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3. Preparing for Climate Change and Its Impacts

“Building adaptive capacity requires a strong, unifying vision; scientific understanding of the problems; an openness to face challenges; pragmatism in developing solutions; community involvement; and commitment at the highest political level” – Holmes, 1996 in Smit et al. 2001.1

This section of the guide provides information about climate change and the range of its potential impacts on water and watersheds in BC. It also provides basic information about
the adaptation process, including the identification of climate vulnerabilities, risks, and risk management strategies. Lastly, this section includes some examples of how these issues can be integrated into water and watershed planning processes to help communities address the impacts of climate change.


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PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS
3.1 Climate Change Impacts on Water | 3.2 The Adaptation Process and Water and Watershed Planning | 3.3 Integrating Adaptation into Water and Watershed Planning – Some Examples | 3.4 References


About Rethinking our Water Ways

This website is a guide to help BC communities learn more about planning for local watersheds and water resources, navigate current planning processes, consider relevant issues and challenges — including regional climate change impacts —  and build capacity to develop and implement plans.

Acknowledgements

The Rethinking our Water Ways guide and website are possible thanks to funding support from the BC Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Canada's Regional Adaptation Collaborative Program. The guide and website were launched and distributed through a series of regional workshops throughout BC, with funding contributions from the Fraser Salmon and Watersheds Program, Environment Canada and the Real Estate Foundation of BC. Learn more about our funders and advisors.

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About the Fraser Basin Council

Rethinking our Water Ways is an initiative of the Fraser Basin Council (FBC), a charitable non-profit society that advances sustainability in the Fraser River Basin, across BC, and beyond. Established in 1997, FBC brings people together from multiple sectors to learn about sustainability and find collaborative solutions to current issues. Learn more about FBC by visiting www.fraserbasin.bc.ca.
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