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Climate Change

Climate change is a global issue that is affecting us at the regional level. Greenhouse gas emissions are changing the average values of temperature and precipitation, and shaping climate extremes. Hotter and drier summers, wetter winters, and more intensive storms have become the new normal. With these changes comes an increased likelihood of impacts felt throughout the region, including prolonged heat waves, wildfires, droughts, and flooding.

However, we are taking a proactive approach to prepare our region for a brighter future. Cowichan Adapts is a multi-phase program to take action on climate adaptation.

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Cowichan Adapts Website

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.