Water is our Friend

This project supports relationship development with First Nations communities in British Columbia to facilitate collaboration on a larger flood-risk reduction project, which focuses on integrating Western expertise in architecture, engineering and social science with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge to create a new, collaborative approach for flood risk reduction in Indigenous communities in Canada. Relationship building prior to beginning a collaborative project with First Nations communities is necessary for successful adaptation and will ensure the community’s wants and needs for the project are understood. The project will be conducted in collaboration with the First Nations Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS), who have existing working relationships with many First Nations in British Columbia. Involvement in this project will engage FNESS in flood mitigation efforts that will be beneficial to their flood preparedness and response activities.

Faculty Supervisor:

Elizabeth English

Student:

Partner:

First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of British Columbia

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Waterloo

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