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The cost of cost-benefit analysis in flood adaptation 

Communities considering relocation from flooding often use a tool called cost-benefit analysis. But there may be better ways they can weigh their options. 

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Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver during an episode of winter flooding. There are sandbags in the foreground, topped with snow. In mid-ground, the park grass is covered with a layer of water. The sea is beyond.
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Gimme shelter: Upzoning for climate risks

Governments are encouraging increased housing density around transit hubs in B.C. But how can planners account for climate risk in some of these high-density areas?

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A sea wall separates one body of water from another. Below, in white type, is the title "Living with Water".
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Video: Planning for sea level rise on B.C.'s South Coast

How do we live with water in a changing climate?

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A forest fire burns among a residential area in the Okanagan Valley at night. The sky and lake glow orange.
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Video: Long-term solutions to B.C.’s fire problem

Wildfire and Carbon aims to prevent wildfires from fueling climate change through better (older) methods of forest and fire management.

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