LOWER FRASER FLOODPLAINS COALITION
Towards Regional Flood Resilience
The Lower Fraser Floodplains Coalition (formerly Build Back Better Together Collaborative) is a group of experts working alongside the Indigenous-led Emergency Planning Secretariat towards a principled and collaborative approach to flood resilience for communities of the Lower Fraser watershed. Our expertise ranges from floodplain management, law, ecology, and systems change with the shared goal to work towards a more principled and collaborative approach to flood resilience for the Lower Mainland.
5 Principles
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Reduce risk and adapt to climate change
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Advance reconciliation
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Help salmon and ecosystems where they live to thrive
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Support sustainable economies and resilient communities into the future
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Ensure everyone is part of the solution
3 Areas for Action
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Advocate for systemic change (funding, policy, regulation) to the flood management paradigm
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Convene people from across the Lower Fraser to build collaborative capacity and shared learning
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Catalyze multi-stakeholder and multi-beneficial projects by supporting communities how they need
Who We Are
We are a collaborative group of B.C.-based organizations and experts with the shared goal of helping B.C.’s flood recovery and management efforts achieve the best possible outcomes.
We offer support from a diverse range of interests, experience and networks, including Indigenous groups, conservationists, farmers, environmental legal specialists, researchers and natural resource professionals.
We hope to see B.C. move towards a more holistic, collaborative, and just approach to flood recovery and resilience that benefits people and other species, like salmon.
LFFC Statement on Release of the BC Flood Strategy
On March 21st 2024, the Ministry of Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship released the BC Flood Strategy. Here's our statement in response.
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