Three days of workshops on ways organizations and governments can respond to climate change will kick off Monday (Sept. 18) at the Victoria Conference Centre.
The 2017 Livable Cities Forum on Advancing Low Carbon Resilience will be attended by more than 250 delegates from Canada, the U.S. and Australia. TheyB次元官网网址檒l be representing local governments, health authorities and universities, as well as provincial and federal government departments.
The City of Victoria is B次元官网网址渢hrilledB次元官网网址� to co-host the forum with the Canadian chapter of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, said Mayor Lisa Helps.
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Topics of discussion during the conference include, Understanding Wildland Urban Fire Risk in Canada, Renewable Energy: Moving beyond commitments to implementation, Climate Change and Human Health: Identifying Connections and Assessing Risk, and Managing Flood Risk: Extreme Rainfall, Flooding, and Sea Level Rise Risk across Canada.
MondayB次元官网网址檚 schedule includes a panel discussion with B.C. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, George Heyman, plus representatives from The Co-operators and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, who will talk about co-creating a vision for low carbon and resilient communities.
For more details on the forum, visit . For information on the City of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 climate change work, go to .
