{"id":2987,"date":"2023-02-08T07:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=engagement&#038;p=2987"},"modified":"2023-03-23T15:19:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T22:19:49","slug":"climateready-2019-2021","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/climateready-2019-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"ClimateReady: Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy (2019-2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-banner has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbda80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phase 1 was open November 7, 2019 to January 10, 2020<br>Phase 2 was open June 9 to August 12, 2021<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2992\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:54% 72%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"54% 72%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15335102843_d3b88b89db_o-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-container\"><div class=\"engagement-page\"><div class=\"engagement-content-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"engagement-title-banner \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/themes\/bcgov-engagement\/dist\/images\/blue-curve-bg.svg)\">ClimateReady: Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy (2019-2021)<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-content\"><bcgov-breadcrumb>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\">Home<\/a>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a> \n                  <span>\n        ClimateReady: Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy (2019-2021)\n  <\/span>\n  <div style=\"display: flex\" slot=\"breadcrumb-extra\">\n      <\/div>\n  <\/bcgov-breadcrumb>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-govtogether-engagement-header\"><div class=\"text-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On this page&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#summary\" title=\"\">Engagement Summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#results\" title=\"\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>A strategy to prepare and adapt to climate change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Province-wide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> To better protect the people of B.C. against the impacts of climate change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How: <\/strong>Online<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-engagement_category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\"><strong>Category: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/environmental-protection\/\" rel=\"tag\">Environmental Protection<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-column\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"engagement-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/15928327806_443458466f_o-scaled.jpg);background-position:51% 45%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns more-padding-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Engagement Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>People in B.C. will be better protected from the impacts of wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat through the actions included in the Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy. Actions in the strategy were prioritized based on feedback from these engagements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The draft strategy, and guiding principles, were developed together with input from the general public, Indigenous Nations, local governments and organizations throughout B.C. and built on climate adaptation work already done to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the draft strategy documents (released June 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/environment\/climate-change\/adaptation\/cpas_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Draft Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/environment\/climate-change\/adaptation\/guiding_principles_climate_preparedness_and_adaptation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Draft&nbsp;Principles to Guide the Province of B.C.\u2019s Work on Climate Preparedness and Adaptation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/environment\/climate-change\/adaptation\/cpas_summary_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summary of the draft\u00a0Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2022\/11\/cpas_summary_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summary of the Climate Preparedness and Adaption Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/environment\/climate-change\/adaptation\/cpas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"results\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2958 questionnaires completed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>265 online comments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>89 submissions (57 individual, 32 organization)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>488 mail letters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6824 website visits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40 stakeholder submissions received<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>157 email submissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2022\/11\/WWH-ClimateReadyBC-External-Partners_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2020 Partner Engagement: What We Heard Report<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2022\/11\/WWH-ClimateReadyBC_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2019-2020 Public Engagement \u2013 What We Heard Report<\/a><br>News Release June 29, 2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/27032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/27032<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related engagements<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"related-engagements\">\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Xwulqw&#039;selu (Koksilah) Watershed and Water Sustainability Plan. Categories: Environmental Protection, Land and Water, Reconciliation Initiatives, Wildlife and Habitat Protection. Status: Closed.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-closed\">\n                                            Closed                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/xwulqwselu-koksilah-watershed-plan\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Xwulqw&#039;selu (Koksilah) Watershed and Water Sustainability Plan                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Environmental Protection<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Land and Water<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Reconciliation Initiatives<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Wildlife and Habitat Protection<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/xwulqwselu-koksilah-watershed-plan\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2026\/03\/Koksilahbanner.png\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Angling, Hunting, and Trapping. 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Categories: CleanBC, Environmental Protection. 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