B.C. to release 'full' climate adaptation strategy this spring
The B.C. government expects to release a climate adaptation strategy in the coming weeks, but it is unclear whether the plan will include elements that experts say are needed to make it effective.
A draft released in 2021 provided some high-level goals: increasing community climate resiliency, fostering a climate-resistant ecosystem and building a climate ready economy and infrastructure.
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