Search Search for: Search AllNewsEvents & WebinarsTeam MembersMapResourcesCoursesFAQsAdvanced OptionsTopicsAllSustainable FundingIndigenous Watershed GovernanceCo-GovernanceCommunicationsWatershed PlanningBuilding PartnershipsMonitoringUsers & SectorsAllCommunity OrganizationFirst NationsLocal GovernmentProvincial/Federal GovernmentGroup TypesAllCollaborative Partnerships and RoundtablesLocal government-ledCo-led (Indigenous and provincial or local governments)Indigenous-ledResource TypesAllArticleReportsCase StudiesResourcesResourcesIWI Interim Impact ReportFebruary 2024NewsNewsIndigenous Watersheds Initiative Launches Interim Impact ReportFebruary 15, 2024. Released in February 2024, the Indigenous Watersheds Initiative (IWI) Interim Impact Report aims to uphold accountability and transparency while disseminating valuable insights. This document looks at IWI’s approach to grant-making, offering a glimpse into the impactful... NewsNewsHealthy Watersheds Initiative Launches Indigenous Graphic Novel “We Are of Water”June 2, 2023. June 1, 2023 | VANCOUVER BC, xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh): Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and youth share their relationships to water in the newly released graphic novel, “We Are of Water.” The Covid stimulus... NewsNewsHWI Symposium SummaryApril 5, 2023On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Watersheds BC joined over 90 individuals – project team members, First Nations leaders, provincial and local government representatives, and community members – to celebrate the outcomes and learnings from the Healthy Watersheds... NewsNewsNew Watersheds BC Report ReleasedMarch 9, 2023 Watersheds BC has been working for several years on the challenge of sustainable funding for watershed security and governance. On the heels of this important provincial funding announcement, we are excited to share a new report, Sustainable Funding for Watershed... NewsNewsProvince of BC announces watershed strategy co-developed with First Nations and $100 million investedMarch 6, 2023Today the BC announced Government and the B.C.-First Nations Water Table announced a $100-million investment in healthy watersheds and the launch of engagement on a new co-developed watershed security strategy intentions paper to help ensure safe, clean water is available... NewsNewsFunding opportunity: Integrating First Nations’ Knowledge & Perspectives Natural Assets InventoryFebruary 6, 2023The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) is inviting applications for projects bettering the practice of natural asset management (NAM) in Canada. MNAI is currently seeking interest from First Nations and Local Governments in British Columbia that want to work together... ... ResourcesResourcesSustainable Funding For Watershed Security: Mechanisms and ModelsMarch 2023Watersheds BCNewsNewsThe Province Op-Ed: We need to bring back reverence for waterJanuary 9, 2023Water holds a central place in community health and safety, but all too often we take it for granted. Read this Opinion piece by Mark Gifford, CEO of the Real Estate Foundation of BC, and Tara Marsden, former Senior Indigenous... NewsNewsInterview with Watersheds BC Director Zita Botelho on WaterTodayDecember 28, 2022 This in-depth interview on WaterToday with Watersheds BC Director Zita Botelho offers a wide-ranging view on how collaboration is key in water security. The conversation touches on global issues raised at the 2022 COP-15 Biodiversity Convention in Montreal, work... NewsNewsFuture of Good Editorial on Canada’s National Adaptation StrategyDecember 21, 2022 Zita Botelho, Director of Watersheds BC and co-Director of the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, was interviewed in this piece on Canada’s new National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) featured on FutureOfGood. Read for analysis of the NAS goals, where social purpose and... NewsNewsNewly released Major Outcomes Report from Healthy Watersheds InitiativeDecember 15, 2022 A newly released Major Outcomes Report from the Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI), Our Water, Our Future, documents the successes and challenges of one of BC’s most significant investments in watershed conservation and restoration during the coronavirus pandemic of... Load MoreLoading...
NewsNewsIndigenous Watersheds Initiative Launches Interim Impact ReportFebruary 15, 2024. Released in February 2024, the Indigenous Watersheds Initiative (IWI) Interim Impact Report aims to uphold accountability and transparency while disseminating valuable insights. This document looks at IWI’s approach to grant-making, offering a glimpse into the impactful...
NewsNewsHealthy Watersheds Initiative Launches Indigenous Graphic Novel “We Are of Water”June 2, 2023. June 1, 2023 | VANCOUVER BC, xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh): Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and youth share their relationships to water in the newly released graphic novel, “We Are of Water.” The Covid stimulus...
NewsNewsHWI Symposium SummaryApril 5, 2023On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Watersheds BC joined over 90 individuals – project team members, First Nations leaders, provincial and local government representatives, and community members – to celebrate the outcomes and learnings from the Healthy Watersheds...
NewsNewsNew Watersheds BC Report ReleasedMarch 9, 2023 Watersheds BC has been working for several years on the challenge of sustainable funding for watershed security and governance. On the heels of this important provincial funding announcement, we are excited to share a new report, Sustainable Funding for Watershed...
NewsNewsProvince of BC announces watershed strategy co-developed with First Nations and $100 million investedMarch 6, 2023Today the BC announced Government and the B.C.-First Nations Water Table announced a $100-million investment in healthy watersheds and the launch of engagement on a new co-developed watershed security strategy intentions paper to help ensure safe, clean water is available...
NewsNewsFunding opportunity: Integrating First Nations’ Knowledge & Perspectives Natural Assets InventoryFebruary 6, 2023The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) is inviting applications for projects bettering the practice of natural asset management (NAM) in Canada. MNAI is currently seeking interest from First Nations and Local Governments in British Columbia that want to work together... ...
ResourcesResourcesSustainable Funding For Watershed Security: Mechanisms and ModelsMarch 2023Watersheds BC
NewsNewsThe Province Op-Ed: We need to bring back reverence for waterJanuary 9, 2023Water holds a central place in community health and safety, but all too often we take it for granted. Read this Opinion piece by Mark Gifford, CEO of the Real Estate Foundation of BC, and Tara Marsden, former Senior Indigenous...
NewsNewsInterview with Watersheds BC Director Zita Botelho on WaterTodayDecember 28, 2022 This in-depth interview on WaterToday with Watersheds BC Director Zita Botelho offers a wide-ranging view on how collaboration is key in water security. The conversation touches on global issues raised at the 2022 COP-15 Biodiversity Convention in Montreal, work...
NewsNewsFuture of Good Editorial on Canada’s National Adaptation StrategyDecember 21, 2022 Zita Botelho, Director of Watersheds BC and co-Director of the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, was interviewed in this piece on Canada’s new National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) featured on FutureOfGood. Read for analysis of the NAS goals, where social purpose and...
NewsNewsNewly released Major Outcomes Report from Healthy Watersheds InitiativeDecember 15, 2022 A newly released Major Outcomes Report from the Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI), Our Water, Our Future, documents the successes and challenges of one of BC’s most significant investments in watershed conservation and restoration during the coronavirus pandemic of...
