Regional Climate Action Strategy Approved
On January 27, 2026, the CVRD Board approved the Regional Climate Action Strategy (CAS) and directed staff to begin implementing actions that are aligned with the current CVRD Financial Plan. You can view the staff report and full strategy here.
Actions in the CAS are organized thematically in the following categories:
- Senior Government Advocacy
- Corporate Governance and Asset Management
- Water and Waste Infrastructure
- Transportation and Land Use
- Buildings
- Public Health and Wellbeing
- Agriculture and Food Security
- Urban Forests and Natural Systems
The Strategy commits the CVRD to report out on progress made on each action on an anuual basis. Those updates will be shared on this webpage and may be available through CVRD Board agenda and minutes as well.
The CAS was developed because the CVRD is expected to experience an increase in extreme hot days, heatwaves, extreme rainfall, and high winds. While the spring and fall seasons are expected to lengthen, there will be more variability in temperatures. Possible climate risks to the Comox Valley include wildfires, floods, reduced water availability, loss of ecosystems and biodiversity, broad public health impacts, compromised food production, and negative impacts to quality of life, among others. You can go here to see how these impacts are anticipated to change for the Comox Valley into the future.
To help combat this, the CAS takes a three-pronged approach focusing on mitigation, adaptation and resilience.
Climate mitigation is about undertaking actions that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Comox Valley, helping reduce rising temperatures and limit the overall impacts of climate change.
Climate adaptation is about undertaking actions that support changes to our built and natural environments that will reduce the severity of how climate impacts are felt for impacts that already exist or cannot be prevented.
To learn more about this project, the CAS itself, or to find othe resources on climate change, please use the links below.
Project Contact
Dylan Thiessen
T: 250-334-6098
Email: planningdevelopment@comoxvalleyrd.ca