Adapting to Climate Change in the Fraser Basin of British Columbia
As part of the Natural Resource Canada funded project on climate change adaptation in the Fraser Basin of British Columbia, EKOS produced two 12 min. videos designed to stimulate dialogue among local government representatives, scientists and engineers on how to adapt water related infrastructure. Each video applies peer-to-peer learning by having mayors, councilors and senior policy advisers as the main delivers of the message, supported by clips from three highly respect climate research scientists from University of British Columbia (UBC).
This video is for the Fraser Basin and it features David Laird, Mayor of Merritt; Sean Boven, Manager of Public Utilities for Merritt; Terry Lake, Mayor of Kamloops; David Duckworth, Manager of Public Works for Kamloops; David Trawin, Director of Planning and Development for Kamloops; and Scott Nelson, Mayor of Williams Lake. Drs. Stephen Sheppard, Stewart Cohen and Robin Sydneysmith from UBC provide the scientific background.Principal challenges faced in the Interior concern the mountain pine beetle salvage and it's potential impacts on groundwater recharge of aquifers. Additionally, there are growing concerns about long-term supply to meet ever-increasing demands for more water.
Although the videos were not intended for general audiences, feedback indicates that with proper introduction and context setting, they could be extremely useful in certain public settings and highly complimentary to university and college courses.