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The Delta Adaptation Strategies plan was completed
in 2013 and project implementation took place
between fall of 2013 and fall of 2016. In late 2016,
the BC Agriculture and Food Climate Action
Initiative (CAI) undertook a process to re-visit the
strategies and actions that were identified as high
priorities in the original plan, to assess progress in
plan delivery and to determine areas of focus for the
future. The intent of this process was not to repeat
the original (and still relatively recent)
comprehensive planning process, but rather to
undertake an efficient and targeted update that
reflects progress and captures changes in context and
priorities.
This document outlines the Strategies Update
objectives and methodology, describes
implementation progress, and defines key actions
and implementation priorities moving forward. The
Strategies Update process had three overarching
objectives:
To review and reflect on progress in addressing
priority actions from the Delta Adaptation
Strategies;
To identify highest priority areas in the plan
that have not been addressed or require
additional support; and
To identify new or emerging adaptation
priorities/projects.
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Overview of Delta Adaptation Strategies
The original planning process took place in Delta
from the fall of 2012 to the spring of 2013,
bringing together agricultural producers and
specialists, along with local and provincial
government representatives. Approximately 40
participants took part over the course of two
workshops. A local advisory committee that included
representatives from the Delta Farmers’ Institute, the
Corporation of Delta, the Delta Farmland & Wildlife
Trust, the BC Blueberry Council, the BC Greenhouse
Growers Association and the BC Ministry of
Agriculture, provided guidance and input throughout
the process.
The resulting Delta Adaptation Strategies plan
outlines the anticipated changes in climate and the
associated agricultural impacts.1
It also provides
clear actions, suited to the specifics of the local
context, both with respect to projected changes in
climate and local capacity and resources. The plan
includes 11 strategies and 26 actions for agriculture
to adapt to four priority impact areas:
1) Increasing coastal flood risk;
2) Changing hydrology (effects on water
supply and salinity levels);
3) Increasing amount and variability of
precipitation (excess winter and spring
moisture); and
4) Increasing variability and extreme
conditions.
Upon completion of the planning process, $300,000
of Growing Forward 2 funding was made available
to implement collaborative projects identified in the
plan. The advisory committee that was formed to
guide the planning process transitioned into an
oversight “working group” for development and
delivery of projects. By the autumn of 2016, seven
projects had been implemented and funding had
been fully expended.
in 2013 and project implementation took place
between fall of 2013 and fall of 2016. In late 2016,
the BC Agriculture and Food Climate Action
Initiative (CAI) undertook a process to re-visit the
strategies and actions that were identified as high
priorities in the original plan, to assess progress in
plan delivery and to determine areas of focus for the
future. The intent of this process was not to repeat
the original (and still relatively recent)
comprehensive planning process, but rather to
undertake an efficient and targeted update that
reflects progress and captures changes in context and
priorities.
This document outlines the Strategies Update
objectives and methodology, describes
implementation progress, and defines key actions
and implementation priorities moving forward. The
Strategies Update process had three overarching
objectives:
To review and reflect on progress in addressing
priority actions from the Delta Adaptation
Strategies;
To identify highest priority areas in the plan
that have not been addressed or require
additional support; and
To identify new or emerging adaptation
priorities/projects.
-
-
-
Overview of Delta Adaptation Strategies
The original planning process took place in Delta
from the fall of 2012 to the spring of 2013,
bringing together agricultural producers and
specialists, along with local and provincial
government representatives. Approximately 40
participants took part over the course of two
workshops. A local advisory committee that included
representatives from the Delta Farmers’ Institute, the
Corporation of Delta, the Delta Farmland & Wildlife
Trust, the BC Blueberry Council, the BC Greenhouse
Growers Association and the BC Ministry of
Agriculture, provided guidance and input throughout
the process.
The resulting Delta Adaptation Strategies plan
outlines the anticipated changes in climate and the
associated agricultural impacts.1
It also provides
clear actions, suited to the specifics of the local
context, both with respect to projected changes in
climate and local capacity and resources. The plan
includes 11 strategies and 26 actions for agriculture
to adapt to four priority impact areas:
1) Increasing coastal flood risk;
2) Changing hydrology (effects on water
supply and salinity levels);
3) Increasing amount and variability of
precipitation (excess winter and spring
moisture); and
4) Increasing variability and extreme
conditions.
Upon completion of the planning process, $300,000
of Growing Forward 2 funding was made available
to implement collaborative projects identified in the
plan. The advisory committee that was formed to
guide the planning process transitioned into an
oversight “working group” for development and
delivery of projects. By the autumn of 2016, seven
projects had been implemented and funding had
been fully expended.