What We Heard: Bridging Knowledges for Climate Action
PICS report summarizes university workshops that connected academic researchers to the BC First Nations Climate Strategy.
Insights
Reports
Breaking Barriers: Advancing nature-based solutions on the South Coast of British Columbia
This report shares insights from a March 2025 workshop, outlining next steps to advance nature-based solutions across B.C.’s South Coast.
Resilient Coasts: A values-based approach to coastal adaptation- POLICY BRIEF
A practical framework tailored for POLICYMAKERS to embed local priorities, lived experiences, and cultural values into all stages of climate adaptation planning.
Resilient Coasts: A values-based approach to coastal adaptation- COMMUNITY BRIEF
A practical framework tailored for COMMUNITIES to embed local priorities, lived experiences, and cultural values into all stages of climate adaptation planning.
Integrated flood management planning: A guide for communities in B.C.
A useful resource for communities in B.C. as they consider planning for flooding in a more integrated way.
Turning down the heat: How to better protect your community in extremely hot weather
A printable extreme heat fact sheet that breaks down the science, risks, and what communities need to do to prepare.
From ember to inferno: Wildfires in B.C. explained
A printable wildfire factsheet that breaks down the science, the risks, and what communities can do to prepare.
Best Practices in Western Canadian Flood Mapping: Findings of the WFMC expert workshop
This report summarizes the findings from the 2025 Western Flood Mapping Conference (WFMC).
Bridging climate research and risk assessments: A research and knowledge mobilization agenda
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions spent a year working with top researchers and practitioners across the province to outline how research and evidence can better inform risk assessments. Our work is detailed in this report.
Dialogue Summary: Financing and funding heat pumps in low-rise multi-unit residential buildings
A collaborative plan that seeks accessible, feasible and affordable solutions that will accelerate the transition to heat-pumps in low-rise MURBs.
Flood Governance Mapping Report
This report, published by the PICS-funded Living With Water project, is for practitioners who are interested in using participatory timeline mapping for multiple hazards.
Promoting climate engagement in B.C: reactive and proactive strategies
This literature review explores key factors behind declining climate engagement in B.C. and proposes strategies to reverse the trend.