The Town of Comox in partnership and collaboration with the Comox Valley Regional District is part of the communities and organizations developing a Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy (CFAS). Sea levels are expected to rise as a result of climate change, which will increase flooding from coastal storms. Planning for these changes now will help reduce costs and impacts in the future. In 2018, the Province directed Local Governments to plan for 1 metre of sea level rise.
Project goals include:
- Minimize risks and vulnerabilities and increase community resiliency from climate change impacts.
- Build adaptive capacity to respond effectively to climate change impacts over time.
- Increase awareness and education among CVRD staff, external parties and the community to enhance coastal adaptation and flood risk understanding and capacity.
- Strengthen the relationship between the CVRD and external stakeholders.
- Develop preferred adaptation options for managing coastal flood resiliency and mitigating coastal flood hazards.
- Prioritize coastal flood adaptation efforts.
For all the details on the multi-phased approach in developing the strategy, including the final report for the Coastal Flood Mapping Project, please visit the Comox Valley Regional District's website.