Canada 2020

Posted on February 18, 2020 by admin in climate adaptation, Climate Change, Events, News, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment No Comments

Look out for the Ebbwater team at https://www.adaptationcanada2020.ca/ and come tell us your adaptation story. We’ll be bringing along our beaver buddy – let us know if you find him amongst the trees. We’ll help you track him down if you can’t find him 😉

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The Responsibility of Natural Hazard Risk Assessment

Posted on June 6, 2019 by admin in Climate Change, Flood Hazard, Flood Risk, News, Press - Online, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment No Comments

At Ebbwater we believe in what we do, and we do it as well as we possibly can. We are passionate that Sendai principle #1: Understanding Risk is the best place to start to reduce risk. But our core work, assessing natural hazard and risk, especially in light of a changing climate, is rarely a […]

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Vancouver’s Sea Level Rise Framework in the News

Posted on July 27, 2018 by admin in climate adaptation, Climate Change, Flood Planning and Policy, Flood Risk, News, Press - Online, Press - Print, Press - TV, Projects - Climate Adaptation, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment, Sea Level Rise No Comments

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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Recently Completed Flood Risk Assessment in the News

Posted on May 23, 2018 by admin in Flood Risk, News, Press - Online, Press - Print, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment No Comments

The Ebbwater team were retained by the Comox Valley Regional District last fall to develop a flood risk assessment for the Oyster River/Saratoga Beach area on the east coast of Vancouver Island.  We wrapped this a couple of months ago – and presented it to their elected officials last week.  The Comox Valley Record was […]

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Infrastructure Canada Submission – Climate Risk and Resilience

Posted on September 28, 2016 by admin in Flood Risk, News, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment No Comments

We recently worked with West Coast Environmental Law on a submission to Infrastructure Canada‘s public consultation.  Our short and sweet submission can be downloaded  here.  We are working on a longer form white paper that we hope to have finished in fall 2016.

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A Way Forward for Risk Assessment Tools in Canada

Posted on April 19, 2016 by admin in Flood Planning and Policy, Flood Risk, Projects - Communication, Projects - Flood Planning and Policy, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment 2 Comments

August 2017 Update: Natural Resources Canada has recently made this document publicly available here. In the wake of the Alberta and Ontario floods of 2013, the federal government established the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) in April 2015.  The program has several priorities including providing support to provinces to identify, assess, plan for and mitigate high-risk […]

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City of Vancouver Coastal Flood Risk Assessment – Phase 2

Posted on January 8, 2016 by admin in Flood Planning and Policy, Flood Risk, News, Projects - Climate Adaptation, Projects - Flood Planning and Policy, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment

The City of Vancouver is at risk of coastal flooding, especially under climate change.   Recognising this risk, the City wants to explore adaptation options that could be employed to protect the City in future.  The City also recognizes that many of the adaptation options that could be employed, dikes and barriers for example, would not […]

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Strategic Planning and Communication for Sea Level Rise

Posted on January 7, 2016 by admin in Flood Planning and Policy, Flood Risk, Projects - Climate Adaptation, Projects - Communication, Projects - Flood Mapping, Projects - Flood Planning and Policy, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment

The City of Surrey, BC, located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and home to several small rivers is subject to both coastal and riverine flooding.  Over the last few years Surrey has been at the forefront of the development of technical models and data to explore the changing flood hazard in the municipality.  […]

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City of Vancouver Coastal Flood Risk Assessment – Phase 1

Posted on January 7, 2016 by admin in Flood Hazard, Flood Planning and Policy, Flood Risk, Projects - Climate Adaptation, Projects - Flood Hazard Assessment, Projects - Flood Risk Assessment

The City of Vancouver has recognised that despite global mitigation efforts, climate change will impact the City’s future. Anticipated impacts include more intense and frequent wind and rain storms and sea level rise. Adaptation to these climate changes will require a mix of policy, planning and engineering responses. Prior to identifying preferred mitigation strategies, a […]

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