ResourcesA Blueprint for Watershed Governance in British ColumbiaJanuary 2014POLIS Water Sustainability Project
ResourcesIllumination: Insights and Perspectives for Building Effective Watershed Governance in B.C.June 2016POLIS Water Sustainability Project
NewsNew 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...
NewsProvince 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...
NewsFuture 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...
NewsNewly 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...
NewsNew funding from B.C. a strong step towards a sustainable legacy for watershed healthApril 21, 2022 Today, the Province of BC announced it will provide $30 million for partnerships that empower local leaders to secure a sustainable future for their watersheds and the communities that depend on them. Of this funding, MakeWay Foundation and Watersheds...
NewsWatershed Security Strategy and Fund: A Perspective from ILACMarch 25, 2022 Watersheds BC is honoured to be co-delivering the Healthy Watersheds Initiative (HWI) with the Real Estate Foundation of BC. One of the most powerful elements of this work has been HWI’s Indigenous Leaders Advisory Circle (“ILAC”), who for one...
ResourcesBC Watershed Security Fund: A Collaborative VisionDecember 2021Sustainable Funding Working Group
NewsBC residents: water is #1 environmental concernOctober 21, 2021A public opinion poll released October 20th by the Real Estate Foundation of BC and the University of Victoria’s POLIS Water Sustainability Project shows that water is now the top environmental issue in the province. Release provided by Real Estate Foundation...
