Jessica Shoubridge

I was honoured to be invited to speak at the Future of Canada session back in November- you can check out the recording here: https://vimeo.com/773516003
(session I was part of begins at 25:15 mark)

Future of Canada- Roadmap for Resilience Part I.mp4 This is "Future of Canada- Roadmap for Resilience Part I.mp4" by Globe and Mail Events on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love…

https://alexsteffen.substack.com/p/ruggedize-your-life

Ruggedize Your Life. Smart choices about where and how you live are the key to surviving and thriving in a planetary crisis. Are you ready?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-emergency-preparation-1.6285724

Canada wasn't prepared for natural disasters in 2021 — and next year threatens a repeat | CBC News After a year that saw deadly heat domes, massive wildfires and historic flooding, Ottawa is being pressed to do more to help Canada prepare for life in an increasingly volatile and dangerous climate.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climate/impacts/an-old-growth-forest-in-b-c-was-cut-down-then-a-nearby-town-flooded
interesting twist in the plot! imagine every property owner who gets flooded out sues the province for logging! the next decade is going to be super interesting if everyone spends their time pointing fingers... I get it, if my home flooded I would be looking for answers too- I just think we need more of a collaboration, solution's focused approach here and less finger-pointing/blame game type stuff!

Grand Forks flooding: B.C. community still searching for answers - The Weather Network Record floods destroyed the small town of Grand Forks in 2018, and now the residents have filed a class action lawsuit against the government claiming logging in the region was the cause of the devastating floods.

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First Street Foundation and Arup release report that arms commercial property owners with new data to better prepare for flooding /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from First Street Foundation and global engineering and consulting firm Arup provides new insights for communities at risk of...

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/09/24/on-california-climate-action-day-governor-newsom-launches-nations-first-statewide-climate-corps/

cool!

On California Climate Action Day, Governor Newsom Launches Nation’s First Statewide Climate Corps | California Governor California Volunteers-led initiative will mobilize Californians seeking to be part of solutions to address climate change SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the launch of California…

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-were-bcs-dikes-ever-up-to-the-job-of-stopping-floods-like-these/

I cannot read this as I dont have a subscription... but the subtitle alone is disconcerting (language wise)...

'For years, experts had been warning about weaknesses in the network of more than 1,100 kilometres of anti-flood fortifications'

'anti-flood fortifications'?!!

Were B.C.’s dikes ever up to the job of stopping floods like these? For years, experts had been warning about weaknesses in the network of more than 1,100 kilometres of anti-flood fortifications – but fear of cost and lack of maintenance left many problems unsolved before it was too late

“If we can learn from this and continue to make progress in landscape-scale forest resilience, and addressing climate change through more prescribed fire, through fuel reduction, and through all the things we can each do to address climate change, then the losses won’t be in vain,” Brigham says.'

At all times, but especially this time of year- let there be HOPE!

How people are working to protect California’s giant sequoias from wildfires » Yale Climate Connections Severe fires killed sequoias in 2020 and 2021.

https://opr.ca.gov/news/2021/04-05.html
same thing for BC?

Press Release: State of California Launches Advisory Group on Climate Risk Disclosure - Office of Planning and Research OPR is thrilled to launch the Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Advisory Group as part of California’s cross-government framework for urgently addressing the impacts of climate change.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08112021/reimagining-coastal-cities-as-sponges-to-help-protect-them-from-the-ravages-of-climate-change/?utm_source=InsideClimate+News&utm_campaign=d0d82f91ba-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-d0d82f91ba-327528593

'Over the last two centuries, 85 percent of the San Francisco Bay’s natural wetlands have been displaced by buildings, port infrastructure and agricultural development, creating what Lamb calls “a very human-shaped edge” between the bay and its surrounding urban landscapes.'

Reimagining Coastal Cities as Sponges to Help Protect Them From the Ravages of Climate Change - Inside Climate News As an environmental officer in Samoa, Violet Wulf-Saena worked with the Lano and Saoluafata Indigenous peoples to restore coastline mangrove ecosystems that could slow incoming waves and protect communities from storm and flood damage.  Two decades later, in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, s...

'For Smith, whose basement also flooded in Monday’s massive rain storm, the crisis in B.C. shows the Liberal administration can’t implement the next phase of its climate plan at the traditional pace of government.'

This is why URBC has worked to bring ppl together beyond just governemnt, in an 'all of society' approach that is called for by the Sendai Framework - we are past the point in time where relying on govt only for action made sense...

‘This is what climate change looks like’: B.C. floods signal need for quick action to reduce emissions, experts say Canada’s environment minister says he feels a sense of urgency to implement stronger climate policies as B.C. grapples with its second major weather d...

https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/11/20/Expert-Warnings-Flood-Go-Back-20-Years/
I have worked for over 7 years in a variety of supporting roles on the lower mainland flood strategy - which has fostered a regional approach to flood risk management. It's slow going but it's totally necessary as an interconnected, urban region facing mtlpl flood threats that are only getting greater in frequency and severity...

Expert Warnings of a Flood Like This Go Back 20 Years | The Tyee Steve Litke of the Fraser Basin Council long ago sounded alarms to The Tyee and others.