Nine-point strategy will save Vancouver ‘billions in the next century,’ says deputy manager
The city of Vancouver has designed a climate change “adaptation” strategy to tackle a potential increase in street flooding, sewer backups, damaged forests and heat-related illnesses by 2050.
The strategy, scheduled to go to council for approval in principle Tuesday, suggests nine measures to address the potential impacts of climate change, which is expected to bring more intense rain and windstorms, hotter and drier summers and rising sea levels, affecting the city’s economic prosperity and livability.
The actions range from a coastal flood risk assessment to a backup power policy, water conservation actions and a comprehensive urban forest management plan.
If approved, the strategy would be reviewed annually and updated every five years.
We’re talking about millimeters per year, guys. Find another excuse for invasive government.
Actually some of the initiatives aren’t too bad. For example, making sure that there’s adequate storm water runoff capacity, and a backup power plan are good ideas regardless of whether you believe in catastrophic GW or not. No matter how you look at it, adaptation plans are much preferred to mitigation. At least that way not all the money spent is totally wasted.
A backup power plan might be massively expensive.
A nice little sinecure for some local goverment employees. Beyond that, not much.
I do think that they should be more concerned by earthquakes and tsunamis which are much more likely to happen !