Pathways to Action on a BC Watershed Security Fund - Climate Caucus

The need for major investments in B.C.’s watershed security has never been more urgent. Catastrophic flooding following a summer of historic drought and forest fires has brought to light the serious challenges we are collectively facing. Local governments, Indigenous nations, and stewardship groups have long called for increased provincial government support to conserve, protect and restore our shared watersheds. With its current mandate, the B.C. government is committed to creating a B.C. Watershed Security Fund. Broader public consultations about the Fund are about to be launched. The webinar will share proposed directions for the Fund from a new paper released by the Sustainable Funding Working Group, an independent group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts. It will provide an opportunity for interactive discussion between participants and members of this Working Group on the importance of the Fund and its potential to be a game-changer for watersheds and community health and security into