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ṮEṮÁĆES Climate Action Project

The Southern Gulf Islands are disproportionately impacted by the climate emergency declared by the Capital Regional District and the Islands Trust. They are particularly vulnerable to risk of wild fire, drought affecting food production, seasonal water shortage and shoreline erosion caused by sea level rise and increased coastal storm surges.

The ṮEṮÁĆES Climate Action Project will develop and deliver 3 five-day (30 hour) intensive educational programs that combine current climate science with Traditional Knowledge of the W̱ SÁNEĆ people to inform and support decision-making on land use and climate action at both the local and regional levels.

Course 1

Indigenous perspectives on eco-cultural revitalization

The first course will focus on the history of ILEĆEN and the W̱ SÁNEĆ world view of reciprocal stewardship to inform land use decision making and climate action in the Bedwell Harbour basin.

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Course 2

Youth Leadership for Climate Action in the Southern Gulf Islands

The second course will support the development of youth leadership in the Southern Gulf Islands and explore each Island’s climate change challenges and examine each Island’s climate action strategies to respond to these challenges.

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Course 3

Climate Change in the Salish Sea

The third course broadens the focus to the larger archipelago of the San Juan and Gulf Islands and explores cross border relationships in responding to the climate crisis in cooperation with University of Victoria, Western Washington University Salish Sea Institute and the University of British Columbia.

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