Understanding Risk BC 2023: Cascading Hazards, Multihazard Solutions

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Objectives
The objectives of the URBC Symposiums are in line with the priorities for action of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030), which was adopted by the BC government in 2018. These same priorities are in line with and in support of the National Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030 and its current focus on earthquakes, floods, and wildfires. Further, the symposiums support implementation of the National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) at the regional scale.

​The symposiums aim to bridge the gaps across the science-policy-action interface towards reducing risk and building resilience in the Georgia Basin. Further, they aim to support deliberative dialogue and more effective collaboration across disciplines and cultures, recognizing that we all have an opportunity to learn from one another and that solutions-focused dialogue is a key underpinning to collaboratively advancing action.

Themes & Topics
Extreme heat in BC: lessons learned and remaining gaps
Managed retreat: successes and challenges in the Canadian context
Mt. Meager: taking an ‘all of society’ approach to cascading hazards
Advancing the incentivization agenda in Canada: developing incentivizes for earthquake, flood, or fire mitigation
and much more!